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In reply to the discussion: RFK Jr. to Pick Nicole Shanahan as His Running Mate [View all]JohnSJ
(98,883 posts)39. If he was smart he wouldn't be running, along with Cornell West, and the no labels garbage, potentially helping trump
succeed in the electoral college in some very critical states.
In 2016 in every critical swing state, Hillary lost by less than 1%, while Jill Stein received 1% of the vote in those critical swing states.
It didn't take much.
I guess for some third-party candidates, they don't care being spoilers in one of the most dangerous times in American where we can lose our Democracy.
The only thing a third party candidate will do is act as a spoiler, because the way our elections are run through the electoral college, there is no way they will win.
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If he was smart he wouldn't be running, along with Cornell West, and the no labels garbage, potentially helping trump
JohnSJ
Mar 2024
#39
More whackadoodle irrelevance. But, Pee Wee Herman is dead....limited the choices.
dutch777
Mar 2024
#7
Yes. He is a piece of garbage because he knows what he is doing, and knows he will not win, and the potential
JohnSJ
Mar 2024
#40
And I am going to lead Ohio University to a national championship and win the Heisman Trophy 2
Botany
Mar 2024
#20
As the Queen of England I shall expect reservations in a private box for the title game
Permanut
Mar 2024
#28
A guy on Thursday asked me to sign a petition to get him on the ballot in California
kimbutgar
Mar 2024
#55