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(3,953 posts) Wed May 25, 2016, 05:57 PM May 2016

Majority of Americans Are Desperate For a Third Party Candidate [View all]

General election polls are not the only polls that Democrats or Republicans should be worried about right now. According to those "other" polls, 56% of Americans would consider voting for a third party candidate rather than Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses th

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Majority of Americans Are Desperate For a Third Party Candidate [View all] GoLeft TV May 2016 OP

I am one of those, the number will only increase larkrake May 2016 #1

Ditto n/t Old Codger May 2016 #2

Same here!!! Especially if Hillary is the nominee!! n/t TxGrandpa May 2016 #5

"consider voting for a third party candidate" and "desperate for" TwilightZone May 2016 #3

Exactly. Easy to generalize, particularly without specific poll "details" that mess up the theory. George II May 2016 #10

This OP meets two criteria: SCantiGOP May 2016 #18

Actually three: George II May 2016 #20

only if Bernie doesn't win the nomination corkhead May 2016 #4

If that was the case, why have about 2.5M (including caucuses, before you balk) more Americans... George II May 2016 #11

you cant wallyworld2 May 2016 #15

It can be estimated: George II May 2016 #17

And what about an estimate of disenfranchised voters Left Brain May 2016 #31

I can only laugh. George II May 2016 #34

Hmmm wallyworld2 May 2016 #41

What you need are politicians that put the people and this country above the party and greed Angry Dragon May 2016 #6

Then they wouldn't be politicians. NYtoBush-Drop Dead May 2016 #14

I am running Angry Dragon May 2016 #19

I'm right behind you!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #23

Won't happen, at least not now, too many politicians are at the feeding trough gobbling up $$$$$'s. RKP5637 May 2016 #28

I really, REALLY wish we had better choices Skittles May 2016 #7

It's horrible and demonstrates what deep sh** the US is in, and no matter which one wins RKP5637 May 2016 #27

People are really fed up. democrank May 2016 #8

I think so. When you have the choice of two candidates with the highest unfavorability ratings RKP5637 May 2016 #25

Details of the "poll" please, not just a biased video talking about it. Thanks. George II May 2016 #9

Thanx Bucky May 2016 #12

I personally could not support anyone but the Dem nom. But... Bucky May 2016 #13

Nader 2000 Nuff Said Tribalceltic May 2016 #16

Well the fact of teh matter is,, Cryptoad May 2016 #21

There's another woman running for president but Rafale May 2016 #22

I wonder what will happen if Johnson/Weld get the Libertarian nomination ... n/t RKP5637 May 2016 #24

I'm less interested in the number of parties and more in the ethics of the party/candidates. floriduck May 2016 #26

So. "Would consider voting for..." equals "desperate for." Got it. Orrex May 2016 #29

Until a third party candidate comes forward, I guess they'll be left wanting......LOL Trust Buster May 2016 #30

This is a site for Democrats. You should get the hell out of here. Squinch May 2016 #32

How does "would consider voting for" become "are desperate for"? n/t PoliticAverse May 2016 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems May 2016 #35

Our two-party system is broken Fritz Walter May 2016 #36

A+ on that thought Thespian2 May 2016 #39

They can go fuck themselves sharp_stick May 2016 #37

Boy, the fringe is out of touch with reality. L. Coyote May 2016 #38

Predictwise ;) OhZone May 2016 #40