Majority of Americans Are Desperate For a Third Party Candidate

[GoLeft TV]

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

[larkrake]

1. I am one of those, the number will only increase

[Old Codger]

2. Ditto n/t

[TxGrandpa]

5. Same here!!! Especially if Hillary is the nominee!! n/t

[TwilightZone]

3. "consider voting for a third party candidate" and "desperate for"

are not even remotely the same thing.

[George II]

10. Exactly. Easy to generalize, particularly without specific poll "details" that mess up the theory.

[SCantiGOP]

18. This OP meets two criteria:

1) alters the truth to try to make a point, and,
2) is a way to try to diminish our eventual nominee.

Reality is that either Clinton or Trump will be taking the oath of office in January. I care too much about the planet, my country, my family and my future to do anything that increases the chance that Trump will be the one on the stage.

[George II]

20. Actually three:

3) posted in Video & Multimedia to circumvent the rules that do not permit GD-P posts to make it to the home page.

[corkhead]

4. only if Bernie doesn't win the nomination

[George II]

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

....voted AGAINST Sanders? In fact, add in the 8 or 9 million who have voted for the republican candidates, and you've got a HUGE "majority" of primary voters who don't want Sanders.

Curious how that works, eh?

[wallyworld2]

15. you cant

include the caucus
there is no way to count who or how many individuals voted

[George II]

17. It can be estimated:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1107&pid=143939

My estimate is intentionally HIGH to dispel the idea that I was "underestimating" Sanders' support.

There are other estimates out on the internet, but I'm content with mine.

[Left Brain]

31. And what about an estimate of disenfranchised voters

and those who were not allowed to exercise their voting rights?

Funny thing, how "estimates" factor into the math when we want them to, eh?

[George II]

34. I can only laugh.

[wallyworld2]

41. Hmmm

Senseless double speak

[Angry Dragon]

6. What you need are politicians that put the people and this country above the party and greed

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

14. Then they wouldn't be politicians.

Why don't you run for something?

[Angry Dragon]

19. I am running

From republicans and christians

[RKP5637]

23. I'm right behind you!!! n/t

[RKP5637]

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

[Skittles]

7. I really, REALLY wish we had better choices

this election is just plain dismal

[RKP5637]

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

the US will just continue with all of the fighting and shenanigans. The US is a depressing place and I don't see it changing, at least not this time around.

[democrank]

8. People are really fed up.

A third party is just a matter of time.

[RKP5637]

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

in recent history, something should be happening.

[George II]

9. Details of the "poll" please, not just a biased video talking about it. Thanks.

[Bucky]

12. Thanx

Devil's always in the deets

[Bucky]

13. I personally could not support anyone but the Dem nom. But...

I'd be open to swapping my vote with Greenie in a swing state

[Tribalceltic]

16. Nader 2000 Nuff Said

[Cryptoad]

21. Well the fact of teh matter is,,

we are a Republic that is designed to be a two party system. if u are not working within one of the major parties , u just shoveling shit in Louisiana

[Rafale]

22. There's another woman running for president but

But I didn't say that. Am I allowed to say that? Probably not. I withdraw my comment. omg

Single-member district system, however, makes 3rd party candidates unviable unless people massively protest in the streets for change like in Brasil (and even then given the brazenness we know see in the primaries who knows).

#electoralcollege

[RKP5637]

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

[floriduck]

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

My guy is and will continue to be Bernie. I like Jill Stein but I'm don't think she'd be ready for the whole mechanics of Washinton DC politics. But by spreading the number of parties, the less chance there is of a "too big to fail" party.

[Orrex]

29. So. "Would consider voting for..." equals "desperate for." Got it.

Also, let's be realistic: within two election cycles, we'd be right back to 25% voter turnout, if not sooner.

[Trust Buster]

30. Until a third party candidate comes forward, I guess they'll be left wanting......LOL

[Squinch]

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

[PoliticAverse]

33. How does "would consider voting for" become "are desperate for"? n/t

[Fritz Walter]

36. Our two-party system is broken

Having visited other countries who have coalition governments, I wonder why we are still saddled with an antiquated system where our two parties -- which are morphing into variations on a theme (thanks to SCOTUS on their Citizens United decree) -- drag us down into gutter politics.
The Founding Parents are surely turning in their graves over how their vision of a strong republic has devolved into a bastardization of the Golden Rule: s/he who has the gold rules.
That's why I support the Bernie Sanders revolution. Until we get big money out of our political system, we condemn ourselves to the feedback loop of one shitty party or the other. Each pandering to its own "base" and otherwise selling their souls -- and our collective fate -- to the highest bidder.

[Thespian2]

39. A+ on that thought

[sharp_stick]

37. They can go fuck themselves

so much whining, so little action.

[L. Coyote]

38. Boy, the fringe is out of touch with reality.

I know, everyone I talk to has told me, "I'm desperate for a third political party."

Find me one million people who have actually said that, and I'll be the presidential candidate for that party! [center]

[OhZone]

40. Predictwise ;)