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21 Aug 2016, 3:20 pm

http://www.abc2news.com/newsy/a-third-of-americans-are-considering-a-thirdparty-candidate



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21 Aug 2016, 4:37 pm

Although it would be great if a third-party candidate can pull an upset come November, but the US will still be screwed if The Rump or Hillary is elected POTUS.


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25 Aug 2016, 7:09 pm

Third parties make sense in systems where coalitions can operate. Unfortunately the U.S. Constitution has no provisions whatever for parties or coalitions. All votes in Congress are counted as individual votes, and party soliodarity cannot be enforced.


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25 Aug 2016, 7:46 pm

It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


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25 Aug 2016, 10:14 pm

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It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.


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25 Aug 2016, 11:08 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.

I think she'll be. She probably would be a competent president; as for Trump he would be incompetent as a best case scenario, as his ideology is that bad.


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25 Aug 2016, 11:32 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.


You think Hillary would be no better than dog-whistling Trump for people of color?


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26 Aug 2016, 3:51 pm

beneficii wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.


You think Hillary would be no better than dog-whistling Trump for people of color?


Not particularly no, I think she just wants votes...If she's backed by wealthy elitist billionaires than she's not for the people.


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26 Aug 2016, 5:29 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.


You think Hillary would be no better than dog-whistling Trump for people of color?


Not particularly no, I think she just wants votes...If she's backed by wealthy elitist billionaires than she's not for the people.


And Trump does NOT want votes, and further...he himself is NOT an elite billionaire. :lol:



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26 Aug 2016, 8:55 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
beneficii wrote:
It's largely privileged white people who have the luxury of voting out of "principle", as they won't really lose anything if Trump wins instead of Hillary. People of color on the other hand know that a Trump win would be very bad for them, what with his divisive rhetoric and xenophobic policy proposals, so they don't have that luxury: They need Hillary to win.


It's not like she'd be any better.


You think Hillary would be no better than dog-whistling Trump for people of color?


Not particularly no, I think she just wants votes...If she's backed by wealthy elitist billionaires than she's not for the people.


And Trump does NOT want votes, and further...he himself is NOT an elite billionaire. :lol:


And where did I say that? You think I like him any better? I am one of those people that would rather vote for a third party candidate.


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