What if both Bernie AND Trump end up running third party?

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Posted: 2/22/2016 10:49:13 AM EDT

Good lord, the political thoughts I come up with on the john. Anywhoo, what would happen if this came to be?

Posted: 2/22/2016 10:50:01 AM EDT

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Nobody wins, obama gets his third term.

Posted: 2/22/2016 10:54:30 AM EDT

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The first round of elimination will be arm wrestling.
The winners of the arm wrestling contest will have a knife fight with their left arms tied together.

Hillary wins.

Posted: 2/22/2016 10:58:16 AM EDT

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Bernie isn't running third party. He doesn't have the time/money to get on the General election ballot in all 50 states at this point. Trump is still in the time/money window if he is willing to spend his own money; but even for him that window is closing quick. Another month and even Bloomberg with his wallet out won't be able to pull off a third party run.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:02:12 AM EDT

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We would get a president that about 14% of the population voted for.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:04:39 AM EDT

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It won't happen but it would result in the House of Representatives picking the president

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:05:13 AM EDT

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Best case scenario.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:11:14 AM EDT

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No, one of them would win in the end. You decide.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:18:43 AM EDT

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Bloomberg jumps in and we have a 5 way election.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:29:13 AM EDT

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Levin covered this. state delegates pic pres, some republican would win.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:29:19 AM EDT

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A brokered general election.....

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:31:57 AM EDT

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Civil war, see link below.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1838850_36_6___the_amount_of_votes_that_won_a_presidency_and_led_to_9_11_1973.html

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:32:50 AM EDT

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Mattis raises an army and marches on the Capital, Roman-style.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:41:27 AM EDT

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Bernie isn't running third party. He doesn't have the time/money to get on the General election ballot in all 50 states at this point. Trump is still in the time/money window if he is willing to spend his own money; but even for him that window is closing quick. Another month and even Bloomberg with his wallet out won't be able to pull off a third party run.

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The Koch Bros and Adelson should bankroll Bernie's 3rd party run with money hidden behind seven proxies.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:43:20 AM EDT

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Good lord, the political thoughts I come up with on the john. Anywhoo, what would happen if this came to be?

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It's fitting you were on the john thinking about Sanders.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:48:31 AM EDT

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As Bartholemew Roberts said, the time window for ballot access is fast closing. Bernie won't run third party, but his followers might stay home on election day, or vote Green. Theoretically, Hillary might patch this up by naming Bernie as VP.

On the Republican side, there's no reason for Trump to contemplate a third-party run as long as he's in the lead for the nomination. But the party might break apart at the convention, with the establishment wing walking out (if Trump looks like he'll be the nominee) and running someone else as the "real" Republican. If the party machinery remains in establishment hands, there could be an issue in some states as to which candidate would appear on the ballot on the official "Republican" line. This might have to be resolved in the courts.

Bloomberg is a factor only in the fevered imaginings of his own mind. I don't see him garnering much support.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:51:08 AM EDT

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1. Much hilarity on the campaign trail and record ratings for the debates, if the networks are smart enough to insist on a "free for all' format.
2. The election decided by the House and Senate.
3. (Perhaps) a Republican President and a Democrat Vice-President, resulting in;
4. Roman Empire levels of intrigue

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:51:29 AM EDT

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Why would Trump run 3rd party when he's about the win the Republican nomination?

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:51:41 AM EDT

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That would be a hell of a mess.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:53:13 AM EDT

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5 way political gangbang... But the only one getting fucked is the American people

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:54:15 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/22/2016 11:55:15 AM EDT

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1. Much hilarity on the campaign trail and record ratings for the debates, if the networks are smart enough to insist on a "free for all' format.
2. The election decided by the House and Senate.
3. (Perhaps) a Republican President and a Democrat Vice-President, resulting in;
4. Roman Empire levels of intrigue

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Anywhoo, what would happen if this came to be?

1. Much hilarity on the campaign trail and record ratings for the debates, if the networks are smart enough to insist on a "free for all' format.
2. The election decided by the House and Senate.
3. (Perhaps) a Republican President and a Democrat Vice-President, resulting in;
4. Roman Empire levels of intrigue

It'd be incredible if somehow Trump, Sanders, and Bloomberg all ran 3rd party, with Clinton and Cruz getting the D, and R nominations. The entertainment would be out of this fucking world.

Posted: 2/22/2016 11:59:30 AM EDT

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stop you're making my dick hard

Posted: 2/22/2016 12:01:23 PM EDT

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Why would Trump run 3rd party when he's about the win the Republican nomination?

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closer to the truth

Posted: 2/22/2016 12:08:51 PM EDT

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The entertainment would be out of this fucking world.

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I never thought that the political process could become the circus provided by the rulers to keep the people quiescent.
That's a failure of imagination on my part.
Is it too late to amend the Constitution so that Arnold can join the fray?

Posted: 2/22/2016 12:28:04 PM EDT

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The media would would be stroking themselves non stop

Posted: 2/22/2016 12:36:22 PM EDT

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Don't tease.

Posted: 2/22/2016 12:40:45 PM EDT

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As Bartholemew Roberts said, the time window for ballot access is fast closing. Bernie won't run third party, but his followers might stay home on election day, or vote Green. Theoretically, Hillary might patch this up by naming Bernie as VP.

On the Republican side, there's no reason for Trump to contemplate a third-party run as long as he's in the lead for the nomination. But the party might break apart at the convention, with the establishment wing walking out (if Trump looks like he'll be the nominee) and running someone else as the "real" Republican. If the party machinery remains in establishment hands, there could be an issue in some states as to which candidate would appear on the ballot on the official "Republican" line. This might have to be resolved in the courts.

Bloomberg is a factor only in the fevered imaginings of his own mind. I don't see him garnering much support.

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Hillary or Bernie is going to pick Julian Castro to pander to the Hispanic vote.