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Could a Third-Party Candidate Actually Win in 2012?
Washington's Blog ^ | 21 Aug 2009 | Washington's Blog

Posted on 08/22/2009 12:04:35 PM PDT by BGHater

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1 posted on 08/22/2009 12:04:35 PM PDT by BGHater
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no, a third party would give Obama a 2nd term.


2 posted on 08/22/2009 12:05:47 PM PDT by ak267
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This is a pipe dream, and a bad one at that. Will the third party be the perfect moderate party that the Joe Scarboroughs of the world think the American people are clamoring for? Or will it be a true conservative party? It definitely won’t be to the left of the Democrat Party. In any case, it’s the Republicans, conservatives and moderates, who will lose.

We could become more like Latin America, where everyone who thinks he has a good idea starts a party and where there are so many parties no one can keep track of them.


3 posted on 08/22/2009 12:13:19 PM PDT by carola
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Save Sarah Palin, there is no Republican out there I will vote for.

If she doesn’t get nominated, my vote is definitely going to be third party.


4 posted on 08/22/2009 12:13:20 PM PDT by saluki_in_ohio (I got news for you folks: Republicans aren't conservative.)
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All right. This division was partially responsible for our loss in 2008. Try changing things from within the Republican party. Sorry to be so blunt but BO is destroying our country and the people that said they would never vote for a RINO are partially at fault.


5 posted on 08/22/2009 12:13:50 PM PDT by Mere
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no, a third party would give Obama a 2nd term.

Depends on if the third party was conservative or socialist.

Ross Perot deliberately split the conservative vote with his fake party so that Clinton could win. I am sure the Clinton's rewarded him handsomely.

If it's a Dennis Kucinich Party, goodbye Barry Falsewitness.

6 posted on 08/22/2009 12:14:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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‘We could become more like Latin America, where everyone who thinks he has a good idea starts a party and where there are so many parties no one can keep track of them.’

Sounds like a plan.


7 posted on 08/22/2009 12:14:43 PM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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Like RAT control, do you? You’re wanting more of the same.


8 posted on 08/22/2009 12:15:35 PM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma (Al Franken--the face of the third-party voters)
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Oh, I know come election day, everyone will vote Anti-Obama, but the cycle will continue of the lesser of two evils, and that cycle is destroying our country.


9 posted on 08/22/2009 12:17:44 PM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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This division was partially responsible for our loss in 2008.

Not really. McCain got the conservative vote when he nominated Palin. 2008 was entirely due to a crappy campaign by McCain.

10 posted on 08/22/2009 12:18:03 PM PDT by Always Right (It is not the Townhall crowds that are manufactured, but the Health Care Crisis that is manufactured)
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We already have a third party: conservatives. Now if we can only yank the Republican party back from the RINO’s and give it to Palin.


11 posted on 08/22/2009 12:18:43 PM PDT by LiberConservative (OneBigAssMistakeAmerica)
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A 3rd party couldn’t get enough votes state by state to secure 270 votes in the Electoral College. Hell Perot got about 19% of the popular vote but zero EC votes.


12 posted on 08/22/2009 12:19:43 PM PDT by deport
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HANNITY/PALIN OR PALIN/HANNITY WOULD BE FUN!!!!


13 posted on 08/22/2009 12:20:01 PM PDT by johnnycap
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Perot could have done significantly better had he chosen someone like Sam Nunn instead of “Who am I? What am I doing here?” Admiral Stockwell.


14 posted on 08/22/2009 12:21:00 PM PDT by johnnycap
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Like RAT control, do you? You’re wanting more of the same.

The Democratic RATS or the Republican RATS? Two sides of the same coin. Only difference is that the Democrats tax and spend, and the Republicans borrow and spend.

Seems to me I'm going to have more of the same anyway....
15 posted on 08/22/2009 12:21:22 PM PDT by saluki_in_ohio (I got news for you folks: Republicans aren't conservative.)
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Which is the functional equivalent of voting for the socialist rats.


16 posted on 08/22/2009 12:22:32 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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Let's see now....that whack job,Perot,got about 20% of the popular vote in ‘92 and yet he got nearly......one...electoral vote.That pretty much sums it up.
17 posted on 08/22/2009 12:25:49 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Christian+Veteran=Terrorist)
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Sure, but you always know what your gonna get from a Rat.
It's the GOP that is the mystery.
18 posted on 08/22/2009 12:27:07 PM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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If a 3rd party could raise at least $200 million, then maybe it can win the White House.

BTW, have any of the 3rd parties (Green, Libertarians, Constitution,, etc.), bothered to report their July fundraising activities?


19 posted on 08/22/2009 12:30:22 PM PDT by DanZanRyu
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-shrug-


20 posted on 08/22/2009 12:30:59 PM PDT by BGHater (Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
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