Third party candidates usually mess things up (Perot in 92) but in this case maybe not. Won’t he just need 34% of the vote to win?
No, he needs a plurality. He could lose with 34% if the Democrat gets 35% and the Republican gets 31%.
“Third party candidates usually mess things up (Perot in 92) but in this case maybe not. Won’t he just need 34% of the vote to win?”
No way. Hickenloop will receive 40 to 50 percent, probably at least 45 percent. Without a unified conservative base, he may receive more than 50 percent. Two conservative candidates split the conservative vote. Even fringe party candidates can send the election to a rat. A third party candidate with 1 percent of the vote can tip a close election.
Unfortunately, Republican stupidity and Tancredo’s ego will give the election to Hickenlooper. Republicans nominated a candidate who has raised less than $300,000 so far. Hickenlooper can raise that much money in a few days. Tancredo has very high negatives so he could never win a state race even if he was the only conservative candidate.
“Won’t he just need 34% of the vote to win?”
um No. what you need is a pluarity to win meaning the highest percentage so far Hickenlooper the Dem gets in the high 40s range while the R and Tancredo split the rest.
pompous @$$ should quit and back the R so it wont be a complete wash for crying out loud
Hickenlooper (D) was polling in the mid-high 40's last time I looked. Tancredo will not be drawing any votes from the liberals, only Maes. Hickenlooper is one lucky man. He doesn't even have to work to get elected.