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To: GLDNGUN
How do you imagine he would get on the ballot? There are ballot access rules in every state that effectively thwart third party candidates from getting on the ballot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballot_access

It is a true jungle there with millions to be spent and thousands of lawyers required to slash their way through the darkness.

I protested in 1998 at our Capitol building for less restrictive ballot access. Nothing came of it. I was an odd day standing next to the Green Party, Constitution Party, Socialist Party, etc. Strange bedfellows. I also went door-to-door to get signatures. Most people are Democrats or Republicans and will not sign a petition to allow a third party on the ballot, even if you reason with them for fairness.

46 posted on 05/07/2016 10:10:04 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! - voted Trump 2016 & Dude, Cruz ain't bona fide)
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To: higgmeister
Good for you. I did something like that when I was young and foolish. One of the typical responses for a for a ballot position petition request was "No, we should get rid of all parties!"

Yeah, dumb@$$, like refusing to allow any competition to the Uniparty Duopoly is going to help accomplish that . . .

94 posted on 05/08/2016 4:11:08 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: higgmeister
How do you imagine he would get on the ballot?

I don't know each state's processes. I'm sure he would get on every ballot that he could, but ultimately he wouldn't have to be on EVERY state to try this or even for it to work as described.
130 posted on 05/08/2016 8:44:07 AM PDT by GLDNGUN
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