AP-GfK poll: Third party backers a wild card in 2016 race

Washington Post ^ | Oct. 1, 2016 | Emily Swanson and Jonathan Lemire | AP

[Innovative]

Most people who are drawn to third party candidates in the presidential election aren’t sold on their choice, making these voters wild cards in an already unpredictable contest.

A shift in their support toward either of the major party nominees — away from Libertarian Gary Johnson, Jill Stein of the Green Party or another third party candidate — could drastically change the shape of the race.

A recent Associated Press-GfK poll found that nearly 7 in 10 third-party supporters say they could still change their minds.

They are about evenly split between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump if forced to choose between just those two. Nearly one-third refused to pick or said they would just not vote if it came down to that.

[Innovative]

Keep in mind: any conservative voting third party is helping Hillary win.

Get out and vote for Trump.

[sockmonkey]

I actually saw a johnson_weld sign in a yard today.

[dowcaet]

If Hillary is winning the race the Compost isn’t coming up with stories like this. They’re all but imploring the NeverTrumpers to vote for Johnson because they know their girl Hillary is floundering.

[fortheDeclaration]

I see the Green Party cutting into the Democrats

[Nifster]

Nonsense. Ross Perot was polling at twenty to twenty five percent. He was a fly in the ointment. Stein and Dopehead don’t even poll fifteen percent together

[itsahoot]

Keep in mind: any conservative voting third party is helping Hillary win.

There is no conservative voting third party period.

[profit_guy]

Johnson hurts Hillary, not Trump - otherwise the msm would be encouraging voters to vote for Johnson. And Hillary herself would be praising Johnson, not mocking him. More proof of that can be seen by Chris Matthews attempting to embarrass Johnson during a recent interview. If people think that Chris Matthews wants to drive Trump voters away from Johnson, they are dreaming.

[MrChips]

I have seen one Johnson bumper sticker in south Georgia, and two Hillary stickers, and 40 or 50 that are either Trump stickers or Hillary for Prison stickers.

[Impy]

New Mexico poll, Albq. Journal

Trump down only 4

Shillery 35%
Trump 31%
Johnson at a meaty 24%
Jill Stien at just 2% in a usually stronger than average State for the Greenies

I would have thought that if Johnson was taking more GOP than rat votes any place, it would be in his home State. This poll suggests otherwise.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is highly unusual. The anti-Trump Republican voters, most of them high income, are not supporting Clinton but a former governor they like. Johnson is also doing pretty well with Hispanic voters. It would be fun to see Trump win New Mexico and perhaps it’ll happen.