The Third Party threat is real. The nomination of Romney would enact the threat.
It’s possible for a Third Party candidate to win over one third of the vote, especially if the opponents were two candidates so similar on so many big issues. The real problem would be winning 270 votes in the Electoral College, which would throw the entire election to the House.
“The Third Party threat is real. The nomination of Romney would enact the threat.”
I’m wondering if Romney wouldn’t come in third in a 3-way race, given a strong 3rd-party contender.
“It’s possible for a Third Party candidate to win over one third of the vote, especially if the opponents were two candidates so similar on so many big issues. The real problem would be winning 270 votes in the Electoral College, which would throw the entire election to the House.”
And would that be such a bad thing, considering who controls the House now?
This might actually become the “pathway” for a 3rd-party candidate to actually win this time around.
If that were to happen, it would be the end of the Republican party. They’ll go the way of the Whigs. They probably thought that they would last forever, too!
Just sayin’....