On April 29, Rasmussen released this poll for the presidential election in November.
The question is, “If the presidential election is between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, you would…” and then apparently four choices were offered: Trump, Clinton, “vote for some other candidate”, not vote, or undecided. The results are: Clinton 38%, Trump 38%, other 16%, not vote 6%, undecided 2%.
16% for other, fascinating. I wonder if that other represents other Republican candidate supporters, Bernie Sanders supporters, or a genuine desire for a third party candidate or two (ie, Jill Stein and/or Gary Johnson)?
Most of those folks say they would support a 3 candidate, but I think most of those people probably won’t vote for anybody in the general election.
I think there are going to be a lot of write-ins this November.
I think this time around minor parties will collectively get about 3-4% of the vote instead of the 2% they usually get.
Clay, there really is no standard for a typical percentage that “other” candidates get in presidential elecdtions. It swings wildly. In 1996 it was 10.05%. In 2000 it was 3.95%. In 2004, 1.00%. In 2008, 1.42%.
Who are those muddled 2 percent UN-decided between communist Hillary and fascist Donald ???
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Abolish the FATAL Electoral College with its nonstop minority rule gerrymander system — i.e. the gerrymander States/DC and gerrymander districts in ME and NE.
Uniform definition of Elector in ALL of the USA.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
“Trump, Clinton, “vote for some other candidate”, not vote, or undecided.” That *five* choices, not four.
There’s 16 percent of the vote. Now if there was only a candidate to go with it.
People who call trump fascist, underrate fascism. I mean we have a society which is so entitled it can’t wipe its ass. So if fascism makes them wipe their own ass instead of me paying for their toilet taper and making them wipe their own ass then bring me a little fascism.
1860 — about 39 percent for Lincoln and the resulting Civil WAR I —
with about 750,000 DEAD on both sides in the WAR.
Do the EVIL robot party hacks who love the totally EVIL Prez nominating and general election process think something will change this time around ???