10-19-2017, 03:17 PM
(10-19-2017, 01:36 PM)Nately120 Wrote: In all fairness, the viability of the candidate seems to be less important than the candidate being the member of a party that can win. Also, as soon as a 3rd party is viable you'll see the schlock politicians running to show they were "totally always really a 3rd party politician the whole time." I recall during the election when the media was starting to point out Gary Johnson's flaws and people came to me expecting me to explain them away when I just stated that the Libertarian party must be gaining some steam if we're starting to see political opponents poke holes in their candidate.
Score! In short, the sooner a 3rd party is viable the sooner it will become a breeding ground for garbage politicians. Mainstream popularity tends to water down/ruin everything.
The guy wasn't getting elected, so I didn't care what his flaws were. I was just hoping they'd get a bounce. Unfortunately they seem to have performed about the same.
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