TheScholar
Scholar
So has anyone been keeping up with the minor parties this election?
There is no doubt in my mind that the Libertarian ticket of former Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld are going to be third place in the General. The main thing I want to see, is if they can get the 15 percent in the polls that they need to get into the debates, and get enough votes to get matching funds for the Libertarian Party. That would be a game changer in American politics.
Jill Stein will come in fourth in my opinion. Not based off of her money, but because the Green Party has an infrastructure in place for liberals and leftists that don't think Hillary Clinton is liberal enough, or have some sort of problem with Secretary Clinton, and don't want to vote for Trump. The Green Party also has a base and local officeholders that can campaign for her, and you can't underestimate the power of that.
The Reform Party is rebuilding. Even though it is a ransacked shell of it's former self, it has a few ballot lines left and will be able to field a candidate. The interesting candidate for them is political author Darcy Richardson. As far as using the nomination as a vehicle for messaging, I think he's the best choice. The one place that a Richardson campaign could effect the general election is Florida, a swing state, because some moderate or establishment Republicans that don't like Trump may be talked into voting for Richardson.
There is no doubt in my mind that the Libertarian ticket of former Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld are going to be third place in the General. The main thing I want to see, is if they can get the 15 percent in the polls that they need to get into the debates, and get enough votes to get matching funds for the Libertarian Party. That would be a game changer in American politics.
Jill Stein will come in fourth in my opinion. Not based off of her money, but because the Green Party has an infrastructure in place for liberals and leftists that don't think Hillary Clinton is liberal enough, or have some sort of problem with Secretary Clinton, and don't want to vote for Trump. The Green Party also has a base and local officeholders that can campaign for her, and you can't underestimate the power of that.
The Reform Party is rebuilding. Even though it is a ransacked shell of it's former self, it has a few ballot lines left and will be able to field a candidate. The interesting candidate for them is political author Darcy Richardson. As far as using the nomination as a vehicle for messaging, I think he's the best choice. The one place that a Richardson campaign could effect the general election is Florida, a swing state, because some moderate or establishment Republicans that don't like Trump may be talked into voting for Richardson.
