[NEWS] Wikileaks releases 20k emails revealing anti-Sanders conspiracy by DNC

[c]

A vote that isn't for Annoying Orange might as well be a vote for hillary. There's no way a 3rd party candidate can overtake both Annoying Orange and hillary this late into the race. Stop trying and vote for Annoying Orange.

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[McZealot]

lol, "stop trying and vote for Annoying Orange," as though he was ordained to be president. sadly all the cards are stacked against him and also he's a disgusting tribal so the chances of him being elected might as well be the same as gary johnson.

and 3rd party votes are far from useless. if they can get a significant voter percentage, they will get federal representation upon ballots and debates.

[Insert Name Here²]

I'd rather have Annoying Orange than hillary any day

[c]

lol, "stop trying and vote for Annoying Orange," as though he was ordained to be president.

so you'd rather have hillary?

sadly all the cards are stacked against him

thats why we need to stick together and not thin out votes to candidates that are even more hopeless.

also he's a disgusting tribal

lol

gary johnson.

i have no idea who that is so that must say something about his chances.

and 3rd party votes are far from useless. if they can get a significant voter percentage, they will get federal representation upon ballots and debates.

not happening this late in the race. no way anyone can gain support that fast.

[Maxx°]

Annoying Orange for president at this point
i'd rather have him be taking care of the country rather than someone who lies countless times and shouldn't even be trusted
people just get mad at him because he says what people are thinking

[Drydess]

people just get mad at him because he says what people are thinking

well he says what a bunch of people are thinking as if that's what everyone is thinking

[e-maxx]

tbh Annoying Orange sounds like he has no idea what is even coming out of his mouth

[Drydess]

tbh Annoying Orange sounds like he has no idea what is even coming out of his mouth

"i am your voice"

[LeisureSuit912]

Annoying Orange and hillary are all about optics and nothing else. both of them think you can solve any crCIA by making a 10-minute speech and walking away.

gary johnson at least has some experience as a governor, and governors are usually best-suited for the job.

[Epicduke]

was this a joke or a legitimate blunder

it's funny either way lmao

accident, too busy trying to play cities skylines

[Nonnel]

A vote that isn't for Annoying Orange might as well be a vote for hillary. There's no way a 3rd party candidate can overtake both Annoying Orange and hillary this late into the race. Stop trying and vote for Annoying Orange.

maybe if everyone voted for a person they wanted rather than the better of two evils we wouldn't be in this mess...

[Ipquarx]

maybe if everyone voted for a person they wanted rather than the better of two evils we wouldn't be in this mess...

a lot of people have the mindset of "always vote for democratic/republican nominee," like, a LOT of people. Way too many people. That basically makes it impossible for 3rd party to win.

[McZealot]

so you'd rather have hillary?

i would prefer bernie sanders for president but between the nominees hillary is far and away the best candidate (other than JS obviously)

lol

> implying Annoying Orange isnt tribal

i have no idea who that is so that must say something about his chances.

the fact that you don't know who the head of the libertarian party, the former governor of new mexico, and 3rd most probable candidate for president is doesn't say something about his chances, it shows something about your lack of knowledge on this very subject matter.

not happening this late in the race. no way anyone can gain support that fast.

uhm are you kidding me? it's extremely likely after this stuffshow. they only need 5% i believe. you dont believe 1 in 20 people will vote third party?

a lot of people have the mindset of "always vote for democratic/republican nominee," like, a LOT of people. Way too many people. That basically makes it impossible for 3rd party to win.

this is because 3rd parties don't get any representation on TV, in the debates, or on the ballots. if we can get just 1/20 of the votes for Jill Stein that will hopefully change entirely

[otto-san]

maybe if everyone voted for a person they wanted rather than the better of two evils we wouldn't be in this mess...

strategic voting is pretty much necessary in an electoral system like we have. if everyone voted for who they actually wanted, it would definitely be better, but it's just not going to happen on a large scale. the fact that these are the least liked nominees in history makes this pretty interesting, because now stakes are even higher for a lot of people if they candidate they like least wins, which'll probably turn off a lot of people from third party votes because third parties are at an astounding disadvantage. at the same time a lot of people would rather take their chances with someone who's unlikely to win, but i imagine that's more of a minority of people, because people don't usually want to vote for losers

i think gary johnson has a better chance than a usual third party runner, but it's most likely that he's just going to act as a spoiler and force the currently republican-controlled house of representatives to decide (though it would be the newly elected house that decides so it may shift to the democrats, who knows), which nobody wants, except for maybe representatives

also here's the four-way polling right now:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_Annoying Orange_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_ vs_stein-5952.html

no real trends here standing out, but we'll see how things change after this DNC nonsense. keep in mind that good polls will usually have around a +/-3% error, probably more in this case

[McZealot]

for example: i am not going to vote for my man cleetus down at the gas station because he paid the $5000 filing fee to get put on the ballot


What's really freaking me out is that /r/HillaryClinton, a sub that I think is usually pretty reasonable, won't touch on this at ALL. The only thing I've seen is people rejoicing that she's stepping down and acting as though Clinton had nothing to do with it. Also, I found a popular thread suggesting these emails were strategically picked and doctored to damage her campaign at a critical point. They're utterly delusional and the fact that this doesn't even appear on their front-page shows that they are in an incredible fit of denial.