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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
I think that depends on what the popular vote numbers end up looking like.
With a 3-man (err, 2-man/1-woman) race, the popular vote total for Trump + the Republican might be greater than what the Democrat receives, but because the Democrat received more than what Trump or the Republican received individually, the Dem wins the State and its electoral votes.
In that case, I can totally see the Republicans (and the populace) saying, "hey, a majority of the voters didn't agree with the democrat plan." And I think that they would be correct.
And if Trump does go independent, I think that will help revive the call for electoral college/vote reform, which is something that truly needs to be reconsidered.
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Sure they can say that...and then the Democrats can say "But more agreed with our plan than either of yours".
The Republicans are already "reforming" things by making sure those nasty minority votes can't influence the election as well as they could before. The new rules and voting districts being put in place by republican governments at all levels is pretty disgusting.
What the US really does need is three viable parties to be perfectly honest.