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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by lettergram on Monday August 01, 2016 @12:23PM (#12203660)
> They're still not going to have a chance at winning or meaningfully affecting the policies of the major parties.

A third party doesn't actually don't need to win. If a candidate does not receive a majority in the electoral college I believe the house / congress decides[1]. This would also pretty much destroy both parties - they will have to compromise and come closer to the middle.

[1] http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/a...

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Re:Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees by mikeash on Monday August 01, 2016 @12:38PM (#12203795)
The odds of that happening are still basically negligible. And if it did, you'd shake up or destroy the major parties, but then you'd be back to some sort of two-party system pretty much right away, whether with the incumbents or new ones.
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