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Originally Posted by BlueK
why are they a problem? I didn't think they got enough votes to be a problem. But if in the unlikely event a third party candidate got enough electoral votes to keep anyone from getting a majority, there is already a provision in the Constitution to deal with that. I would say let the scenario just play out. The country wouldn't fall apart.
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They're a problem in that they can sway a state's electoral votes to the wrong person.
Politician A 46%
Politician B 44%
Policitian C (more closely aligned to B than A) 10%
They're a nuisance. If they can't break the top two, they have no business being there.