For the first time in a while not one but two third-party candidates are getting traction in the U.S. presidential race. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson is polling from 7 to 12 points in general election polls and Green Party candidate Jill Stein from 2 to 5 points thats at least one-tenth of the voters between them and as much as one-sixth.
Although minor candidates tend to see their support shrink as the election nears in a tight race each could take enough votes from one of the major candidates to give the election to the other.
The RealClearPolitics average gives Clinton a 2 point edge over Trump with Johnson taking 9 points and Stein 3. If the election were held today and Johnsons voters went to Trump while Steins went to Clinton Trump would win 49.9 to 44.8. But there are a lot of ifs.
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For the first time in a while not one but two third-party candidates are getting traction in the U.S. presidential race. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson is polling from 7 to 12 points in general election polls and Green Party candidate Jill Stein from 2 to 5 points thats at least one-tenth of the voters between them and as much as one-sixth.
Although minor candidates tend to see their support shrink as the election nears in a tight race each could take enough votes from one of the major candidates to give the election to the other.
The RealClearPolitics average gives Clinton a 2 point edge over Trump with Johnson taking 9 points and Stein 3. If the election were held today and Johnsons voters went to Trump while Steins went to Clinton Trump would win 49.9 to 44.8. But there are a lot of ifs.
Read the rest of the article at The Stream