(August 3, 2016 at 4:51 am)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(August 3, 2016 at 4:41 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Or they'd just vote for someone like Gary Johnson, perhaps?
I don't think it would be in the best interest of Republicans as a party to support 3rd party candidates. If Democrats win this year - that's one problem, but if Johnson, Stein, or whoever else gets a good percentage of votes - it may result in an even stronger 3rd party candidates in 2020, with whom Republicans will have to compete. I'm sure they'd rather lose one election and keep the 2-party system more-less intact, especially that fiscal policies of libertarians could result in significant percentage of conservative voters switching their sympathies, if third party candidates became viable.
Yes, this. Strategically, it makes more sense for Republicans who can't stomach Trump to vote for Clinton. If Clinton wins, then they have her to kick around Obama-style for four years, blaming her for everything under the sun and biding their time until they can nominate someone who might beat her in 2020.
The GOP really has to play a long game, here. If Trump gets into the Oval Office, they are finished, and they know it.
