Will a 3rd party candidate ever be elected President?

[Rocket Scientist]

People complain about Dems and Republicans yet no one supports or has taken 3rd party seriously in presidential elections why is this?

 

[ill]

Not going to happen in my lifetime.

 

[Dr. Sebi Jr.]

Not going to happen in my lifetime.

This Khazar just admitted he controls the elections!

 

[ill]

This Khazar just admitted he controls the elections!

I laughed

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Not going to happen in my lifetime.

How you figure?

 

[ill]

How you figure?

We really have a one-party system thats bought by corporations and lobby groups. Democrat/Republican is really interchangeable. The last viable 3rd party candidate was Ralph Nadar and that was 10-15 years ago. I actually agree with a lot of 3rd party platforms to a degree but they don't have the grass roots, money, or connections to make any real changes. The best thing they can do is heavily influence opinion and cause the public to force their Dem/Rep to add that topic into their platform.

 

[newworldafro]

Dynastic Rule has been hot in the streets since I've been here it seems...one way or another.

The potential for another Bush or Clinton.......has to make you say

 

[Rocket Scientist]

We really have a one-party system thats bought by corporations and lobby groups. Democrat/Republican is really interchangeable. The last viable 3rd party candidate was Ralph Nadar and that was 10-15 years ago. I actually agree with a lot of 3rd party platforms to a degree but they don't have the grass roots, money, or connections to make any real changes. The best thing they can do is heavily influence opinion and cause the public to force their Dem/Rep to add that topic into their platform.

And factor in that most people are loyal to their parties and refuse to think differently and you have a point

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Dynastic Rule has been hot in the streets since I've been here it seems...one way or another.

The potential for another Bush or Clinton.......has to make you say

at gif,seriously America loves the Clintons so basically after 2020 this becomes a legit ?

 

[ill]

@C.Holla I think the only way we see a 3rd party candidate is if someone from Silicon Valley says fukk the system. They have been "making the rules" in SF and the valley for a long time now. They have only gotten more wealthy and attained more connections as technology advances. IMO they would be the only ones capable of utilizing technology in such a way that they can neutralize the traditional two-party system. Kind of like Bloomberg in NY but as an independent.

 

[88m3]

they'll have a lot of power and support from all of the third party senators and congressmen...

 

[88m3]

Democratic-Republican[edit]
Four members of the United States Democratic-Republican Party have governed for a total of 28 years:

1. Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
2. James Madison (1809–1817)
3. James Monroe (1817–1825)
4. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829)

Whig[edit]
Four members of the United States Whig Party have governed for a total of 8 years:

1. William Henry Harrison (1841)
2. John Tyler (1841–1845)[n 3]
3. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
4. Millard Fillmore (1850–1853)

National Republican[edit]
1 member of the United States National Republican Party has governed for a total of 4 years:

1. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) was the president when the Democratic-Republican Party split. He led the National Republicans (Anti-Jacksonians) along with Henry Clay (who later founded the Whig Party).

Independent[edit]

1. George Washington (1789–1797) was the first and only president to have been elected without any official endorsement by a political party. Generally speaking, Washington's policies reflected a moderate Federalist agenda.[citation needed] He governed for 8 years in total.
2. John Tyler (1841–1845)[n 3]

National Union[edit]
The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election. Both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson associated with the National Union Party during the 1864 election and Andrew Johnson remained a member until he joined the Democratic Party at the end of his second term. Lincoln and Johnson served as President while members of the National Union party for 4 years.

1. Abraham Lincoln (1865)[n 1]
2. Andrew Johnson (1865–1868)[n 2]

Federalist[edit]

1. John Adams (1797–1801) was the only president elected as a member of the United States Federalist Party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_political_affiliation

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Democratic-Republican[edit]
Four members of the United States Democratic-Republican Party have governed for a total of 28 years:

1. Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809)
2. James Madison (1809–1817)
3. James Monroe (1817–1825)
4. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829)

Whig[edit]
Four members of the United States Whig Party have governed for a total of 8 years:

1. William Henry Harrison (1841)
2. John Tyler (1841–1845)[n 3]
3. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
4. Millard Fillmore (1850–1853)

National Republican[edit]
1 member of the United States National Republican Party has governed for a total of 4 years:

1. John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) was the president when the Democratic-Republican Party split. He led the National Republicans (Anti-Jacksonians) along with Henry Clay (who later founded the Whig Party).

Independent[edit]

1. George Washington (1789–1797) was the first and only president to have been elected without any official endorsement by a political party. Generally speaking, Washington's policies reflected a moderate Federalist agenda.[citation needed] He governed for 8 years in total.
2. John Tyler (1841–1845)[n 3]

National Union[edit]
The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election. Both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson associated with the National Union Party during the 1864 election and Andrew Johnson remained a member until he joined the Democratic Party at the end of his second term. Lincoln and Johnson served as President while members of the National Union party for 4 years.

1. Abraham Lincoln (1865)[n 1]
2. Andrew Johnson (1865–1868)[n 2]

Federalist[edit]

1. 
   
   
   • John Adams (1797–1801) was the only president elected as a member of the United States Federalist Party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_political_affiliation

That was 200 years ago I'm talking in OUR lifetime

 

[Rocket Scientist]

@C.Holla I think the only way we see a 3rd party candidate is if someone from Silicon Valley says fukk the system. They have been "making the rules" in SF and the valley for a long time now. They have only gotten more wealthy and attained more connections as technology advances. IMO they would be the only ones capable of utilizing technology in such a way that they can neutralize the traditional two-party system. Kind of like Bloomberg in NY but as an independent.

Yep but it's gonna be a while before that happens

 

[88m3]

That was 200 years ago I'm talking in OUR lifetime

I don't know how old you are, fam. half the people on this forum are over 50.