If the election falls to the house..........

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by JCricket

A c&p from wiki on Ross Perot. He didn't win any electoral votes, but some other guy won one in 1972
In the 1992 election, he received 18.9% of the popular vote, approximately 19,741,065 votes (but no electoral college votes), making him the most successful third-party presidential candidate in terms of the popular vote since Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election.[40] Unlike Perot, however, some other third party candidates since Roosevelt have won electoral college votes. (Robert La Follette had 13 in 1924, Strom Thurmond had 39 in 1948, George Wallace had 46 in 1968 and John Hospers won one in 1972, albeit from a faithless elector). Compared with Thurmond and Wallace, who polled very strongly in a small number of states, Perot's vote was more evenly spread across the country. Perot managed to finish second in two states: In Maine, Perot received 30.44% of the vote to Bush's 30.39% (Clinton won Maine with 38.77%); in Utah, Perot received 27.34% of the vote to Clinton's 24.65% (Bush won Utah with 43.36%). Although Perot won no state, he received the most votes in some counties, including Trinity County, California.

I voted for Perot in 92 and 96.

Even back then I wanted to bitch slap the system.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by JCricket

A c&p from wiki on Ross Perot. He didn't win any electoral votes, but some other guy won one in 1972
In the 1992 election, he received 18.9% of the popular vote, approximately 19,741,065 votes (but no electoral college votes), making him the most successful third-party presidential candidate in terms of the popular vote since Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election.[40] Unlike Perot, however, some other third party candidates since Roosevelt have won electoral college votes. (Robert La Follette had 13 in 1924, Strom Thurmond had 39 in 1948, George Wallace had 46 in 1968 and John Hospers won one in 1972, albeit from a faithless elector). Compared with Thurmond and Wallace, who polled very strongly in a small number of states, Perot's vote was more evenly spread across the country. Perot managed to finish second in two states: In Maine, Perot received 30.44% of the vote to Bush's 30.39% (Clinton won Maine with 38.77%); in Utah, Perot received 27.34% of the vote to Clinton's 24.65% (Bush won Utah with 43.36%). Although Perot won no state, he received the most votes in some counties, including Trinity County, California.

Trinity county is Dogpatch on the Pacific, Sasquatch country.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Trinity county is Dogpatch on the Pacific, Sasquatch country.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Yeah, that too.

[Tom Joad]

What could be really interesting would be if we get a repeat of 2000, where one candidate wins the popular vote but loses the election to the electoral college.

[Pio1980]

In which case the electricians would save our asses from making a stupid mistake with a pompous impulsive manchild.

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[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

In which case the electricians would save our asses from making a stupid mistake with a pompous impulsive manchild.

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I do not understand--electricians.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

I do not understand--electricians.

Electors.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

I do not understand--electricians.

They're needed to rewire the voting machines.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

I do not understand--electricians.

The electricians are working stiffs.

Most of them will be voting for Trump.

Same goes for the plumbers and the carpenters, truck drivers, brick masons, mechanics, etc etc. Everybody that does the real work that keeps our society going.

The Hillary voters on the other hand are the ones with the non-jobs where they sit in an office behind a computer screen and fire off emails and shuffle papers that nobody gives a shit about.