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Why does every third party candidate have to be a crank?
got some cool ones
They're like 6th party :(
SHE'S ELECTABLE IF YOU VOTE FOR HER
Didn't they get the most votes in the last presidential election after the Libertarian and Green parties? That would make PSL 5th.
Nader was the coolest lib you know
I voted for nader instead of Obama
Highest placed third party candidate in US elections:
2020 - Libertarian bozo | 2016 & 2012 - Libertarian bozo (same guy) | 2008 to 2000 Socdem (same guy) | 1996 & 1992 - Trump but less boorish | 1988 - The libertarian bozo Reddit loved in the early 2010s | Literally 1984 - Libertarian bozo | 1980 - Lib | 1976 - Socdem | 1972 - The racist single-issue candidate | 1968 - "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" | 1964 - Comrade supporting a form of socialism nobody but map game modders remembers nowadays | 1960 & 1956 - racist single-issue voters for... no candidate | 1952 - Socdem | 1948 - The racist single-issue candidate (who was a US Senator until 2003) | 1944 - Texas fascists | 1940, 1932 & 1928 - Radlib socialist | 1936 - Nazi | 1924 - Socdem | 1920, 1908, 1904 - Gigachad Eugene V. Debs | 1916 - Socdem who would reject socialism in 2 years' time | 1912 - The Republican Party candidate lmao | 1900 - The booze is bad party candidate