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There are two candidates with actual chances of winning; so "both presidential candidates" is fine to say.

• mindcrime 10y ago
  There are two candidates with actual chances of winning; so "both presidential candidates" is fine to say. There will be at least three candidates who are on the ballot in enough states to win. Beyond that, we should be very careful of making advance declarations about who and can't win. The media even more-so, exactly because they serve to influence who wins and loses.
  • at-fates-hands 10y ago
    >> exactly because they serve to influence who wins and loses. I would accept this fact but the sad truth is the media are in bed with both parties. Unless you watch Fox News, you probably are only seeing the unmitigated influence from the Democratic side for Hilary Clinton. FYI I haven't seen a non-biased, objective news cast in probably 15 years.
  • mmanfrin 10y ago
    With a first past the post system, you will not see a third party win without one of the two main parties disintegrating (a la the Whigs in 1856). Stein cannot win. Johnson cannot win. I'm not making advance declarations; it is simply a fact of how our electoral system works.