BOGDEWIC AND SPRINGER: Give third parties a chance
Donald Trump is terrifying. After considering the many ways in which we could describe the less-than-charming real estate mogul, we simply could not exceed the accuracy and simplicity of that statement. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton is, at the very least, a habitual liar and a smugly successful scam artist. These two statements are generally reflected in opinion polling about these candidates, yet voters still seem to be mostly falling in line behind the candidates as if this were any other election. How is this possible? It is possible because the average American believes that voting for a candidate who will almost certainly not win is akin to throwing his ballot ticket in the trash. A vote for a “loser,” as our orange friend would say, is a wasted vote.