The Tough Sell of the Third-Party Candidate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : My colleague Elaine Godfrey, who published an article this morning about a group of undecided women voters in the electorally vital suburbs of Philadelphia, found that some -- appalled by Trump, wary of Joe Biden's age -- were casting about for other options.
26% : Still, there's just enough precedent for "spoiler" candidates changing the game at the last minute to give pause to those who do not want Trump back in the White House.
22% : "Anyone who earnestly opposes Donald Trump -- Democrat, Republican, independent, whatever -- is terrified of participating in anything that will hasten Trump's return to power," my colleague John Hendrickson, who has covered No Labels, told me today.
17% : This year, outsider candidates are trying their luck in a particularly high-stakes election -- and facing major pushback from those who fear that a spoiler could hand the White House back to Donald Trump.
14% : But this year, fear of handing the election to Donald Trump is making an outsider run radioactive.

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