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Chris
11-10-2016, 05:03 PM
Nationally, the results are Johnson 3.2% Stein 1.0% (from RPC, Michigan still undecided). State-wise...

Where the Third-Party Candidates Were Strongest (http://reason.com/blog/2016/11/09/where-the-third-party-candidates-were-st)

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The article goes on to look at states where the margin of victory between Trump and Clinton was less that the third party candidates combined.

For example: "Arizona: Trump beat Clinton by four points; Johnson and Stein between them collected 5 percent. But most of that went to Johnson (3.8 percent), so it's unclear whether Trump or Clinton was hurt more by the other options on the ballot."

Were 3rd parties spoilers?