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> This feels like the most important US presidential election I've ever witnessed, and I want to do whatever I can to make sure we're all involved.

Same for me. It's also the nuttiest US presidential election I've ever witnessed.

According to HuffPost Pollster, Trump has an unfavorable rating of 58%, Clinton has an unfavorable rating of 56%.

With numbers like that, neither should be in the race, imo.

But, the only other two candidates either risk Clinton being elected and don't know what/where Aleppo is (Gary Johnson) or are wanted on trespassing and mischief charges and risk Trump getting elected (Jill Stein).

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/gary-johnson-aleppo-22...

http://abc7chicago.com/news/jill-stein-appears-in-chicago-wh...

Regarding the unfavorable rating - it's here to stay. IMO, US politics is so polarized at this point - the other side is always going to be viewed as deceptive and lying (as opposed to having a different viewpoint or an incompatible solution).

The only significant point here is that it's over 50%.

How are either of those negatives? The entrenched parties would have had a list of approved questions to avoid such a mistake, they are all humans and can't be expected to call up every detail of any issue at will. And trespassing/mischief would probably make Stein the most law abiding candidate in generations.

> The entrenched parties would have had a list of approved questions to avoid such a mistake

Not knowing Syria is a huge problem for an incoming president.

Having a warrant out is not something that I would take lightly in someone who aims to be commander-in-chief.

He knew about Syria, he didn't immediately associate the word Aleppo with the Syrian situation. He just finished discussing Nader in 2000, the next question could have been about anything and parsing all your knowledge is not an easy task.

I care more about the crimes committed than whether the justice system decides to prosecute.

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