http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-37682997 Nobody for President: The Americans campaigning for 'none of the above' please log in to view this image Image copyright Vote Nobody 2016 Faced with two unpalatable options, some Americans are urging voters to reject both of them. Given the tremendous antipathy towards Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, many Americans will be holding their noses on 8 November and voting for the lesser of two evils - whomever they believe that might be. But some are calling for a total pox on both houses, in a vocal online drive to "Vote Nobody". More than 100,000 people have liked the Vote Nobody 2016 Facebook page, one of the most popular of dozens of social media accounts actively campaigning against both of America's major party nominees. Vote Nobody actually began on Facebook during the 2012 US presidential election, says Fred Barnet, the self-described political junkie who created it. It went dormant for a while and - in yet another indication of the hatred swirling around the current race - only had around 2,500 likes before he started actively managing it again in March of this year. The page is peppered with memes trashing the two candidates, often with a fatalistic sense of humour Do you think there should be an option at all elections to select 'none of the above' as a legitimate form of protest? Anyone can deface their voting slip but there is no way of this being registered at the count other than it being listed as void. The third option looks totally justified in the up-coming US Presidential elections and I'd welcome something along the same lines here too.
Technically yes but it is a bit like saying there are more than two teams in Scottish Football when nobody gives a f*ck about anything other than Celtic and Rangers. If they so choose the Yanks can pick from these; Presidency 2016 President Obama is barred by constitutional term limits from seeking re-election in 2016. A large crowd of candidates will likely compete for the Democratic and Republican nominations. Plus there are LOTS of likely third party and independent P2016 hopefuls. So, if a person is running, or thinking of running -- regardless of party, ballot status, or chances of winning -- we have him or her listed below. Incumbent party first, following by the main opposition party, then the third party candidates, and finally the independent and write-in hopefuls. LEGEND:BOLD = Announced Candidate (or Filed an Exploratory Committee)Italics = Possible Candidate DEMOCRATIC PARTY: please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (New York) Presidential NomineeUS Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia) Vice Presidential Nominee REPUBLICAN PARTY: please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Businessman Donald J. Trump (New York) Presidential NomineeGovernor Mike Pence (Indiana) Vice Presidential Nominee THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES ON 20+ STATE BALLOTS: LIBERTARIAN PARTY - On ballot in all 50 states + DC: Former Governor Gary Johnson (New Mexico) Presidential NomineeFormer Governor Bill Weld (Massachusetts) Vice Presidential Nominee GREEN PARTY - On ballot in 40+ states + DC: Dr. Jill Stein (Massachusetts) Presidential NomineeAjamu Baraka (Virginia) Vice Presidential Nominee CONSTITUTION PARTY OF THE U.S.: Darrell Castle (Tennessee) Presidential NomineeScott Bradley (Utah) Vice Presidential Nominee THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES ON LESS THAN 20 STATE BALLOTS: INDEPENDENT (NO PARTY): Evan McMullin (Utah) Presidential CandidateMindy Finn (District of Columbia) Vice Presidential Candidate ALSO NOMINEE OF: BETTER FOR AMERICA PARTY and REFORM PARTY OF MINNESOTA PARTY OF SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION (PSL): Gloria LaRiva (California) Presidential NomineeEugene Puryear (District of Columbia) Vice Presidential Nominee ALSO NOMINEE OF: PEACE & FREEDOM PARTY and the LIBERTY UNION PARTY OF VERMONT REFORM PARTY USA: Rocky de la Fuente (Florida) Presidential NomineeMichael Steinberg (Florida) Vice Presidential Nominee ALSO RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT IN SOME STATES SOCIALIST PARTY USA: Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik (California) Presidential NomineeAngela Walker (Wisconsin) Vice Presidential Nominee SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP): Alyson Kennedy (Illinois) Presidential NomineeOsborne Hart (Pennsylvania) Vice Presidential Nominee
