#EndorseThis: John Oliver Deconstructs Those Third-Party “Alternatives”
October 17 | 2016

Have you contemplated voting for the Green Party’s Jill Stein or Libertarian Gary Johnson as an act of protest or a gesture of despair? Do you think that Stein or Johnson somehow represents a better choice than the “lesser of two evils” that so many voters are lamenting this season? Leaving aside the merits of that argument, John Oliver looked closely at Stein, Johnson, and their signature proposals. His conclusion? “The lack of coverage they complain about so much may actually have benefited them!” Let him explain why — it’s a bit sad, really, but very, very funny.