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Is Libertarian Gary Johnson a Good Alternative to Trump or Clinton?
The New American ^ | 30 May 2016 | Steve Byas

Posted on 05/30/2016 2:11:13 PM PDT by VitacoreVision

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To: ClearCase_guy

Although it is interesting where this 10% support is coming from and where it ends up. He was in the 1-2 range this time four years ago.


21 posted on 05/30/2016 2:21:01 PM PDT by erlayman (yw)
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To: VitacoreVision

Only if legalizing dope is your primary concern.


22 posted on 05/30/2016 2:21:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
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To: VitacoreVision

He seems more likely to take voters from Clinton. But does anyone know yet if this is who Kristol intends to package and attempt to push?


23 posted on 05/30/2016 2:22:27 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: VitacoreVision
Is Libertarian Gary Johnson a Good Alternative to Trump or Clinton?

If he were the only alternative to Clinton, yes. Otherwise, no.

24 posted on 05/30/2016 2:22:46 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Paleo Conservative

STILL BUTTHURT HAHA I joined FRee in 1998, was booted in 05, came back 10 years later to GLOAT, The Cruz supporters claim that we are sore winners but here you are still being butthurt, get over it we won you lost Sen. Cruz would have been business as usual...why do you not see that..


25 posted on 05/30/2016 2:23:13 PM PDT by hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998
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To: faithhopecharity

Too many Republicans say that, if a Republican votes for a third-party candidate, that voter will split the anti-Hillary vote, helping her win. That’s usually not correct. Because of the electoral college, it depends on the state in which that voter lives.

The Democrat will easily win IL (my state), CA, OR, WA, MN, NJ, MA, and CT. The Republican will easily win TX, AZ, UT, KS, GA, WV, TN, and OK. In all of those 16 states, conservatives can vote for third-party candidates, knowing that they won’t help split the anti-Democrat vote, helping the Democrat win those states with less than a majority of that state’s popular vote. I’ll vote for Darrell Castle, of the Constitution Party. Many of the other states are swing states. In all of the swing states, I hope all anti-democrat voters will cooperate and vote for the republican nominee.


26 posted on 05/30/2016 2:25:07 PM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: VitacoreVision

Gary Johnson is not a candidate.

Gary Johnson is a pretender


27 posted on 05/30/2016 2:26:02 PM PDT by Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)
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To: VitacoreVision

If you are as stupid as I was in 1991 and helped bring in the Clintons...I voted for Perot as a naive idealist.

Those backing Johnson are either naive, morons, or purposeful, useful idiots who want to keep the establishment in power...to them, the party matters not, just keeping power structures as they are. Kristol deserves a beating. Perhaps Mike, from Breaking Bad.


28 posted on 05/30/2016 2:27:40 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Crawling over broken glass to end the establishment...go Trump.)
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To: VitacoreVision

Why is everyone freaking out over the LP or over Kristol? Who cares about them? Trump has the Reagan coalition locked up. Even small-l libertarians are going to support Trump.

This notion that Trump has high unfavorable ratings is pure horsefeces. It’s designed to bring Trump down to Hillary’s level.


29 posted on 05/30/2016 2:28:38 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (MAGA! Make America Great Again)
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To: VitacoreVision

I dunno. I was leaning toward Trump, but when I found out yesterday that the Libertarians had a naked fat guy dancing on stage instead of speaking, well, I made my mind up right away that that’s where my vote was going. Then I found out that NFG didn’t get the nomination for the office he was seeking and I have to say I was pretty disillusioned. So I guess it’ll have to be Trump after all.


30 posted on 05/30/2016 2:29:31 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: VitacoreVision

I would probably consider him if he weren’t a full-term Governor.


31 posted on 05/30/2016 2:29:38 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

We don’t need ANOTHER stoner in the Whitehouse.


32 posted on 05/30/2016 2:29:57 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998

What Loser Cruzers fail to understand is that there are way more Trump supporters than Cruz supporters. Right now there is simply no reason for Trump supporters to EVER support Ted Cruz again. It’s in their interest to make peace because Ted Cruz isn’t getting elected dog catcher without Trumpers.


33 posted on 05/30/2016 2:30:20 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: PhilCollins

The Democrat will easily win IL (my state), CA, OR, WA, MN, NJ, MA, and CT. The Republican will easily win TX, AZ, UT, KS, GA, WV, TN, and OK.


It seems the majority of Utahans (Mormons) are in a lemming like trance and will follow Romney off the cliff should he endorse a 3rd party candidate. So Trump will likely need to make up those elecotral votes elesewhere.


34 posted on 05/30/2016 2:32:55 PM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: VitacoreVision

When you climb over the pile of BS, Trump is the only answer.

Trump for President.


35 posted on 05/30/2016 2:32:56 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: VitacoreVision

Atlas shrugged because he didn’t know the answer, and he didn’t have a clue how to find it. That’s the Libertarian Party.


36 posted on 05/30/2016 2:33:40 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: humblegunner

He’s not short on money, had a construction firm that built the Intel plat in Rio Rancho. Sold it.

His Daddy Earl did say to me at the Furrow’s Lumber yard that he didn’t have the faintest idea what he was doing as governor.


37 posted on 05/30/2016 2:33:44 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: VitacoreVision

Why?


38 posted on 05/30/2016 2:34:54 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: VitacoreVision

On November 29, 2011, Johnson confirmed reports that he was ending all campaign activities for the New Hampshire primary, citing his inability to gain any traction with the primary’s likely voters. Stated Johnson: “It’s not happening in New Hampshire. We rode bikes 500 miles across the state, we scheduled town halls – for whatever reason, nobody’s really coming out to hear what it is I have to say.”[28] Johnson confirmed reports that he was considering a run on the Libertarian Party (LP) ticket.[29] Libertarian Party officials reported that Johnson would make an announcement on his political future on December 28, 2011; Politico reported it was expected that he would drop his bid for the Republican nomination and seek the Libertarian nomination instead


39 posted on 05/30/2016 2:36:10 PM PDT by hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998
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To: PhilCollins

I respectfully disagree. If Hillary’s “super-delegates “ stay bought — Donald can defeat her in several of those states. This is one of trump’s most important assets — he attracts support from a far far greater number of people than g Op -e types can. This places “d” states into contention. If we all vote for him -——imho a vote for anyone else would only help put hitlery in the WH.


40 posted on 05/30/2016 2:37:33 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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