Gary Johnson: Anyone still take him seriously?

[nogaroheli]

The republican party doesn't cast votes, the people do. Whatever shit they put up is better than whatever shit the DNC puts up.

I'll say it again, perhaps more clearly. I'm voting AGAINST HRC by voting for Trump. A vote for GJ is not a vote against HRC.

The republican party absolutely puts up candidates. And then the people vote on who the presidential candidate will be. Hell, people who aren't even registered as Republicans get to vote on it'll be.

I'll be more clear too, having to vote for one crap candidate to keep another crap candidate out of office is uninspiring. It will get the people who really hate the other person out to vote, but it doesn't do anything to drive an inactive base to the voting booths, and that's what we needed to defeat an extremely well organized Democrat organization the past few elections. This election is the same, despite tons of people REALLY hating Hillary, the fact that Trump is so unlike by many will not get the people in the middle out to vote.

Edit: I agree about voting for GJ- those votes are just confusing to me, I have no idea what statement those folks are looking for.

[Zundfolge]

having to vote for one crap candidate to keep another crap candidate out of office is uninspiring.

So is carrying this heavy chunk of metal and plastic on my belt for the statistically improbable chance that I'll get assaulted by an armed perpetrator ... but I do it anyway.

Yeah, being an adult sucks.

[Hound]

+1 You guys did see that there was NO vote in good old CO. There was only the convention that then overrode any disagreement and then the Republican leaders (and only the Republican leaders) voted for that disgrace. We would be much better off with just Pence. So.... vote for another one that is going to bankrupt the country, vote for the one that has no clue about the Constitution or vote for the one that that wants to leave everybody alone cause he has the munchies. The point is you can't tell which is which on two of the three above.

The republican party absolutely puts up candidates. And then the people vote on who the presidential candidate will be. Hell, people who aren't even registered as Republicans get to vote on it'll be.

I'll be more clear too, having to vote for one crap candidate to keep another crap candidate out of office is uninspiring. It will get the people who really hate the other person out to vote, but it doesn't do anything to drive an inactive base to the voting booths, and that's what we needed to defeat an extremely well organized Democrat organization the past few elections. This election is the same, despite tons of people REALLY hating Hillary, the fact that Trump is so unlike by many will not get the people in the middle out to vote.

Edit: I agree about voting for GJ- those votes are just confusing to me, I have no idea what statement those folks are looking for.

[davsel]

+1 You guys did see that there was NO vote in good old CO. There was only the convention that then overrode any disagreement and then the Republican leaders (and only the Republican leaders) voted for that disgrace. We would be much better off with just Pence. So.... vote for another one that is going to bankrupt the country, vote for the one that has no clue about the Constitution or vote for the one that that wants to leave everybody alone cause he has the munchies. The point is you can't tell which is which on two of the three above.

That would be a Libertarian.
There are not any Libertarians running in this election.

[roberth]

That would be a Libertarian.
There are not any Libertarians running in this election.

Correct. There are communists and Donald Trump running in this election.

[Hound]

Ummmmm.... I think you need to recheck that last statement. Gary Johnson is the Libertarian candidate:

http://www.lp.org/

That would be a Libertarian.
There are not any Libertarians running in this election.