Before this thread descended into a pissing match about hyperbole, irony, sarcasm and such, JoeT made this statement:
Quote Originally Posted by JoeT View Post
my prediction:

Romney will loose by less votes than Johnson gets... In other words, Johnson will be the spoiler that gets Obama re-elected
That's been the conventional wisdom (ie a LP or other "center right" third party candidate will cannibalize the GOP vote).

But maybe this time it'll be the other way 'round.

Obama Airing Commercials in Oregon to Blunt Potential Gary Johnson Impact

President Barack Obama won Oregon by 17 points in 2008 and is leading by nearly double digits in 2012, but his campaign is running commercials in the Portland, Oregon media market to blunt the potential impact of Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, whose candidacy could siphon pro-marijuana voters from Obama and make the state race a lot closer than expected...
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