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Whom does Gary Johnson hurt more in the election?

Posted on 09/29/2016 9:37:57 AM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey

I have always thought that the Libertarian candidate hurts the Republican candidate.

But ... with the behavior and comments I am seeing from the Modernist Progressives I know, I'm not so sure.

Thoughts?


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1 posted on 09/29/2016 9:37:57 AM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey
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To: Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey

Himself. He can’t be trusted with a sharp object.

(I know, non-responsive answer.)


2 posted on 09/29/2016 9:39:20 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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His voters.


3 posted on 09/29/2016 9:40:10 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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The Reptoids?


4 posted on 09/29/2016 9:40:14 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Normally a libertarian candidate would hurt conservatives. But this guy isn’t very libertarian. He’s getting all of the disgruntled Bernie votes and the ‘liberal’ people who can’t vote for Hillary.


5 posted on 09/29/2016 9:41:13 AM PDT by LydiaLong
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Well lets see: The rest of the Never Trumpers; Willard “RAT” Romney, ROTTEN, Bernie’s fans that haven’t switched over to Trump...

If this article is trying to imply that it will hurt Trump, they can forget about that...it’s helping him...

I have a vetted file on this Gary Johnson and he is worse than dumber than last years birds nest...this guy has ‘toked’ his brain out...


6 posted on 09/29/2016 9:42:36 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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Dems, I think. At this point in time I suspect pot legalization is the most attractive issue to the majority of their would be voters.


7 posted on 09/29/2016 9:43:29 AM PDT by gogeo (Black Lives Matter to Donald Trump.)
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Dems, I think. At this point in time I suspect pot legalization is the most attractive issue to the majority of their would be voters.


8 posted on 09/29/2016 9:43:32 AM PDT by gogeo (Black Lives Matter to Donald Trump.)
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He gets the “Pro-Weed” group, and that's about it.

Those are usually Democrat voters.

9 posted on 09/29/2016 9:43:35 AM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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Every person I know who has expressed some level of support for Johnson has been a disaffected Hillary supporter. I think that’s a pretty reliable characteristic.


10 posted on 09/29/2016 9:44:31 AM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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I think drug legalization is the only reason people vote for libertarian candidates.


11 posted on 09/29/2016 9:44:57 AM PDT by LydiaLong
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I thought Trump but experts say Hillary.

That’s why you saw the national negative news stories on him.


12 posted on 09/29/2016 9:45:06 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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Normally a libertarian candidate would hurt conservatives. But this guy isn’t very libertarian. He’s getting all of the disgruntled Bernie votes and the ‘liberal’ people who can’t vote for Hillary.

What she said.

I'll add that his running mate (William Weld) is a liberal Republican, whose positions make him toxic to conservatives.

13 posted on 09/29/2016 9:45:17 AM PDT by justlurking
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I expect a wash.

Normally, Liberterian votes mostly come from Republicans.

This year, likely about equal because of Bernie voters and that a majority of Millennials are pro-gun.


14 posted on 09/29/2016 9:47:53 AM PDT by marktwain
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“At this point in time I suspect pot legalization is the most attractive issue to the majority of their would be voters.”

Very true. But looking at Minnesota’s precinct caucuses back in ‘12, there were a number of younger Ron Paul supporters who showed up. I questioned them about who they were supporting and why. More than just a few would say (and I’m paraphrasing a bit) “Dude, he wants to legalize pot...”

I appreciated their honesty and then behind the scenes, tried to block them from getting elected to precinct delegate positions.


15 posted on 09/29/2016 9:50:11 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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keep going. you’re perhaps beginning to understand that libertarians are the flip side of the same leftist coin.


16 posted on 09/29/2016 9:52:53 AM PDT by dadfly
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That's where I am, too, LL.

I am willing to (and have) voted for Libertarian candidates locally [even though many are pro-abortion :( ]

17 posted on 09/29/2016 9:53:40 AM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey ("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
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Aleppo....and dudeness.


18 posted on 09/29/2016 9:54:38 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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So ....

I guess we now know who we should be talking up in certain areas social media and certain conversations ...

;)

19 posted on 09/29/2016 9:55:54 AM PDT by Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey ("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
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He’s trying to hurt Trump. He’s running ads non stop on conservative radio here in FL.


20 posted on 09/29/2016 9:57:07 AM PDT by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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