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Gary Johnson Gains Support And May Take Ohio Out of Play for Romney
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Posted on 09/28/2012 10:57:46 AM PDT by TigerClaws

The usual wisdom is that, as election day grows closer, support for third-party candidates tends to shrivel as the voting public heeds the tribal war drums and comes home to Team Red or Team Blue in a ritualistic display of political masochism that could be topped only by the sight of actual hair-shirted flagellants lined up to enter the polling booths. That third-party shrinkage may not be happening this year, though — or not yet, at least. A new poll from Ohio shows Gary Johnson gaining support, even as press reports emphasize the hold-your-nose-quality in which both major-party candidates marinate, and which may have voters looking elsewhere for options.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Mexico; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: garyjohnson; johnson; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; newmexico; ohio; rockymountainhigh
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To: arrogantsob
Both are colossal frauds.

Only to those folks who claim to value liberty and freedom but actually don't.

101 posted on 10/01/2012 12:03:07 PM PDT by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: Vigilanteman

Actually, Losertarians are strongly in favor of not having doors kicked down, dogs shot, families terrified, property rights, lower taxes, RKBA, etc.
Of course they’re also in favor of suicidal things like Open Borders and evil things like gay marriage, and abortion (though there are some pro-Life Losertarians).
Overall, they’re good folks, but misguided.


102 posted on 10/01/2012 12:16:20 PM PDT by Little Ray (AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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To: elkfersupper

Those who screech most loudly about “freedom” or “liberty” are the first to allow it to be sacrificed for a theoretic good.


103 posted on 10/01/2012 12:20:45 PM PDT by arrogantsob (The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
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To: TigerClaws

Far out, Catherwood.


104 posted on 10/01/2012 12:21:43 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown are by desperate appliance relieved or not at all.)
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To: arrogantsob
Those who screech most loudly about “freedom” or “liberty” are the first to allow it to be sacrificed for a theoretic good.

That is what is known as "projection".

Stop doing that for your own good.

We libertarians care about the well being of our neighbors.

105 posted on 10/01/2012 12:33:14 PM PDT by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: elkfersupper

You can save your psychologist hat for someone who cares about such stuff. A Libertarian world would be one huge Court.

I am sure Libertarians are nice folks just naive.


106 posted on 10/01/2012 2:16:02 PM PDT by arrogantsob (The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
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To: TigerClaws; All

these dead end third party candidates and their trolls never seem to fish for votes over at huffington or the DUmmies.

They only try and poach on conservative sites.

IOW they play perfect useful idiots (or worse) for the left.

Johnson should troll for votes with the DUmies.


107 posted on 10/01/2012 2:21:34 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: arrogantsob
I am sure Libertarians are nice folks just naive.

You may want to note that I never capitalize the "L" when I use the word "liberterian".

108 posted on 10/01/2012 6:40:57 PM PDT by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: arrogantsob
Very funny, I did not think so.

I didn’t think it was the least bit funny either.

109 posted on 10/02/2012 12:45:10 AM PDT by itsahoot (I'll write in Palin in 2012. That is 1 vote for Palin, 0 votes for Romney and Zer0 votes for Obama.)
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To: TigerClaws

Massachusetts Mitt = Hillary II


110 posted on 10/02/2012 1:02:50 AM PDT by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is the Government Work-Camp: Arbeitsziehungslager)
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