Posted on 11/09/2016 2:22:19 PM PST by snarkpup
It is an honor to stand here on this stage tonight after the two greatest candidates that the Libertarian Party has ever had!
…the candidates that have had more success than the Libertarian Party has ever had in 45 years!
(Excerpt) Read more at lp.org ...
Yeah, 3 to perhaps 6%? Fantastic. /sarcasm
3.2% overall, which is the best they have ever done. In 2012, they achieved 1%, which was only slightly less than their 1.1% in 1980.
Even Nader and the Green Party peaked at 2.7% in 2000. Only Ross Perot and Reform Party has achieved better contemporary results (18.9% in 1992, 8.4% in 1994).
Going back to 1980, John Anderson achieved 6.6%, and in 1968, George Wallace got 13.5%. Wallace is the only one that actually won electoral votes.
Reportedly, Johnson/Weld got 9.3% in Johnson's home state of New Mexico. That might be their record for a single state, but I wasn't able to confirm it quickly.
I plan to go back and look at the state-by-state results and determine which ones have more third-party votes than the margin of victory. It's already more than I thought (i.e > 0), but I'm surprised where it occurred, like Minnesota.
The Stupid is strong in this one.
Maybe next time try running a candidate who doesn’t go all wicked-witch-of-the-west-splashed-with-water when the words “illegal immigrant” are uttered.
Hmmm interesting. Thanks for that informative write up.
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