Gary Johnson Can we help Gary Johnson reach the 5% mark?

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Though 5% of the popular vote for Gary Johnson means the next libertarian would get public funding, and that should not be a goal to have more spending.....this would make it far more likely that we have a libertarian in the Pres. Debates for 2016 - and even though this may not happen, it is likely enough to get me excited about voting for Gary Johnson and listening to three people at the next debate.
So my goal is to gather people to vote for Gary Johnson tomorrow. And I wanted to make a post and ask how many others out there support this goal - or are there still many who will be writing in other people?
There are many ways people can disagree with G.J., but getting a 3rd party in the debates on national tv to share the libertarian views to the masses in 2016 is one of many reasons he has my support!

I look forward to hearing other comments below, thanks!
 
Am I the only one who feels dirty when I read the Libertarian party is trying to get public funds? I voted for Johnson, not because I want the Libertarian party to grow, but because the Republican party needs to adopt our ideas so we will eventually not need a Libertarian Party. Most people I talk to about Ron Paul and Gary Johnson agree with 95% of what I say, but they don't realise that Romney is not the guy to acomplish our goals. Gary Johnson is not perfect, but what he symbolizes is what is important to me. I am very hopeful about Rand Paul in 2016 no matter what some people in our community are saying about him.
 
Andyc3020 said:
Am I the only one who feels dirty when I read the Libertarian party is trying to get public funds? I voted for Johnson, not because I want the Libertarian party to grow, but because the Republican party needs to adopt our ideas so we will eventually not need a Libertarian Party. Most people I talk to about Ron Paul and Gary Johnson agree with 95% of what I say, but they don't realise that Romney is not the guy to acomplish our goals. Gary Johnson is not perfect, but what he symbolizes is what is important to me. I am very hopeful about Rand Paul in 2016 no matter what some people in our community are saying about him.
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Yes, I did mention the public funding isn't idea -- but wouldn't it be wonderful to have a 3rd person on national tv for all 3 debates??
 
asurfaholic said:
Im writing in Ron Paul, and I'm going to feel great about it.
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clearly a great choice!
but if you want the message to be heard by many, wouldn't it be best to do all that you can to get a libertarian on national tv for the debates in 2016? this 5% sounds to me as the best and most likely way for that to happen.
 
Andyc3020 said:
Am I the only one who feels dirty when I read the Libertarian party is trying to get public funds? I voted for Johnson, not because I want the Libertarian party to grow, but because the Republican party needs to adopt our ideas so we will eventually not need a Libertarian Party. Most people I talk to about Ron Paul and Gary Johnson agree with 95% of what I say, but they don't realise that Romney is not the guy to acomplish our goals. Gary Johnson is not perfect, but what he symbolizes is what is important to me. I am very hopeful about Rand Paul in 2016 no matter what some people in our community are saying about him.
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No, you aren't the only one. I've been somewhat split between not voting, writing in Ron Paul, or voting Gary Johnson. I'm now leaning toward voting for GJ for lack of a better candidate on the ballot. Since RP is not a valid write-in where I live, I feel GJ is the best protest vote at the moment.

Sigh. At least 2008 had Chuck Baldwin.
 
Politicians must work within the system they have. Everyone keeps cheering Ron Paul for doing exactly that with the Republican party. Yet the same people are mad at the LP party for trying to get public funding that the US gov will spend anyway. People also seem to think that having two parties is a good system. Protest parties are not a means of fixing the parties. I feel you need at least another viable party to make parties really work for their votes. Otherwise even if people stop voting or do protest votes, the two parties will still always win.
 
I'm in Arizona and voted for Gary Johnson. However, were I in a true battleground state, I might consider Romney simply to deny Obama the chance to appoint Supreme Court Justices who could easily vote to deny my 2nd amendment rights (Last vote was razor thin 5-4 decision!)

Each to his own and god bless america.
 
ninepointfive said:
this thread is about Gary J - not writing in RP.



and to the OP - I did my part!
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Actually the thread is about voting, and the OP was making a respectable case for voting a certain way, to which in the nicest way i knew how, i responded "no."

The L party has some issues i would like to see resolved before i cast a vote for them, but thats just me. I totally understand the OP, and wish you the best of luck.
 
asurfaholic said:
Actually the thread is about voting, and the OP was making a respectable case for voting a certain way, to which in the nicest way i knew how, i responded "no."

The L party has some issues i would like to see resolved before i cast a vote for them, but thats just me. I totally understand the OP, and wish you the best of luck.
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I've had the urge to go into the write in RP threads, and comment - but have refrained. I think it's also a valid option, but would rather see those votes goto Gary.

Anyways, cool. best of luck to you too! =)
 
I always thought getting another party 5% should be our next mission. If any party breaks that threshold it would in effect break two party system fallacy and soon you would have other parties breaking through or the R & D making new rules to keep people out. The only way we can beat these guys is break them at every avenue we can. Attack them at all sides.
 
fisharmor said:
I'll consider voting LP when they stop recruiting Republican carpetbaggers.
And I'll consider voting Republican when they field libertarians.
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Honestly, I think it is a shame the LP went in the direction it did JUST when Ron Paul was waking people up to principled voting.
 
sailingaway said:
Honestly, I think it is a shame the LP went in the direction it did JUST when Ron Paul was waking people up to principled voting.
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They lack competent strategists and local efforts. Hopefully the grass roots can eventually get toward fixing the local part.
 
sailingaway said:
Honestly, I think it is a shame the LP went in the direction it did JUST when Ron Paul was waking people up to principled voting.
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I've explained to you how that happen.
You think its a shame the best of the LP left that party to help Ron, thus leaving behind less principled members to run the ship?
 
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