Fox News poll: Gary Johnson at 10% nationally

younglibertarian said:
If we were included in the polls more often, we would be a force to be reckoned with.
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Who is this "we" you are speaking of?

I don't know about you, but my vote is already a force to be reckoned with.

(HB recently taught me the value of individualism - thx)
 
Johnson being in the double digits a second time is a very encouraging sign. His being listed in a major poll at all is also encouraging, as it suggests the media will keep tracking him, thus his inclusion will keep his name visible. The choice of Weld is significant, in that it reinforces the "substantial candidate" image of the ticket by putting two former Governors on it.

I personally talked to Weld in 2006 when the LPNY persuaded him to accept the nomination in the Governor's race that year. Weld is also basically a moderate Republican, but one who really respects the Libertarian name and is honored to be associated with it. The addition of Weld should keep the LP in the news cycle and Johnson's momentum going.
 
brandon said:
Gary Johnson wants to force jewish bakers to make nazi cakes by federal law. That's probably the most draconian policy I've heard from any candidate in any party.
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lol..... you actually think he is going to sign a bill that would force Jewish bakers to make a nazi cake?? Come on man.. what he was saying was that the discrimination issue is a black hole. It is. Sorry. I don't agree with it, but you can't convince a majority of the voters that businesses open to "the public" should be able to say "No blacks allowed" or not serve a certain race or some such.. if he takes any other position on the issue, then that is what his views will be portrayed as. It's a great question for a libertarian debate, and I'm not quite sure he was able to fully process the statement before answering, but he prides himself on being able to attract people from the left, which is what we need. We need Bernie's detracted supporters to help get as much liberty as possible.

Gary Johnson has much more important issues like taxes and debt, end the war on drugs, draw back our foreign policy adventurism.. The discrimination issue is a very poor reason to oppose him as a candidate.. I oppose him on the issue on principle, but I'm not going to oppose him as a candidate over it, he has too many good policy positions to oppose him on an issue where he's trying to get people on the left so we can come together and defeat the two party system, reign in our foreign empire and get some good tax and spending policy implemented.
 
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If Gary Johnson is polling 10%, then he should be in the debates.
 
dannno said:
lol..... you actually think he is going to sign a bill that would force Jewish bakers to make a nazi cake?? Come on man.. what he was saying was that the discrimination issue is a black hole. It is. Sorry. I don't agree with it, but you can't convince a majority of the voters that businesses open to "the public" should be able to say "No blacks allowed" or not serve a certain race or some such.. if he takes any other position on the issue, then that is what his views will be portrayed as. It's a great question for a libertarian debate, and I'm not quite sure he was able to fully process the statement before answering, but he prides himself on being able to attract people from the left, which is what we need. We need Bernie's detracted supporters to help get as much liberty as possible.

Gary Johnson has much more important issues like taxes and debt, end the war on drugs, draw back our foreign policy adventurism.. The discrimination issue is a very poor reason to oppose him as a candidate.. I oppose him on the issue on principle, but I'm not going to oppose him as a candidate over it, he has too many good policy positions to oppose him on an issue where he's trying to get people on the left so we can come together and defeat the two party system, reign in our foreign empire and get some good tax and spending policy implemented.
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Johnson's foreign policy is all over the map.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/09/thedcs-jamie-weinstein-gary-johnsons-strange-foreign-policy/

I didn't want to spend the time looking for the video, but he made a horse's ass out of himself when he was being interviewed by a FOX panel in 2012, on foreign policy. They had each Republican candidate on there and Johnson was embarrassing.
 
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juleswin said:
... I can imagine TPTB trying to create a bigger divide between libertarians and GOP by blaming Trump's assured loss to the Clintons on us. ...
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If you click the link to the Fox page, you can see the full polling results. They also polled Hillary v Trump without including Johnson. Comparing those results with the question that did include Johnson, it appears that Johnson pulled support from both Hillary and Trump, but more significantly from Hillary.
 
This "He/She is No Ron Paul" stuff again. There is no Ron Paul except for Ron Paul. One of a kind guy. We have worthy successors to him, but none of them will just like the man who brought us all to this site. I've settled with myself that I'm not getting another Ron, so one of his torchbearers will have to do.

Not sure if I'd say Gary Johnson is exactly in the same category I put Ron Paul and others in, but he's better than the embarrassments to dignity that are Trump and Killary.
 
Spikender said:
This "He/She is No Ron Paul" stuff again. There is no Ron Paul except for Ron Paul. One of a kind guy. We have worthy successors to him, but none of them will just like the man who brought us all to this site. I've settled with myself that I'm not getting another Ron, so one of his torchbearers will have to do.

Not sure if I'd say Gary Johnson is exactly in the same category I put Ron Paul and others in, but he's better than the embarrassments to dignity that are Trump and Killary.
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Agree.
 
Spikender said:
This "He/She is No Ron Paul" stuff again. There is no Ron Paul except for Ron Paul. One of a kind guy. We have worthy successors to him, but none of them will just like the man who brought us all to this site. I've settled with myself that I'm not getting another Ron, so one of his torchbearers will have to do.

Not sure if I'd say Gary Johnson is exactly in the same category I put Ron Paul and others in, but he's better than the embarrassments to dignity that are Trump and Killary.
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I agree with this 100%
 
younglibertarian said:
All over the map? Sounds kind of like.....

Trump?
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Trump isn't claiming to be a "libertarian". If some are going to stick their noses in the air claiming some kind of righteousness, Johnson probably shouldn't be their go to guy. Just sayin'...
 
LibertyEagle said:
Trump isn't claiming to be a "libertarian". If some are going to stick their noses in the air claiming some kind of righteousness, Johnson probably shouldn't be their go to guy. Just sayin'...
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He is by no means my "go to guy." He is my least favorite of the current Libertarian candidates.

Still far superior to Trump.

I just find it ironic that you would point out a changing foreign policy when Donald Trump has "changed" his stance on this issue many times.
 
LibertyEagle said:
Johnson's foreign policy is all over the map.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/09/thedcs-jamie-weinstein-gary-johnsons-strange-foreign-policy/

I didn't want to spend the time looking for the video, but he made a horse's ass out of himself when he was being interviewed by a FOX panel in 2012, on foreign policy. They had each Republican candidate on there and Johnson was embarrassing.
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I'm happy with his foreign policy views based on his recent interview with Joe Rogan.. He didn't say anything Ron Paul wouldn't have said and I'm pretty sure they spent at least 25 minutes on it. It starts about 2/3 of the way through the 3 hour interview. How long did he spend talking about foreign policy on Fox News?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?495475-Gary-Johnson-on-the-Joe-Rogan-Experience
 
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Johnson has zero philosophical understanding of property rights, and his wedding cake answer brought that to light. How is he the frontrunner of the Libertarian party when he has no grasp on the cornerstone of libertarianism?
 
staerker said:
Johnson has zero philosophical understanding of property rights, and his wedding cake answer brought that to light. How is he the frontrunner of the Libertarian party when he has no grasp on the cornerstone of libertarianism?
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Already answered that.. it's a black hole issue that will get a candidate nowhere in the current electorate, he said so himself and it's true.

Listen to the Joe Rogan interview if you are unsure about his policies and what he intends to do as President. Except for abortion, which isn't going to get solved with either of the other candidates, he's on our side on all the major issues. After a 3 hour grilling by Rogan he did pretty damn good, and I think he can get the support from the left that we need to start implementing small government policy.
 
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