Gary Johnson in 2012... for US Senate

[Imperial]

That's right. Gary Johnson should run in 2012. But he should run for US Senate in New Mexico. And here is my laundry list of reasons why:

1) He is their former two-term governor. Name recognition will be ZERO problem in New Mexico (something Johnson has struggled with nationwide).

2) A statewide election is much cheaper than the presidential election. We can help fund it and Johnson can actually make a difference with his own coffers too.

3) The incumbent, Jeff Bingaman, is rumored to be retiring in 2012. Johnson entering the race would likely seal the deal on his retirement, creating an open seat. (Open seats are MUCH easier to win than stealing it from an incumbent).

4) Coattails. If Johnson runs, he can endorse Adam Kokesh in NM-03 if Adam runs again and help a liberty candidate rally the votes.

5) People will notice Johnson running for Senate in New Mexico. He could endorse Ron Paul for president and help get our guy some press.

6) Another Senator would help Rand Paul in the Senate and give our movement another high-profile victory.

Finally 7) A term in the Senate could help set Johnson up for a future run for President if he wanted it, once he was back in the political limelight.

 

[0zzy]

oh snap. that sounds a lot more reasonable than presidency. he said on the Colbert show, jokingly, that "however could I run for president when I take the positions I do?" but kinda indicated he might run for something. I think it should be this.

 

[evilfunnystuff]

i like your take on this

 

[low preference guy]

i support this. gary strikes me as having the personality of an executive (governor or president), but if he can tolerate being a legislator, getting him elected will be fantastic.

 

[MRoCkEd]

Great idea!

 

[BuddyRey]

I approve this message!!!

 

[dr. hfn]

i like this idea

 

[libertybrewcity]

great idea, i don't think he presidential material judging by his speech at the RFR. senate would be excellent for 2012 and he could absolutely win, although given what we saw happened with the NM establishment GOp he might have some trouble.

 

[libertybrewcity]

and i don't know how many more well known republicans are in new mexico that would pose a serious challenge.

 

[Schmitto2121]

hes planning on running for president, its obvious.

 

[bighairycaveman]

he'd be an awesome senator

 

[BuddyRey]

Bump for a really terrific idea.

 

[libertybrewcity]

hes planning on running for president, its obvious.

very obvious. iowa, his organization..doesn't get anymore obvious then that.

 

[Imperial]

hes planning on running for president, its obvious.

Oh, i definitely agree this is what he is going for. But I think if there is enough outcry for this and someone who he is close to can convince him (like Jeffrey Miron, the Harvard economist who has also been his policy advisor as of late) to run for Senate, we could see it happen.

I don't think he has any chance at president, unless something miraculous happens. But in the Senate he would be an auto-frontrunner, before he even spent a dime.

What I really want to see is a "Draft Gary Johnson for Senate" website, much like that one crew did for Schiff and Rand. I don't have the technological ability to, and we still have the 2010 races to get through. but it is definitely worth pursuing at some point.

 

[BuddyRey]

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[justinc.1089]

THIS IS ****ING BRILLIANT!


I think the thought had actually crossed my mind before, but I guess something distracted me or I was doing something because I don't know why I wouldn't have suggested this!

Johnson would ABSOLUTELY win a Senate race! We would have another victory in the Senate!

And if Schiff pulls off a miracle victory in his race we would have THREE senators!

This would also put Johnson in a much better position to run for president in 2016 or 2020 too. Someone has GOT to convince him to run for Senate, not the presidency! Tell him he can run for president in 2016 or 2020, and point out he would be much more likely to actually win the presidency if he becomes a Senator first!

We need Johnson to run for Senate really bad, someone make a website for this lol!

 

[HopeForTheFuture2012]

This is not going to happen. There has not been a single instance in Gary Johnson's career where he has even entertained the idea of running for Senate. If anything is going to happen, it is going to be a 2012 run for the presidency.

Even Ron Paul came out today to say that he would first support Gary Johnson for 2012 if Paul doesn't run himself: http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/21/r...e-open-to-libertarian-minded-nominee-in-2012/

 

[MR2Fast2Catch]

I also think this would be a great idea. He would be a powerful asset in the Senate.

If Ron Paul runs for president again, I see no reason why Gary Johnson should run for President, other than to support Ron's ideas in the debates and then drop out to endorse Ron before the voting starts. That alone could be a better idea than running for Senate though.

But if he has experience as a US Senator on his resume, his run for the Presidency would be much more notable. But it's obvious that Gary is looking towards the presidential election, not a lower office. He wants to present his views to the country to spread the message of liberty.

 

[Imperial]

I also think this would be a great idea. He would be a powerful asset in the Senate.

If Ron Paul runs for president again, I see no reason why Gary Johnson should run for President, other than to support Ron's ideas in the debates and then drop out to endorse Ron before the voting starts. That alone could be a better idea than running for Senate though.

But if he has experience as a US Senator on his resume, his run for the Presidency would be much more notable. But it's obvious that Gary is looking towards the presidential election, not a lower office. He wants to present his views to the country to spread the message of liberty.

One way to do this would be to start in the presidential primary through the debates, then do a high-profile manouver to drop out and switch to the Senate race while endorsing Paul for President. That would give the political establishment one hell of a migraine...

 

[libertybrewcity]

Johnson is not presidential material. I wonder what his status with Ron Paul is? I'm sure they have talked this over before. If Paul rand I don't think Johnson would get to far. He would have an excellent chance of winning in 2012 for the senate.