Honest Question: If the general election was between Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and..

[mlee45]

a third party nominee... who are you going to cast your vote for?

 

[CaptUSA]

Ron Paul. Duh...

NOBP. I'll write him in if they make me.

 

[WilliamC]

For me it depends largely on what Ron Paul does.

Last time he endorsed Chuck Baldwin so that's who I voted for.

 

[azxd]

The blacked out Republican candidate

 

[_pauladin_]

Ron Paul.

 

[PaulSoHard]

anyone but Romney or Obama

 

[orenbus]

 

[ssjevot]

Please don't do a write-in. Many states don't count them and it won't provide the GOP with evidence of how many voters they lost to 3rd parties by picking Romney. Voting for Johnson will help provide the best wake-up call to the GOP (and I don't even like Johnson that much, he's my third pick for the LP nominee).

 

[rockerrockstar]

Depends on who the thrid party nominee is. I probably will vote Obama unless it is Ron Paul as the third party guy. I just don't think a third party candidate has much a chance unless it is Ron. I just don't think I can trust Romney and we all ready have an idea what Obama may do. At least Obama extended my unemployment benefits. Not sure I can trust Obama to not start a war with Iran. At least Obama is ending the wars with Iraq and hopefully Afganistan. Reason I say Obama is ending the war with Iraq is we are still paying private contract soldiers last I heard. I will wait and see if Romney comes up with some good ideas but he flip flops so not sure. I think Romney may start a war with Iran I don't like the idea.

 

[69360]

With Ron or Rand as VP I'll vote Romney
Ron on the Ballot 3rd party I'll vote Ron
No Ron on the ballot Johnson
No Ron or Johnson on the ballot Roemer
No Ron, Johnson or Roemer on the ballot then write in Ron.

 

[hammy]

No.

One.

But.

Paul.

 

[Brett85]

At least Obama extended my unemployment benefits.

Lol. That's quite a reason to vote for Obama. Do you realize that Ron Paul always votes AGAINST extending unemployment benefits?

 

[Brett85]

I'll write in Ron Paul's name on the ballot unless the Constitution Party nominates someone decent.

 

[RabbitMan]

Lol. That's quite a reason to vote for Obama. Do you realize that Ron Paul always votes AGAINST extending unemployment benefits?

I think the point was that at least Obama will spend some of that excess money on his citizens rather than exclusively throw it away overseas. I wrote Paul in last time partially because I couldn't STAND Bob Barr. I'll vote Johnson if Paul is off the radar, if nothing else then to prove a previous commenter's point that the GOP is pushing away supporters.

PLUS, Libertarian party is 100% against the Drug War. I don't even do anything illegal and from an objective standpoint it is a disgrace and responsible for at least 25% of our country's problems today.

 

[blakjak]

Johnson. Until the GOP gets it act together, I will vote 3rd party.

 

[JoshLowry]

Gary Johnson is no Ron Paul.

If we don't know how a candidate is going to vote on the issues, then why should they be considered?

It should boil down to being that simple.

 

[musicmax]

Please don't do a write-in. Many states don't count them and it won't provide the GOP with evidence of how many voters they lost to 3rd parties by picking Romney. Voting for Johnson will help provide the best wake-up call to the GOP (and I don't even like Johnson that much, he's my third pick for the LP nominee).

QFT. Anyone who is planning to write-in Ron Paul if he is not on the "official" ballot MUST at least expend the effort to find out what their state's laws are for write-ins. At best you'll be in a state where write-ins are permitted and you'll get to vote for Paul, at worst you'll get into an unwinnable argument with an 80-year-old volunteer poll worker and come across looking like a tool.

 

[RabbitMan]

Gary Johnson is no Ron Paul.

If we don't know how a candidate is going to perform, then they shouldn't get a vote.

It should boil down to being that simple.

I don't understand. Johnson was a Governor. Are you saying because he hasn't served in the House you can't vote for him? You are better than that Josh.

 

[musicmax]

Gary Johnson is no Ron Paul.

If we don't know how a candidate is going to perform, then they shouldn't get a vote.

It should boil down to being that simple.

1. Johnson's record as governor of New Mexico is well-documented. If you like it, vote for him. If you don't, don't.

2. The LP candidate's votes will at least get counted. In many states, write-ins aren't permitted at all; in other states you have to file a petition with a certain number of signatures in order for write-in votes to be allowed and counted.

3. In a state where only Obamney and the LP candidate are on the ballot, if Obama's margin over Romney is smaller than the number of votes for the LP candidate, that sends a strong message to the GOP that Romney-type candidates are not acceptable. In this scenario it will also be likely that Obama will be held under 50% of the total, precisely because LP votes are counted in the total. With lots of write-in votes that get thrown away, it is more likely that Obama would cross the 50% threshold.

 

[JoshLowry]

He never voted on foreign policy as Governor of New Mexico and I don't like what he has said about military aid for Israel.