Libertarian candidate poll

[thequietkid10]

The LP would be fools not to nominate Johnson now. Trump just won the nomination. A huge and unprecedented portion of the GOP hates him. Johnson was a successful governor with real name recognition. The rest of the candidates are nobodies. With so many disafected GOP voters looking for a protest candidate the LP could break 5% and get matching funds. It could be a game changer for them. It's time for them to stop the circular firing squad and step up to be a real party.

That said, I'll vote for whoever they nominate as long as it's not some wacko for legal child molesting or something.

Yep. There are lots of writers and GOP bloggers who are itching for an alternative right now. They're not as influential as say, Hannity, but people read their blogs and many of them have day jobs as businessmen and attorneys and they have lots of disposable income, to say nothing of the Koch brothers (for better or worse). I won't put it past the National Review to endorse Johnson over Trump.

Petersen lacks name recognition, and MacAfee is too much of gadfry.

I respectfully understand why associating with such people would turn your stomach. But understand opportunities like to gain inroads in American political mainstream DO NOT COME ALONG EVERY FOUR YEARS. If we pass this opportunity by, Senator Sasse might get the aforementioned support, 25% of the general electorate vote (or more) and become reap of the benefits of being the kingmaker.

 

[Origanalist]

Is it possible for a good man to enjoy doing nothing while evil flourishes? Especially if he is uniquely positioned and equipped to do something about it?

Ask yourself that when you're 80. Seriously, he's too old to run for Prez, it takes too much work, travel etc..

 

[Natural Citizen]

Ask yourself that when you're 80. Seriously, he's too old to run for Prez, it takes too much work, travel etc..

Yep. The man has done enough. Let him be to do things he wants to do. As it is, we're Ron Paul now.

I would like to see a library of sorts around here dedicated to his works and thoughts on things, though. There is much here as it is but it's just so fragmented and lost.

 

[Origanalist]

I'm not questioning the work of the Ron Paul Liberty Report or Institute, but don't you think a presidential bid (even if unsuccessful) would be far more effective at spreading the liberty message?

Heck he wouldn't even hardly have to campaign.

Of course he would. Hillary is much better known than he is by the general public. As is Trump.

 

[Origanalist]

Yep. The man has done enough. Let him be to do things he wants to do. As it is, we're Ron Paul now.

Ron Paul has done what probably nobody else could have, now it's up to the rest of us to make sure it wasn't in vain.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Ron Paul has done what probably nobody else could have, now it's up to the rest of us to make sure it wasn't in vain.

Yep. He sure has. We're lucky to see a Ron Paul come along every century or so. It'll get worse before it gets better, though, as far as the rest of us go. And that'll have to run its course, too. Which I suppose you know. Seems like a lot of us carry a compass pointing in a different direction depending on any given specific thing. Will have to work that out if we don't want to keep leading ourselves in circles. Some feelings will get hurt along the way. Some busted pride maybe. Is what it is. Going to have to suck it up and work around it.

 

[anaconda]

Contrariwise, I think clowning is the only real way to compete this cycle.