I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
I'm voting Democrat no matter what so you can take this with a grain of salt. Obviously if you'd normally vote Republican and hate Hillary I think you'd be wise to vote libertarian instead of Trump. If you'd normally vote Democrat though I'd say you should stick with Hillary since she's the only candidate that can realistically defeat Trump.
All kidding aside though.... If the libertarian party would like to attempt to force it's way into the big time this is the time to do it. I've long predicted that the Republican party had to eventually fracture. It's happening sooner than I thought, and not exactly along the lines that I thought, but it's close. If Gary Johnson can get even 5-10% of the vote you'll at the very least force republicans and democrats to take you a bit more seriously in 2020.
If the Libertarian want to become relevant I believe they should work on being elected to the House or Senate first.
I disagree. That would be harder because a handful of Libertarians can do nothing in the Senate or House. They would need enough to be able to spoil either party's plurality and that's harder to do. President is a different matter.
I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
Are you serious? Both Bernie Sanders and Trump are more libertarian than any other candidate in modern history. Together form the bulk of the Libertarian Platform. There is also no better time to be a pissed off citizen or disenfranchised voter. Which also happens to make up a good chunk of the Libertarian base. I don't want to see Libertarians gain power because frankly I just don't agree with their misplaced Utopian daydreams.
You are conflating being perpetually and hopelessly pissed off with being a Libertarian. Libertarians tend to be perpetually and hopelessly pissed off people, but they tend to not agree with other people who are perpetually and hopelessly pissed off.
I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
Are you serious? Both Bernie Sanders and Trump are more libertarian than any other candidate in modern history.
.... this is sarcasm, yes?
Tell me how Gary Johnson is any different than the others and I'll give you just as much evidence that he is exactly the same!
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Gary Johnson isn't the nominee yet - we'll find out this weekend. Libertarian polling has Austin Petersen beating him.
But not really (outside of sloppy online polls): Libertarian Party Membership Survey 2016 · Hammer of Truth
I know people who want to see the Libertarian party become as mainstream as the Republicans and Democrats but always felt the stakes were too high to "throw away" their vote on an unelectable candidate. At the same time, part of the reason a third party isn't emerging is because none have proven to be significantly popular enough to gain traction and interest. With the unfavorable numbers in both the likely Republican and and Democrat nominees so high, is this the year we should start making the American people consider a third option?
Gary Johnson =/= Libertarian, any more than "Donald Trump" = "GOP".
So suppose a Libertarian candidate was elected President. How would they get anything on their agenda through Congress?
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