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Don't see why folk don't vote for Gary Johnson. He appeals to both Bernie Sanders voters and disenfranchised Republicans.

jccalhoun 10y ago
If people are like me they will probably not be voting for someone but against someone. I really don't want candidate Y to win so I'm going to vote for candidate X because that candidate has a better chance of winning than Johnson (or my pick Stein). Although my state usually goes pretty solidly for one political party so I might vote for Stein anyway because my anti-vote won't be enough.
sbjustin 10y ago
If more people were supporting Johnson he'd get on the debate stage and actually stand a shot. It's non-sense that people are saying they won't vote for him now when they don't have to decide till Nov 7th. Support him now and if he doesn't poll well enough after the debates go do your never X vote.
plandis 10y ago
Sanders and Johnson couldn't be more far apart on economic policy. It's a false equivalence to say that they are similar. One is inherently for welfare the other vehemently against it in most forms.
omegaworks 10y ago
Gary Johnson stated that he would eliminate the Board of Education. That is the opposite position from Bernie Sanders' push to expand access to public education. Don't take that as an endorsement of the status quo; right now schools are locally funded, with wealthier districts providing higher quality experiences and fighting vehemently against out-of-district access to those resources. [0] However, the market-based solution that GJ and the Libertarians propose looks like a step backwards, furthering the stratification between rich and poor. A stronger national education system is necessary to enable sensible resource allocation and equitable access to quality schools. 0. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/t...
ciethrenn 10y ago
i agree he is a brilliant middle of the road honest candidate with much to offer both sides https://www.reddit.com/r/GaryJohnson/comments/4vq33l/choose_wisely_i_spent_some_free_time_making_this/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GaryJohnson/comments/4vq33l/choose_...

jccalhoun 10y ago

If people are like me they will probably not be voting for someone but against someone. I really don't want candidate Y to win so I'm going to vote for candidate X because that candidate has a better chance of winning than Johnson (or my pick Stein). Although my state usually goes pretty solidly for one political party so I might vote for Stein anyway because my anti-vote won't be enough.

sbjustin 10y ago

If more people were supporting Johnson he'd get on the debate stage and actually stand a shot. It's non-sense that people are saying they won't vote for him now when they don't have to decide till Nov 7th. Support him now and if he doesn't poll well enough after the debates go do your never X vote.

plandis 10y ago

Sanders and Johnson couldn't be more far apart on economic policy. It's a false equivalence to say that they are similar. One is inherently for welfare the other vehemently against it in most forms.

omegaworks 10y ago

Gary Johnson stated that he would eliminate the Board of Education. That is the opposite position from Bernie Sanders' push to expand access to public education. Don't take that as an endorsement of the status quo; right now schools are locally funded, with wealthier districts providing higher quality experiences and fighting vehemently against out-of-district access to those resources. [0] However, the market-based solution that GJ and the Libertarians propose looks like a step backwards, furthering the stratification between rich and poor. A stronger national education system is necessary to enable sensible resource allocation and equitable access to quality schools. 0. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/t...

ciethrenn 10y ago

i agree he is a brilliant middle of the road honest candidate with much to offer both sides https://www.reddit.com/r/GaryJohnson/comments/4vq33l/choose_wisely_i_spent_some_free_time_making_this/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GaryJohnson/comments/4vq33l/choose_...