Reason Magazine Answers: Is Voting for Gary Johnson a Vote for Obama? [VIDEO]

by Fef Posted 2012/06/15 23:44:01

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"Is voting for Gary Johnson essentially helping Barack Obama get reelected?"

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Odinsown 2012/06/16 00:16:41

No

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Lol I asked this question this morning. To answer, I agree with Nick on this completely. In my own words you should vote for whomever you feel should be president and voting for that person is never throwing your vote away and logically cannot be considered "a vote for the other guy".
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lucky 2012/06/17 12:05:14

No

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Not voting for someone simply because you think they cant win is part of what has helped keep us under the control of a two party system and allowed those two parties to give us such pis* poor candidates.

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Zak Smith 2012/06/16 03:05:49

No

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When I vote, I vote for who I think will do the best job, not against who I don't like. In four years, if Romney wins, the Democrats will be asking if a vote for the LP is a vote for Romney. This methodology of voting for anyone but the opposition, means you are willing to vote for the worst possible candidate as long as he/she carries your group's flag. And then you wonder why corruption and incompetence is so prevalent in our government.

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S and S 2012/06/16 03:01:37

No

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it is a vote for what is right!!!! a vote for Romney IS a vote for Obama. A vote for Obama IS a vote for Romney... get it...

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Beccy 2012/06/16 00:21:49

No

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Sometimes we have to do what we think is best for our country. I will not vote for Obama nor will I vote for Romney.

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Stryder to Beccy 2012/06/16 02:04:42

How is voting for someone who has no chance of winning and taking a vote away from someone who does helping the country? It's not. It's helping Obama.

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Dan ☮ R... to Stryder 2012/06/16 03:23:41 (edited)

You arent taking a vote away from anyone. Obama and Romney never were entitled to those votes. If either lose, its because they lost on their own merit (or lack of) and didnt deserve enough votes to win.

Second, you should instead be asking "what good will Willard do for this country?" instead. Although the answer is Romney will do as much good for this country as Obama. Both love the NDAA.

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Striker 2012/06/16 00:21:08

No

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A vote for Paul or Johnson is your only chance to vote for increasing Liberty.

America has at best perhaps another year or two to live. Neither Romney nor Obama will lift one finger to turn from collapse to Liberty.

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Odinsown 2012/06/16 00:16:41

No

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Lol I asked this question this morning. To answer, I agree with Nick on this completely. In my own words you should vote for whomever you feel should be president and voting for that person is never throwing your vote away and logically cannot be considered "a vote for the other guy".

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All American 2012/06/15 23:49:51

Yes

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Same if the vote for Ron Paul. This is exactly what the left wants; it will dilute Romney's voter base.

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Striker to All Ame... 2012/06/16 00:17:44

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It is the RINO Party diluting its own base.
Somewhere along the way, if America is to recover (most unlikely), there must be candidates who stand on a foundation of Very Simple Principle.
There is no Principle visible in the Dem-Rep Monopoly. That means only that all gets worse, not better.

http://no-ruler.net/essence/

Therefore, there's no possibility of accomplishing anything via Romney/Obama, so why vote against your own Liberty?

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Fef to All Ame... 2012/06/18 23:31:51

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Except that I think Ron Paul voters come from the Left more than the right.

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Rocket2112 to Fef 2012/08/21 15:42:17 (edited)

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I am a traditional Liberal thinking person. I fear the Right because of their embracing of religion into law and coddling of the wealthy. I am voting Gary Johnson. So you think of it as one less vote for Obama, not because I dislike Obama, but for the right reason, that I agree most with Johnson.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/15 23:48:05

Yes

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Yes it is - he will not and cannot win

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