Now that Gary Johnson has secured the Libertarian nod for President, is the Libertarian Party a THREAT??!!
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Congratulations to former Republican New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson in securing the Libertarian Party's nomination for President.
Some of you may remember Gary Johnson from his participation in the Republican Primary Presidential debate( shovel-ready-jobs). He has an excellent record as governor and is a more mainstream and moderate choice as the Libertarian representative in the General Election.
But you say, "C'mon Blue, you know the two-party system will not be defeated."
I beg to differ. I believe that both parties have moved too far away from their original center positions. The far-left and far-right in power do not accurately represent the majority of their constituency. Most Americans would probably find themselves somewhere in the middle of the left and right.
Former 1988 Libertarian Candidate and current Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul's message is clearly resonating with the grassroots. His ceiling of support continues to grow. While many agree with his positions, others question his "mass appeal" and "radical" foreign policy.That is where Gary Johnson comes in.
Libertarian ideology is one of limited govt and maximum personal liberty. As the movement towards more personal liberty (gay marriage, marijuana legalization, etc...) continues, and the calls for fiscal responsibility (free-market, no bail-outs, balanced budget, cut spending, etc...) persist, the LP becomes more of a threat to the 2-party establishment.
The LP is the fastest growing party and has hundreds of elected officials all over 50 states. Ron Paul admitted he will retire after this year. If Gary Johnson carries the torch and picks up an additional 15-20% of national support, he could make history, shattering the two-party duopoly.
Some of you may remember Gary Johnson from his participation in the Republican Primary Presidential debate( shovel-ready-jobs). He has an excellent record as governor and is a more mainstream and moderate choice as the Libertarian representative in the General Election.
But you say, "C'mon Blue, you know the two-party system will not be defeated."
I beg to differ. I believe that both parties have moved too far away from their original center positions. The far-left and far-right in power do not accurately represent the majority of their constituency. Most Americans would probably find themselves somewhere in the middle of the left and right.
Former 1988 Libertarian Candidate and current Republican Presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul's message is clearly resonating with the grassroots. His ceiling of support continues to grow. While many agree with his positions, others question his "mass appeal" and "radical" foreign policy.That is where Gary Johnson comes in.
Libertarian ideology is one of limited govt and maximum personal liberty. As the movement towards more personal liberty (gay marriage, marijuana legalization, etc...) continues, and the calls for fiscal responsibility (free-market, no bail-outs, balanced budget, cut spending, etc...) persist, the LP becomes more of a threat to the 2-party establishment.
The LP is the fastest growing party and has hundreds of elected officials all over 50 states. Ron Paul admitted he will retire after this year. If Gary Johnson carries the torch and picks up an additional 15-20% of national support, he could make history, shattering the two-party duopoly.
"Is the Libertarian Party a THREAT??!!"
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☆The Rock☆ * AFCL* The Sher... 2012/05/12 16:39:19None of the above
+7Now all the people whinning about Ron Paul can blame Gary Johnson if Obama wins now! LOL
With Ron Paul and Gary Johnson in the mix, the GOP is in serious trouble.
Then Paul goes back to having the courage of convictions and joins the Libertarians. Doing that, he will bring millions of his followers with him. Now you truly will have a 3-party race, and if Johnson's campaign is vigorous and well run, you may see the RINO party running #3, which in my view is exactly what they deserve.
There may then at last be a TON of voters demanding runoff elections. It may well become the end of the Dem-Rep monopoly. What could be better than that?
There are plenty of people who still are running active campaigns.
If Americans don't like where we are or where we are going to,
We still have the ultimate power at the polls.
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Gary Johnson would get us out of those ridiculous wars and propose trimming government back to levels that are affordable.
even the libertarians who were tweeting the whole time were NOT impressed.
So if you like far rightwing extremists, and disaffected republicans distancing themselves from the GOP so they don't have to take responsibility for the mess Bush left us in-then the new libertarians are for you.
If you truly believe in liberty, and less authoritarianism- stay far away from these guys-
Ross Perot is why we got Slick Willy.
Is this really what we want?
Question ... Paul wins the nomination I assume you will vote for him. Sadly I see those who back Romney will refuse to vote or will vote Obama instead. So what's that tell you about it being ABO.
The number no matter how you slice it and disagree don't and never have, favored RP.
And how does fraud fit in to your logic? Who committed what fraud?
Trying to vet delegates AFTER the deadline is what Romney tried to do in Nevada. The GOP shut down at least one county in Maine that supported Paul and wouldn't allow them to vote because of a "snowstorm" that produced only 3 inches of snow in a state that is use to dealing with snowstorms of a foot or more.
Romney's "fraud" and "disrespect for the rules" goes back to his governorhip of MA ... he's another Obama and will be worse because he has the money and influence to do so ... the taking down of America for profit.
Go Ron Paul!