New Mexico Voters Like Gary Johnson, Vote For Obama Anyway
ALBUQUERQUE—Not far from where Gary Johnson’s Election Night party will take place later tonight New Mexican voters were busy coming and going at the Duranes Elementary School. Nearly all of the voters I talked to had positive things to say about their still-popular former governor but all were nonetheless voting for President Barack Obama.
“Yeah I like him, I like him. I didn’t vote for him though I voted for Obama. I like Gary, I don’t think Gary had a chance. I didn’t want to throw my vote away,” said Roger C Blair, 68, and a stand-up comedian.
Blair said that he thought Johnson was pretty liberal for Republican.
“He wanted to legalize marijuana!” he said.
Juana Madrid, 65, said he voted for Obama because he voted for him last time and he “likes his ways even though he hasn’t had a chance to do many of things he wanted to do for the country.”
“He was OK, I didn’t vote for him, but he was OK,” said Madrid on Johnson’s time as governor.
Madrid’s wife, Connie, said she voted for Obama and didn’t like Johnson because of his position on drug legalization.
“Gary Johnson was OK, I can’t disagree with a lot of things he did but I am not one for legalizing marijuana,” she said.
“I didn’t want to waste a vote because I felt this was gonna be so close. As much as I like some of what Gary says,” said Steve Friese, 54, a teacher.
Prycosah Lueras, 27, a lifelong resident of New Mexico, said she didn’t even know Johnson was running or that he was governor.
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I also only considered voting for Johnson and Obama.
ITS OVER BITCHES!
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The electorate is just chock full of retards, man.
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Jesus Christ people are retarded. Anyone who holds some forlorn hope that a libertarian candidate can win needs to just read this shit and stop deluding themselves. Drink; it should help some.
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Jesus loves the retards Epi. But he don't love us drunks.
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True, I don't even get to get drunk until after my tennis class, so not for another few hours. I'll just play Borderlands until then.
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Tennis is the gayest sport since gay went to gaytown.
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Therefore fitting for me, the gayest monster since gay came to Gaytown.
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I never thought a libertarian could win, but I at least figured he'd get some votes. Holy fuck.
And yes, I've started drinking. I have a seminar to teach tomorrow. It won't go well.
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Well that about answers that question. As a former New Mexican I remember discussing this on H&R months ago, wondering how Johnson might cause an (minor) upset in the normally blue state of NM by leaning heavily for the home boy made good.
No such luck.
Stay classy, New Mexico.
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Prycosah Lueras, 27, a lifelong resident of New Mexico, said she didn’t even know Johnson was running or that he was governor.
Yeah, stay classy, NM.
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That is when you know democracy is shit.
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Go fuck yourselves, New Mexico.
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I didn't want to throw away my vote by voting for the guy I wanted to win, so I wisely used my vote to vote for the guy I didn't want to win. That about right?
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Governor of what?
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Governor? I thought that was British slang.
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No, that would be "Guvnah!"
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Song of the day (and election): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3OHwU9w6o
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This whole "throwing your vote away" rationale is inisidiously pervasive. I thought someone near and dear was voting Gary Johnson based on our previous discussions and watching the third party debate together. She instead voted Obama, "because it's too close."
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The closer the election, the more likely I am to vote 3rd party. I want to see someone get hurt from a third party upset.
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I really think that both Dems and Repubs are actively encouraging this "it's the end of the world if the wrong candidate wins" mentality, so that people are too afraid to take a chance voting third party.