Without You Meddling Libertarian Voters, Romney Could Have Lost By Only 2.7 Million Votes!
Over at National Review, Jim Geraghty takes to task those 1.22 million of us who voted for Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson.
Over at National Review, Jim Geraghty takes to task those 1.22 million of us who voted for Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson.
On Monday, I noted six federal races in which the Libertarian Party candidate on Nov. 6 received considerably more votes than the margin of victory of a winning Democrat over a losing Republican.
L.P. nominee Gary Johnson fights to reach single digits.
On Friday, Garrett Quinn pointed out two congressional races in which a Libertarian Party candidate received considerably more votes than the margin separating a winning Democrat from a losing Republican: Massachusetts' 6th District (48.3%-47.3%-4.5%** for Rep. John Tierney over Richard Tisei and Daniel Fishman), and Utah's 4th District (49.3%-48.1%-2.6%** for Rep. Jim Matheson over Mia Love and Jim Vein).
With absentee ballots and late returns coming in it looks like the LP candidate did not do as well as previously thought
The Republican lost and the Libertarian drew a lot of votes
Maybe there's a constituency for freedom, after all
Only sorry they couldn't help hammer a few more nails in the coffin lid
Even a Ron Paul-endorsed Republican Senate candidate couldn't win the hearts of Libertarian Party voters in Montana. Danny Rehberg lost in a squeaker (not called til this morning) against incumbent Democrat Jon Tester, while Libertarian Dan Cox got 5 percent.
If you scripted Gary Johnson's character in a movie, critics would roll their eyes and advise you to tone it down.
Candidate gets enough votes in failed challenge of delegate to not have to seek ballot access
Horning pulling in 6 percent in close race
He offers an alternative to a nutty Republican and a hack Democrat
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson's final campaign ad implores voters to "cast a protest vote that counts."
The Washington Post's house progressive (OK, OK, he's not exactly alone over there) Ezra Klein explains today with astonishing succinctness why you should consider voting for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.
Shut out of debates and mostly ignored by the press
The other day my 9-year-old daughter asked me which presidential candidate got my vote four years ago. "Bob Barr," I said. "Babar?" she said. "He must have been a Republican."
The second to last third party debate before Election Day featured four candidates with high expectations and steep challenges.
George Zsidisn, a business professor at Bowling Green State University, is such a big Gary Johnson fan that he penned this song for him and played it at his rally on Friday.
CHICAGO-The Free & Equal debate that featured the four primary third party candidates at Hilton Chicago last night wasn't pretty but it sure as hell was more interesting than the three official presidential debates between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
They'll "spoil" it for the private club of Republicans and Democrats
Third candidate has impressed with his grasp of the issues and his positioning
Claim GOP officials have been trying to get Gary Johnson off the ballot
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