Will Any 3rd Party Candidates Make A Difference This Year?

[Craig]

Gary Johnson...Jill Stein and Virgil Goode are the biggest names this year. A former Republican Governor running as a Libertarian, a Green and a Constitutional Party representative. If nothing else, Johnson's favorite son standing in NM likely makes it an easy win for Obama. Does Goode, a VA man...take conservative votes from Romney in VA (and/or any of the other dozen plus states where he made the ballot?)..and hand that state to Obama? How strong will the Randians turnout for Objectivist Party nominee Tom Stevens? How about the Peace and Freedom ticket...Rosanne Barr and Cindy Sheehan? Did you know we have a Prohibition Party?



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[fairsheet]

3rd partiers will have no negative effect on Obama. But, they may help expand his margin of victory. IF the GOP-inclined become convinced that Mitt can't win, they'll be more inclined to cast a "protest" vote, making Mitt's final tally even less than iit would've been.

 

[Craig]

3rd partiers will have no negative effect on Obama. But, they may help expand his margin of victory. IF the GOP-inclined become convinced that Mitt can't win, they'll be more inclined to cast a "protest" vote, making Mitt's final tally even less than iit would've been.

That the role I see Virgil Goode playing. Protest..perhaps spoiler. If he takes 2% from Romney in VA...or NC..that might be the difference maker in a close race.

I agree that I see no problems for Obama from the Libertarians, Greens or the Peace and Freedom Party..

 

[Union_Jack_1972]

Gary Johnson...Jill Stein and Virgil Goode are the biggest names this year. A former Republican Governor running as a Libertarian, a Green and a Constitutional Party representative. If nothing else, Johnson's favorite son standing in NM likely makes it an easy win for Obama. Does Goode, a VA man...take conservative votes from Romney in VA (and/or any of the other dozen plus states where he made the ballot?)..and hand that state to Obama? How strong will the Randians turnout for Objectivist Party nominee Tom Stevens? How about the Peace and Freedom ticket...Rosanne Barr and Cindy Sheehan? Did you know we have a Prohibition Party?



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I believe Johnson being on the LP ticket will hurt Romney in states like New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Nevada where there is a decent amount of LP supporters. The only person the third parties will be helping is Obama, so that should make you happy, right Craig?

 

[Craig]

I believe Johnson being on the LP ticket will hurt Romney in states like New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Nevada where there is a decent amount of LP supporters. The only person the third parties will be helping is Obama, so that should make you happy, right Craig?

I like some of Johnson's policies...not so fond of some others. Pretty much same old same old. Just a matter of which policies fall into which category. I'm on the social libertarian side...so...yes...it makes me ...pleased.

Other than that...I see no better candidate than Obama in this years cycle. Do you Jack?

 

[Union_Jack_1972]

I like some of Johnson's policies...not so fond of some others. Pretty much same old same old. Just a matter of which policies fall into which category. I'm on the social libertarian side...so...yes...it makes me ...pleased.

Other than that...I see no better candidate than Obama in this years cycle. Do you Jack?

Obama will win, and might even win by a landslide...

Romney is too weak, the Tea Panties hate him, and let be honest Romney is as fake as Obama, but at least Obama knows how to sell himself unlike Mitt...

I wish Bill could have ran because since him the country has been falling down to third world status...

 

[NightSwimmer]

I think that Virgil Goode is the one most likely to make a difference in a state that might be close in November. I think that someone who would cast a protest vote for a Libertarian might also consider voting for Obama. None of Goode's voters would likely be potential Obama voters. Every vote that he gets is a lost vote for Romney.