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Question: What % of Libertarian vote will prevent Hillary and Trump from 270?
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5-10%
 
#2
10-20%
 
#3
20-30%
 
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Crumpets
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« on: May 05, 2016, 12:40:38 PM »

The Libertarian Party candidate will not win any states in this election.

There will not be a President from the Libertarian Party in your or my lifetime.
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Crumpets
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2016, 01:51:24 PM »

The Libertarian Party candidate will not win any states in this election.

There will not be a President from the Libertarian Party in your or my lifetime.

That kind of mentality needs to be broken.

There could very well be a candidate who represents vaguely libertarianish ideals as president, but the notion that someone of the profile of Gary freaking Johnson can cobble together a coalition to win a state, let alone 270 EV is patently ridiculous. If libertarians want to win an election, they need to elect someone who is either a minority or a woman (because no, having a white dude saying that his policies are good for these groups does not make them want to vote for him) elected as either a left-libertarian Democrat or a right-libertarian Republican. Then, if that person also has charisma and a solid platform, they might be able to change the party's thinking/electorate enough to build such a coalition.

I don't see it happening.
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