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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:22 AM Oct 2012

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running for president again in 2016

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson would run for president again in four years if he's not elected in November, the candidate announced during a town hall meeting Tuesday night.

"As long as I'm relevant, I will continue this through 2016," Johnson said during the meeting, which was simulcast live online.

A former two-term governor of New Mexico, Johnson initially sought the Republican nomination for president in 2011, but he switched to the Libertarian Party in May after struggling to gain traction in state and national polls. Through the Libertarian Party, Johnson's name will be included on ballots in 47 states on Election Day, and a CNN/ORC poll in early September suggested that he could take as much as 3 percent of the vote.


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/libertarian-candidate-gary-johnson-open-running-president-again-020519571--election.html
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Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running for president again in 2016 (Original Post) davidn3600 Oct 2012 OP
That's nice dear. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #1
"As long as I'm relevant" Hugabear Oct 2012 #2
I know freedom of speech only goes so far on this site liberal_at_heart Oct 2012 #3
Parties are people my friend... brooklynite Oct 2012 #10
I'm open to the idea of not voting for him more than once. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #4
Good...I'm open to hear what he has to say. nt jaysunb Oct 2012 #5
He'd be more relevant if he ran as Jesse Ventura's VP BlackGuero Oct 2012 #6
He would be more relevant Rincewind Oct 2012 #7
And that would be true for both Ventura and Johnson NoPasaran Oct 2012 #9
Oh dear. Would someone please tell him, he's not relevant. cali Oct 2012 #8
Okay, I'm open to not voting for him HappyMe Oct 2012 #11
Fine, anything that splits the repugs is ok by me. nt TBF Oct 2012 #12
Of course he is. JHB Oct 2012 #13

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
3. I know freedom of speech only goes so far on this site
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 01:38 AM
Oct 2012

so all I will say is I am a liberal democrat who believes in a multi-party system or maybe even a no party system. What we have is not working. Congress has somewhere around a 10% approval rating. No where in our constitution does it say we have to have parties at all. There. I said it. I blasphemed. You can strike my post down now if you want. I have said my peace.

brooklynite

(94,737 posts)
10. Parties are people my friend...
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 07:38 AM
Oct 2012

Seriously, Political Parties formed because like-minded people realized it wasn't terribly easy to run for office alone, and formed a group structure to promote ideas and candidates. It's something I think Gary Johnson will recognize he needed more of on November 6.

BlackGuero

(9 posts)
6. He'd be more relevant if he ran as Jesse Ventura's VP
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:05 AM
Oct 2012

Jesse Ventura is one the few people (not politicians) who is bold enough to give the other two party's a run for their money. He would easily garner enough support to be allowed to debate.

NoPasaran

(17,291 posts)
9. And that would be true for both Ventura and Johnson
Wed Oct 3, 2012, 07:27 AM
Oct 2012

Most people would describe getting "as much as three percent of the vote" as getting a hell of a beating. Thinking that makes you "relevant" is really sanity-challenged.

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