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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIs Gary Johnson About to Sink in the Polls?
The Lid: Gary Johnson hasnt had a great few weeks. First, earlier this month, he helplessly asked an interviewer What is Aleppo? Then he failed to make the debate stage, missing a crucial chance to make his case in front of 80+ million viewers. And then last night, he again whiffed on a foreign policy question, stumbling through his inability to name a foreign leader he admires. Today, he doubled down, tweeting that he still cant think of one. The increasing press coverage of Johnsons impact on the race may have created the impression that he is gaining ground, but national polls actually show that his position (somewhere in the high single digits/low teens) has been very stable all summer.Thats why the next set of credible national polls coming this weekend or early next week will be crucially informative for him, as well as for the other two campaigns from whom hes siphoning voters. In our latest NBC/WSJ poll, Johnsons support was at nine percent, but that share nearly doubled among millennials. If Johnson has weathered the last few weeks without taking a hit, itll be tough news for Clinton as she continues to try to pull young voters back into their traditional solid spot in the Democratic bloc.
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Is Gary Johnson About to Sink in the Polls? (Original Post)
DonViejo
Sep 2016
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Mamajami
(257 posts)1. Only if his supporters stop smoking pot.
Freddie
(9,273 posts)2. "I'm voting for the Liberal guy"
Said one of DH's co-workers. Some people really are that stupid all they hear is the Liberal part of Libertarian.
DH does not discuss politics at work (he's the boss) but he did try to explain the difference. Not sure he got through.
I suspect quite a few Johnson supporters aren't the brightest bulbs.
RonniePudding
(889 posts)5. Most libertarians are quite stupid
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)3. He will end up at about 3% and Stein less than that.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)4. He seems to be kinda coo coo & living in la la land!
Not ready for anything!
Paladin
(28,269 posts)6. I damn sure hope so.
Johnson doesn't even qualify as an also-ran joke, anymore.
randr
(12,413 posts)7. Ties to Koch money