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Anyone voting for Gary Johnson or Jill Stein?

Boycott CAFOs

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Both Jill Stein and Gary Johnson appear to want to end factory farming, I have to add since it is an issue I'm very passionate about.

On the unsustainable factory farming system in the US, Gary Johnson said: "I think education brings change. The more light we shine on these issues, the better they become. As a consumer, I am demanding these changes." He would also "cut agricultural subsidies by at least 43 percent".
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Jill Stein said on the issue, "Strengthening local sustainable farming, family and community farms is a major initiative within the Green New Deal. Modern industrial farming (including factory farming of animals) has been devastating for small farmers, for greenhouse gas emissions, for toxic pollution, for public health and nutrition. The farm bill needs to incorporate the needs of public health, small farmers, a sustainable economy, etc."

She realizes that ending factory farming will improve the economy and our health. "If only our elected officials knew all the amazing solutions that save lives, and save money, and create jobs, while saving the environment, surely they would do something. Like supporting healthy, sustainable, local farms, and clean energy. Instead of pouring our tax dollars into toxic industrial agriculture and poisonous fossil fuels."
 
I like Jill Stein but, not enough to be honest. Johnson seems to feel like the free market is a religion, so I stay away from him.
 
Is Johnson actually going to be on the ballot in Virginia?
 
I'm planning on voting for Gary Johnson. Between a Republican who's soft on guns and the most spendthrift President in American history, I think our best bet is actually the moderate Libertarian.

Which is to say that I'm one more bad administration away from writing in Cthulhu.
 
both have much more appeal than the candidates of the two major parties
i align a bit closer to Stein
but will vote for Johnson because of his strong experience as a state governor

delighted to see the debate scheduled for the 23rd
only wish Buddy Roemer was to be included. he is fighting for two huge issues that neither major party seems inclined to address: getting money out of politics and implementing fair trade policies
Thank You for Your Support | Buddy Roemer for President
 
American said:
Is Johnson actually going to be on the ballot in Virginia?
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Yeppers... the only states he's not officially on is Michigan and Oklahoma I do believe.
 
I'll be voting for Jill Stein but I would be very happy with Gary Johnson as president as well.
 
I'm voting for Jill Stein this year.
 
I haven't decided yet whether to vote for Romney or Johnson. In terms of ideology I lean more with Johnson obviously, but seeing as I live in the state that is likely going to decide the election, I may be forced to vote Romney simply because the alternative of Obama would be completely disastrous.
 
American said:
Is Johnson actually going to be on the ballot in Virginia?
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Yes--GOP, Dem, Constitution, Libertarian, and Green party are on the VA ballot. You will also have 2 constitutional questions (eminent domain limited to public use and whether or not to allow the veto session of the general assembly to delay convening by up to a week); Kaine v. Allen for Senate, and your house race.
 
Both of them will be much better than Romney or Obama. It's really a shame our country only see those two as the "real" choices.
 
Sonic said:
Both of them will be much better than Romney or Obama. It's really a shame our country only see those two as the "real" choices.
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It is a huge shame. I hope that people wake up before election time.
 
I voted for Stein.My state isn't a swing state so I felt free to vote my conscience. In the local races I voted for Dems, Greens, and Libertarians. No Republicans though. That party is dead to me.
 
Boycott CAFOs said:
It is a huge shame. I hope that people wake up before election time.
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That would be nice but I highly doubt it. People seem too set in the two party system of democrats and republicans and don't want to put in research for anyone else. If they only knew.
 
I would like to vote for Stein but after reading her parties platform I thought it was a bit to "flowery" for my tastes.
 
I'll cast for Johnson.

no way in hell I could vote for Stein.... i'd vote for Obama over her in a New York minute
 
If Jill Stein was actually on the ballot in Kansas i would vote for her cuz my vote for Obama isnt going to account for **** here anyways.
 
duhu said:
I haven't decided yet whether to vote for Romney or Johnson. In terms of ideology I lean more with Johnson obviously, but seeing as I live in the state that is likely going to decide the election, I may be forced to vote Romney simply because the alternative of Obama would be completely disastrous.
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I hate this way of thinking.

Vote for the person you think is best suited to run the country.

People who continue to vote dem or rep ensure that those are the only real choices we'll ever have.
 
Gary Johnson. I'm voting for who/what I want rather than more of what I don't like. Why would someone do otherwise?
 
Combine them into a nice hybrid. Gary Stein.
 
I'm voting for Gary Johnson and will be proud to do so.
 
No- in 2012_ I'm voting for the Winner, maybe in 2016- IF, gary Johnson Is a candidate then', with more Electability' than Now.
 
Folks act like the vote for third parties is somehow going to matter if another million or so folks cast that direction. We are in a rigged pseudo electoral system. As long as states cast their votes as winner take all, we have problems. I would love to see third party taken seriously, of course! Especially the only sane party; libertarians.

The only two ways to fix this asinine system. Get rid of the winner take all and preferably the entire electoral college BS. The other option is for media and pacs and everyone else to stop ignoring the third parties.

Unfortunately, neither is very likely :(

Still I would love to see a large vote for third parties to at least get a little attention.
 
I've been considering voting for Gary Johnson. I'm under no illusions that it will change anything, but I may do so as a token protest against how badly our current choices suck.
 
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