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Johnson is most voted Libertarian candidate ever

duhu

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2012 Libertarian Presidential Ticket of Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray More Than DOUBLED the 2008 Vote Total of Bob Barr and Wayne Root. Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes.

Top 3 States for Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray

New Mexico - 3.5% of the Vote

Montana – 2.9% of the Vote

Alaska – 2.5% of the Vote

2 Key Factors that Held Down Gary Johnson’s Vote Total

Money Fact: Republicans and Democrats Spent $2 Billion on the Presidential Campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Libertarians raised and spent $3 Million for the Presidential Campaign of Gov. Gary Johnson.

Romney and Obama Outspent Gary Johnson 667 to 1.

Media Fact: News Media Showered the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Campaigns With More Than 1,000 Times the News Coverage that they Devoted to Gov. Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
 
At this rate of growth, Libertarians will take Congress in 30,000 years.
 
duhu said:
2012 Libertarian Presidential Ticket of Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray More Than DOUBLED the 2008 Vote Total of Bob Barr and Wayne Root. Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes.

Top 3 States for Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray

New Mexico - 3.5% of the Vote

Montana – 2.9% of the Vote

Alaska – 2.5% of the Vote

2 Key Factors that Held Down Gary Johnson’s Vote Total

Money Fact: Republicans and Democrats Spent $2 Billion on the Presidential Campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Libertarians raised and spent $3 Million for the Presidential Campaign of Gov. Gary Johnson.

Romney and Obama Outspent Gary Johnson 667 to 1.

Media Fact: News Media Showered the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Campaigns With More Than 1,000 Times the News Coverage that they Devoted to Gov. Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
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And I am proud to say that one of those votes was mine. :)
 
That's what happens when a large number of voters detest the current president, but are given another crappy candidate to vote for.
 
duhu said:
2012 Libertarian Presidential Ticket of Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray More Than DOUBLED the 2008 Vote Total of Bob Barr and Wayne Root. Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes.

Top 3 States for Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray

New Mexico - 3.5% of the Vote

Montana – 2.9% of the Vote

Alaska – 2.5% of the Vote

2 Key Factors that Held Down Gary Johnson’s Vote Total

Money Fact: Republicans and Democrats Spent $2 Billion on the Presidential Campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Libertarians raised and spent $3 Million for the Presidential Campaign of Gov. Gary Johnson.

Romney and Obama Outspent Gary Johnson 667 to 1.

Media Fact: News Media Showered the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Campaigns With More Than 1,000 Times the News Coverage that they Devoted to Gov. Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
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So?

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What did it take to be the most voted libertarian candidate? About 5 votes?
 
JRog said:
That's what happens when a large number of voters detest the current president, but are given another crappy candidate to vote for.
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I wasn’t even close to detesting the current President. But there is definitely something to the later. Notice the States that Johnson did well in. States where an Obama vote is just as much a “waste” as a Johnson vote. I find Johnson appealing in so many ways that I found Romney revolting.

Further IMO Johnson was far more an actual libertarian than the Libertarian Party has had for a candidate in some time. Ironic, I know. But Bob Barr? Really?
 
The only useful amount then was in New Mexico. We could ignore the rest, and should. No, wait, scratch that, we should ignore their contributions in New Mexico. It wouldn't matter.
 
duhu said:
2012 Libertarian Presidential Ticket of Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray More Than DOUBLED the 2008 Vote Total of Bob Barr and Wayne Root. Gary Johnson received 1,139,562 votes.

Top 3 States for Gov. Gary Johnson and Judge Jim Gray

New Mexico - 3.5% of the Vote

Montana – 2.9% of the Vote

Alaska – 2.5% of the Vote

2 Key Factors that Held Down Gary Johnson’s Vote Total

Money Fact: Republicans and Democrats Spent $2 Billion on the Presidential Campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Libertarians raised and spent $3 Million for the Presidential Campaign of Gov. Gary Johnson.

Romney and Obama Outspent Gary Johnson 667 to 1.

Media Fact: News Media Showered the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Campaigns With More Than 1,000 Times the News Coverage that they Devoted to Gov. Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
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While the progress is slim, it still shows that Americans are open to the idea of real change, and the popularity of the party is growing. Hopefully we will be seeing a more even ballot in the future, 3rd party needs to utilize social networking and such to get their message out.
 
Actually, where I can be wrong is in potential impact in Florida and Ohio. It isn't enough to carry the election, and you have to consider potential loss of votes as a results of catering to Libertarians, but you may actually have a slight point in this if you had pursued it from this angle.
 
duhu said:
Your math sucks.
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Heaing that from a libertarian, and their gold standard hackery, is a compliment.

In any case, if you want to count libertarian votes now or in 30,000 years, I'm betting they and Ayn Rand will still remain a stronghold only of adolescent males.
 
joko104 said:
What did you change by that vote?
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It's called baby steps to something better. The Dem/Rep Duopoly is the real threat to freedom.
 
duhu said:
Money Fact: Republicans and Democrats Spent $2 Billion on the Presidential Campaigns of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Libertarians raised and spent $3 Million for the Presidential Campaign of Gov. Gary Johnson.

Romney and Obama Outspent Gary Johnson 667 to 1.

Media Fact: News Media Showered the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Campaigns With More Than 1,000 Times the News Coverage that they Devoted to Gov. Gary Johnson and his Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
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Being outspent is not as much of an excuse anymore. The Dean and Obama campaigns showed you a path forward to make serious dents in more institutionalized money. You folks face an enormous challenge, yes, but you have to be a bit more optimistic in new fandangled fundraising techniques and technologies.
 
Redress said:
What did it take to be the most voted libertarian candidate? About 5 votes?
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Over 200,000 more than the previous record, actually.
 
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