Gary Johnson knew what and where Aleppo is.
However distasteful his views, the man's no dummy. He knows a lot of things.
He knows that even though third party bids usually go nowhere, having two widely-reviled (by different sections of the electorate) major party candidates make a good environment for a third party run as any for years, and maybe years to come.
He also knows that to have any credible chance at all, no matter how slim, he needs to make it to the debates. And so he needs to increase his poll numbers, and quickly.
He knows that name recognition, for better or worse, plays a significant role in polling. And to get more of that in a hurry, he needs press attention. In his situation, bad press is better than no press.
So, why not bait press attention by saying something stupid? He can gamble that it will bring him more new supporters than it costs him; additionally, it allows him to criticize Trump for being much worse, then try to suck up to press-hating right wingers by saying that his "gaffe" was no big deal and they are making too much of it.
In other words, it's exactly the kind of Hail Mary that a long shot candidate needs to throw, having hardly anything to lose by trying.
Agree? Disagree?
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And wants a coal based economy and Bernie voters are considering him 
