2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGary Johnson blows up when interviewer presses him on his tax policy
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, tried to change the subject to marijuana legalization when a reporter pressed him on his tax policy in an interview, published Thursday, that grew increasingly heated.
"Well, I'm an idiot," Johnson said, sarcastically opening the interview with The Guardian's Paul Lewis. "Really, I'm the dumbest guy you've ever met in your life."
Johnson was alluding to the fact that interviewers have continued to harp on his publicized gaffes in recent weeks, including being unfamiliar with Aleppo, Syria's largest city, and not being able to name a single foreign leader he admired.
After a contentious discussion of Johnson's poll numbers he's hovering around 5.8% in the RealClearPolitics average Lewis turned the conversation to the Libertarian nominee's tax policy.
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sotheyclaimDem
(32 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Mendocino
(7,504 posts)Every election needs an Admiral Stockdale.
FSogol
(45,524 posts)Daemonaquila
(1,712 posts)Look, he says some dumb things, but he's also taking away Trump votes. Go Johnson! Plus, his VP just tacitly endorsed Hillary. He'a no dumber than Shrub or Cruz or Jeb, and he's doing a public service for us. We should be encouraging him to be a perennial right-wing vote splitter, and enjoy his humor value.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)I'd like to see a poll with ranked responses to test the idea that he is pulling Trump supporters. I doubt that.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)If you look at most pols.
I wish McMullin was doing better in other states not just Utah.