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jen63

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39. He is definitely a nut but at least he owned it.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 04:09 PM

Sep 2016

That's rare for a politician. Nobody running is going to burn Clinton in a foreign policy debate.

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Since Johnson just committed harakiri on live TV, where do his voters go? [View all] kentuck Sep 2016 OP

They don't have to go anywhere. LisaL Sep 2016 #1

He should resign and let his .vP head the ticket mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #2

Bill Weld would win the election. roamer65 Sep 2016 #45

They'll probably write-in Rand Paul or some bullshit... Blue_Tires Sep 2016 #3

I don't think so radical noodle Sep 2016 #4

There was a poll out a few months ago saying Johnson took bigdarryl Sep 2016 #27

He was a Republican when he was gov of NM womanofthehills Sep 2016 #44

What did he do? Odin2005 Sep 2016 #5

Here. LisaL Sep 2016 #7

Holy shit! Odin2005 Sep 2016 #9

What is the big deal Trump shows he is that stupid every day and doc03 Sep 2016 #26

It's the hair! (and johnson doesn't have it!) jonno99 Sep 2016 #51

With the most recent round of polls that show a closer race, Chiyo-chichi Sep 2016 #6

Why would Democrats vote for Johnson's beyond-right-wing economic platform? HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #18

I really don't buy it, either. Chiyo-chichi Sep 2016 #20

There are many Democrats who buy into libertarian social policy. Exilednight Sep 2016 #21

I know several-because he sounds liberal with several minor stances Johonny Sep 2016 #23

perhaps they're not really Democrats; they just consider Democrats to be the lesser of two evils JustinL Sep 2016 #32

They are likely not Democrats, but Independents and Republicans appalled by Trump karynnj Sep 2016 #34

Yeah, but pot prohibition is both morally wrong and wasteful, AND it is opposed by a majority of Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #43

Indeed it is. That doesn't mean we have to say "yes" to shitty economics to get it. HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #50

I agree with your post, here. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #54

For those of us stuck at work... what did he do? MANative Sep 2016 #8

Here. LisaL Sep 2016 #10

Thanks! MANative Sep 2016 #16

He was asked a question about Aleppo? kentuck Sep 2016 #11

Holy crap! MANative Sep 2016 #14

The three Johnson voters watcing Morning Joe? Cicada Sep 2016 #12

His supporters don't know what Aleppo is, either. MineralMan Sep 2016 #13

Agreed. TwilightZone Sep 2016 #28

I don't see how this will change things much n2doc Sep 2016 #15

Precisely - Don the Con is just as dumb malaise Sep 2016 #17

trump must be happy dembotoz Sep 2016 #19

Johnson only needs to be smarter than Trump to maintain his 9% share. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2016 #22

He's a nut. alarimer Sep 2016 #24

Raising Retirement To 72 Helps Employment and the Economy How? ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #30

Beyond possible retirement, there are many reasons why the option to BUY into Medicare at 55 is a karynnj Sep 2016 #35

No Doubt ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #47

Understood - especially as the sub thread was about the libertarian karynnj Sep 2016 #49

To a vegan, non-alcoholic whale watching party ksoze Sep 2016 #25

Not many people saw it book_worm Sep 2016 #29

Libertarians are small government, anti-regulation, anti-tax, anti-social safety net Republicans. n tblue37 Sep 2016 #31

In other words, Repubicans that smoke pot. nt madinmaryland Sep 2016 #40

libertarians tend to be isolationists who don't care about the larger world nt geek tragedy Sep 2016 #33

exactly. Most are also selfish jerks still_one Sep 2016 #53

Nobody cares. .1%of the population has ever heard of Aleppo. taught_me_patience Sep 2016 #36

That was not hari kari Egnever Sep 2016 #37

It shouldn't hurt him because they're isolationists Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2016 #38

He is definitely a nut but at least he owned it. jen63 Sep 2016 #39

Hara Kiri BlueInPhilly Sep 2016 #41

Thanks ! kentuck Sep 2016 #46

Logically they should go to the party that is counseling sanity on the drug war and supports Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #42

Back to their government jobs via government roads to bitch about the government NightWatcher Sep 2016 #48

Johnson supporters were never going to vote for Hillary, just as Stein supporters wouldn't still_one Sep 2016 #52