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I voted Johnson. I knew he wasn't going to win but I simply did not feel I could morally vote for either Clinton or Trump. Plus, I wanted to send a message to both parties that I was unhappy with their choices and had hoped Johnson would tip the magic 5% to get official federal support for a third party in the next election.
I too was extremely disappointed with the LP in the final few weeks of the campaign, they just seemed to allow themselves to fade into the background. I guess since they talked nuts and bolts politics, the MSM just wanted controversy and entertainment value, so they were largely ignored.
I could have never voted for Clinton or for Trump. No way, no how, the corruption, the arrogance, DT and HC both disgust me.
I love what the Libertarian Party stands for, and I was surprised Johnson ended up with only 3% of the votes. It seems like more people would embrace a party that is fiscally conservative and socially tolerant. I do know some people who agree with most everything about Libertarians, except on the issue of abortion, and that is a deal breaker for them. But I truly hope to see the Libertarian party grow and succeed.
I could have never voted for Clinton or for Trump. No way, no how, the corruption, the arrogance, DT and HC both disgust me.
I love what the Libertarian Party stands for, and I was surprised Johnson ended up with only 3% of the votes. It seems like more people would embrace a party that is fiscally conservative and socially tolerant. I do know some people who agree with most everything about Libertarians, except on the issue of abortion, and that is a deal breaker for them. But I truly hope to see the Libertarian party grow and succeed.
Libertarians had many candidates much better than Johnson. He was never designed to win, but I voted for him anyway.
I love what the Libertarian Party stands for, and I was surprised Johnson ended up with only 3% of the votes. It seems like more people would embrace a party that is fiscally conservative and socially tolerant. I do know some people who agree with most everything about Libertarians, except on the issue of abortion, and that is a deal breaker for them. But I truly hope to see the Libertarian party grow and succeed.
In my view, the main problem is their refusal to be pragmatic on certain existential issues facing the country, such as territorial integrity and legality, their obtuse insistence on their ideological script which too often would be simply unworkable and at times is utterly laughable.
If they could grow out of the stupid aspects of their ideology and become the party of pragmatic libertarianism, combining the best interest of the country (territorial integrity) with that of the individual, then they would have a better chance of succeeding.
I listened to the third party candidates and found them totally inept. I feel Donald Trump was hypocritical in his criticisms of Hillary. He accused her of the very things he was guilty of commiting. He went to a ski lodge with his mistress while his wife was there . He stiffed contractors who helped build his casinos in Atlantic City. Many of his products are manufactured outside of the country . RUSSIA was intervening in our electoral process in favor of Trump...why? Lastly, every time I asked a Trump supporter about his specific plans for the country no one could give me any specifics. That being said we must identify a competent third party candidate before America becomes a one party country.
1. I believe Johnson would have made a good president. He's a goofy guy, but he is good at managing people, he knows how to run an honest and transparent government, and I agree with the majority of his policies
2. I wanted to help move the Libertarian Party to the center and try to hit 5%. We retained major party status in my state, so that is a good bonus.
3. I believe Hillary is corrupt and I don't believe in progressive economics.
4. I don't trust Donald and I believe he has made some dangerous comments on nationalism. After 4 years, if I believe he has done a good job, I may be able to support him. But, I'm not going to roll the dice on my vote.
5. The first time I ever voted I promised myself I would always vote for the best candidate, as long as they can theoretically win. Johnson was that guy, even if it was a terrible longshot.
By the end of their campaign it was obvious Weld had lost all interest and Johnson had run out of momentum. Despite being the best LP campaign ever, I was disappointed in the campaign. They had a lot of high profile help, a decent amount of money, and were organized fairly well in most states. The campaign really needed a better manager, I don't know if they even had one. They really needed some advisors and staff at the national level to back their campaign. They should have at least had a campaign manager and public relations manager. I'm sure someone with quality would have taken the job for $50K and that would have been worth every penny. They should have been having conference calls every morning with updates for Johnson and Weld so they can keep tabs on current events and what's going on. Johnson tried to do too much, but I'm sure he tried to stretch out their dollars as much as possible.
Not voting is a form of voting also. It is as effective as voting third party according to the recent record.
I always wanted to vote but never saw a reason or a candidate I wanted to vote for until this election.
The problem with not voting is that there is no way to separate the non-votes of those unhappy with the available field of candidates from the non-votes of those who just don't care.
I voted for Johnson partly because I didn't care for either Clinton or Trump, but mostly because I wanted to raise awareness among the general public that there are more than two options on election day. It seemed like the best way to do that was to add my vote to what seemed pretty sure to be the highest-tallying third-party candidate.
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