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23. Colbert had Johnson and Weld on last night. I think their "small government" lines will

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 01:17 PM

Jun 2016

attract more disaffected Republicans than Democrats, especially since both held high ranking elected offices as GOP governors. Also, both complain loudly about how the current GOP is not about small government but about controlling what people do in their bedrooms. I think they could help Hillary just as Ross Perot helped Bill. They will draw the GOP youth the same way Ron Paul did, too, I hope.

No doubt they will attract *some* BoB voters, but mostly I think (hope) they hurt the GOP. I imagine that's what Colbert thinks, too, and that is why he had them on, to boost their chance of pulling votes from the GOP.

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Will Gary Johnson qualify for the debates? [View all] tritsofme Jun 2016 OP

Gary Johnson? bigdarryl Jun 2016 #1

And if enough Republicans can't stomach Trump and pull the lever for Johnson instead tritsofme Jun 2016 #6

Not true thecurrent polling suggest he takes more votes from Hillary bigdarryl Jun 2016 #10

Do You Have A Cite, For That Darryl? ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #29

This is a link to current polls with Johnson in them. former9thward Jun 2016 #37

I have heard Gary Johnson say that a number of times. Chiyo-chichi Jun 2016 #35

I think it's just wishful thinking. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #36

He's still mostly a Republican. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #34

I wouldn't mind bigwillq Jun 2016 #2

The Republican Primary debates should have informed you that OnDoutside Jun 2016 #12

So be it. bigwillq Jun 2016 #13

Democracy doesn't mean a lot when a Racist Bigot can flim flam his way into office. OnDoutside Jun 2016 #18

Tell any Republican you know to... Turin_C3PO Jun 2016 #3

Lol. Thanks for the suggestion! I think I'll Hortensis Jun 2016 #20

OMG! :-P NurseJackie Jun 2016 #32

No. stopbush Jun 2016 #4

He won't SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #5

And Constitution Party Reter Jun 2016 #8

What is so "exteme" about the Greens? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #16

The Greens are a pseudoscience, anti-science peddling party of loons ashtonelijah Jun 2016 #19

So do some Democrats. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #22

The Democratic Party doesn't have public funding for homeopathy & anti-GMO science in their PLATFORM ashtonelijah Jun 2016 #25

So what? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #26

I'm against faux science and quackery. ashtonelijah Jun 2016 #31

Yeah, but it is all about the percentages...we are talking majority vs. minority here snooper2 Jun 2016 #30

Johnson is going to pick up a heavy duty disenchanted vote. roamer65 Jun 2016 #7

15% is a high bar to reach quaker bill Jun 2016 #9

Absolutely... TipTok Jun 2016 #39

It's like I always say: HughBeaumont Jun 2016 #11

Unlikely but not impossible (nt) TacoD Jun 2016 #14

It seems likely the party conventions will chip away at that number. surrealAmerican Jun 2016 #15

No. n/t FSogol Jun 2016 #17

Probably not. Right now he is a shiny object. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #21

Colbert had Johnson and Weld on last night. I think their "small government" lines will tblue37 Jun 2016 #23

no way TeamPooka Jun 2016 #24

Nope and he has even admitted it. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #27

Labor Day is a long way off Warpy Jun 2016 #28

Unlikely. It will play out similarly to 2012. He had decent support - 8% or so early - then faded TwilightZone Jun 2016 #33

Trump is such an outlier candidate that I think he could really shake up this conventional wisdom tritsofme Jun 2016 #38

I saw him on Samantha Bee last night Separation Jun 2016 #40

I know 2 republicans GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #41