Longshot Republican candidate mulls third-party run (Gary Johnson)

[ellisonz]

Longshot Republican candidate mulls third-party run
AFP – 14 hrs ago

Disgruntled former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson says he is considering leaving the Republican slate and running as a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential election.

"I feel abandoned by the Republican Party," Johnson, who has been left out of most of the Republican debates, told the Sante Fe New Mexican newspaper this week, saying he might seek the Libertarian Party's support.

"The Republican Party has left me by the wayside," said Johnson, whose polling numbers have recently been so low that they are often not even being picked up by pollsters.

"If I'd have been included in 16 of the last debates we wouldn't even be having this conversation," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/longshot-republican-candidate-mulls-third-party-run-183023075.html

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Ooh, this is Glenn Greenwald's guy. This oughta be good.

:rofl:

[ellisonz]

2. He's EXTREME!

:hurts:

[seaglass]

4. This post is a wonderful illustration of your character. Good to know. n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. You mean my character as a "Democrat" on a site called "Democratic" Underground?

:rofl:

[dionysus]

7. this might pose a problem for the Brothers of the Effed up Teeth...

:rofl:

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. !

:spray:

I hate you. You always make me lose control of a couple of body functions. :rofl:

[dionysus]

10. i'll get the squeegie and paper towels, don't you fret...

:)

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[Politicalboi]

3. Go Gary Go!

[AlinPA]

6. He'd get .001% of the total vote.

[former9thward]

11. A candidate would need $300-400 million for a decent third party run.

Johnson has no money and might get 10% of the vote in New Mexico but that would be about it.

[ellisonz]

12. He's broke.

Gary Johnson has raised about $420,000 total, owes $240,000 and has only $10,000 on hand as of September 30.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/index.php

[JoePhilly]

13. I thought it was going to be Gary Hart!!!

Wait ... better ... an all Gary ticket!!!

:rofl:

[Jack Rabbit]

15. How 'bout Gary Indiana?

!!

[WI_DEM]

14. If he did he would hurt Obama more than the GOP nominee.

[ellisonz]

16. I dunno about that...

Whoever the GOP picks - there are going to be a lot of disaffected Republicans.