Gennifer Flowers.

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(10-13-2016, 11:52 AM)Rotobeast Wrote: I do understand your limited exposure to Johnson and realize you have little cause to investigate him.
I've calmed a bit, but I just find it frustrating that he gets judged on those supposed gaffes, yet the other two have laundry lists of goofs or outright bullshit answers that go to the wayside.
I find Johnson's admission of not knowing the specific city of Aleppo refreshing.
He didn't make up an excuse.
If that's not the closest to honesty you're going to get out of a politician, I don't know what is.

Well, maybe calm a bit more. So I can outrage you once more.

Here's what's my problem with Gary Johnson. By none of his fault, the next president will either be Hillary or Trump. Voting for Johnson is - and probably for all good and noble reasons - staying out of this choice. Now maybe one can really feel it's equally bad either way - but most of you Gary Johnson supporters definitely do not feel that way. You know what's the responsible, common sense choice here. You know that Trump is a horrendous choice and a real danger. And Hillary is just an annoying pill. You do know, you don't fall for false equivalence. You even write about it in length.

So what do you have. A full blown Ralph Nader/Al Gore situation is what you have. If it's close and Trump makes it, most Johnson voters will just feel like kicking themselves in the ass. And others will feel like kicking them in the ass, too. It's not his fault, it wasn't Naders fault, it's just how your system works.

And the sad thing is, Johnson will not even get any credit for any Johnson vote. People will just take it as evidence how awful the other two candidates were. His voice won't be heard, he won't rise to relevance. It's just the system. Makes Ralph Naders and Gary Johnsons pointless characters in a presidential race even close supporters have to - have to - shy away from voting for. It's the system. But a vote for Johnson isn't even a vote against the system.