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Mr. WhatIsAnAllepo was a joke. He appointed Weld as VP. The guy that supports govt discrimination, massive 2nd amendment infringement, socialist healthcare etc. The retard wanted to send the FBI to the Middle East FFSPetersen would be great, but I don't get the disdain for Johnson. I can see how his folksy, even at times goofy, demeanor could turn some people off. But he had a solid track record as governor.
At the end of the day, leaders, in my view, need to be uniters. They need to rise above the culture wars and find our common ground. I got the sense Johnson could do that. He could represent libertarian ideals in ways that weren't patently offensive to Ds and Rs. He also seemed like a genuinely nice guy. Weirdly, I think that's why many people dismissed him.
Of all the candidates on the ballot whom I didn't mark off the list as being "bad" (all one of them), Johnson was the best. That's why he got my vote.
Regardless, this thread isn't really about the Libertarian Party. It's about why people are stuck in the two-party death spiral, why they can't seem to break out.
I've pretty much decided to stop voting at this point. I'll be looking for any candidate with a genuine goal of implementing RCV, at any level. I'll vote for them. But I won't bother voting for anyone who doesn't pursue that change, regardless of whatever else they have to say. It's the only thing I can think of that might break the zombies out of their trance.
Johnson reminded me of a 15 year old stoner.