Today the Libertarian Party is wrapping up their national convention, and this afternoon they chose their nominee to run for President … of the United States against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. … This is expected to be the most high profile Libertarian run in some time, and some are hoping he’ll be a spoiler against Trump.…
I understand many refuse to support Trump or Hillary (I’m one of them), but I won’t be heading toward the Libertarian side of things … But too much of the Libertarian party is idealistic to a fault. … The Libertarian party does not do that.…
Like a lot of disaffected Republicans, I spent some time watching the Libertarian Party’s Presidential debate last night. … size and scope of the Federal government; frankly, the Republican party needed to learn from the Libertarians a long time before Trump … The Trump/Clinton phenomenon has given the Libertarian Party an unprecedented chance at national relevance; especially since it looks…
And there they find Gary Johnson of the Libertarian party, who is more than willing to bring them into the fold. … In a recent interview, Johnson said that when it comes to comparing himself with politicians outside of the Libertarian party, Sanders … And that’s where we’re headed with Donald Trump.”…
There are a number of major policy differences between Republicans (including Donald Trump) and Democrats (particularly as Hillary … Trump would follow the Powell Doctrine – “when a nation is engaging in war, every resource and tool should be used to achieve decisive … Under Trump: opening of public lands for exploration; slowing down the EPA’s war on coal; expansion of pipelines to move our new-found…
According to The Hill, this time last year, the Libertarian party was averaging 100 new members a month. … For the last year the Libertarian Party would get about 100 new members a month. … In fact, both Trump and Clinton suffer from a sever lack of popularity.…
Both polls showed that such a hypothetical matchup would be a virtual tie between Trump and Clinton, with the third party candidate … Trump: 33 percent.
Clinton: 33 percent.
Independent candidate: 20 percent.
Not sure: 14 percent. … Trump: 34 percent.
Clinton: 31 percent.
Independent: 21 percent.
Not sure: 14 percent.…
There’s a large push from the Libertarian camp to expand, and it’s aimed right at the sweet spot of the Sanders camp. … Libertarian candidate @GovGaryJohnson: Bernie supporters, how about taking a look at my ticket? … Some have taken to Twitter to voice their hop onto the Libertarian party candidate’s side.…
Here at RedState we’ve documented the violence of both Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters that has become a hallmark of this … The article it titled Sorry Liberals, A Violent Response To Trump Is As Logical As Any
Trump has not just flagrantly violated the … Trump doesn’t exist in a vacuum.…
In a two way race between Trump and Hillary Clinton, Clinton leads by 5 points, 45-40. … Make no mistake, a Libertarian Party candidate getting 11% of the vote would be an earth shaking political event. … Never before has the Libertarian candidate gotten over 1.06% (the all time high water mark, in 1980).…
When given the choice among Trump, Clinton or Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, the results are as follows:
-Clinton 39 percent … -Trump 37 percent
-Johnson 8 percent
-Someone else 12 percent
-Undecided 4 percent
And it’s especially not looking good … A Reuters poll was also released this weekend, showing Hillary with a double digit lead ahead of Donald Trump.…
Nebraska Senator, Ben Sasse, is refusing to vote for Trump or Clinton. … According to Sasse, many Nebraskans share his views on staying away from helping Trump into office. … He was asked, however, if he could see himself voting for Gary Johnson, and the Libertarian party.…
The traveling circus that is the Libertarian party has never gotten anywhere. … Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks to supporters and delegates at the National Libertarian Party Convention, Friday … (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The reason to vote Libertarian is to try to create headaches and spoiler effects for the Republicans of Trump…
This may be surprising to you, but only once in its entire history has the Libertarian candidate for President gotten over 1% of the … Usually, in fact, the Libertarian Party candidate gets less than one half of one percent – only Clark in 1980 and Gary Johnson in 2012 … And if the Libertarians are responsible for the difference between Trump and Clinton, then they will have truly arrived indeed.…
overall, but Trump is beating her out in leadership ability, likability, and honesty. … Republicans back Trump 86 – 4 percent and Democrats back Clinton 90 – 6 percent. … Independent voters are divided, with 40 percent for Trump and 37 percent for Clinton.…
One Trump and two “I’m Not Trump” candidates. … Running against Donald Trump is all the rage, it seems. And why not? … So pretty much the primary argument being made by reluctant Trump voters is just smoke.…
But Trump is garbage on the issue too. … Johnson praised a Libertarian Party press release calling for an end to gun-free zones. … It’s not Hillary and it’s not Donald Trump. It’s Gary Johnson.
Of the Libertarian Party.
What a strange year.…
By the way, buried in this poll is a bunch of horrible news for Trump. … Nearly as many people think Trump did something “illegal or improper” with Trump University (45%) as think Clinton did something “illegal … , she is actually leading Trump:
Yikes.…
At no point in the course of the rolling daily results has Trump held the lead over Hillary. … In the three way race with Libertarian Gary Johnson, it’s Hillary 39.0, Trump 36.5, and Johnson at 9.0. … Trump suffered from Curiel, but was not devastated, which shows resilience even now.…
During the interview, the host pointed out that when Johnson is included into the polls, the matchup between Donald Trump and Hillary … “When it comes to Donald Trump – starting with immigration – deporting 11 million undocumented workers, building a fence across the … I’m making the case that that’s libertarian, it’s that people don’t know it.” he said.…
, compared with 36 percent for Trump. … Trump lost ground with independent voters over the last week and a half. … According to the polls, Trump leads Clinton on this 45% to Clinton’s 38%.…
It also show that independents split 42% for Clinton and 37% for Trump. … Only Trump is this terrible. … That’s a one point drop for Hillary, a two point drop for Trump, and the first of their ongoing polling to feature Libertarian Gary…
Hillary Clinton is beating Trump in every poll, and has been for awhile. … It’s Clinton 42, Trump 38, Johnson 9, Stein 7. She’s still ahead by four. … Only 32% think Trump is. Whereas 45 percent say Donald Trump is more honest and trustworthy, 37 percent say Hillary is.…
Both Hillary and Trump took a slight dip on Monday, but came back up. … Leon notes that there is an even more surprising result when the Libertarian is added to the question:
However, when Libertarian … In the three way race with Libertarian Gary Johnson, it’s Hillary 40.3, Trump 35, and Johnson at 8.5.…