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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRomney Campaign Poo-poo'd but Third Party Candidates could tilt in Battleground
Third-party candidates could tilt election outcome in closely fought states
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/10/26/third-party-candidates-could-tilt-election-outcome-closely-fought-states/PEk9Lop44kkjzFegSBgRlL/story.html
WASHINGTON They campaign in near anonymity, these third-party contenders who stand no shot at the presidency. Their supporters are castigated for wasting their votes. But dont write them off just yet. In hotly contested swing states, their presence on the ballot may alter the course of the election.
In Virginia, where Mitt Romney and President Obama are running neck and neck, former Republican congressman Virgil Goodes crusade for the Oval Office could draw conservatives and tip the state away from Romney. In live free or die New Hampshire, Libertarian Gary Johnson, the former Republican governor of New Mexico, is a wild card, potentially siphoning votes from both Romney and Obama. And in Colorado, where a marijuana initiative is on the ballot, Johnsons support for legalizing marijuana could hurt Obama among young voters.
In Virginia, where Mitt Romney and President Obama are running neck and neck, former Republican congressman Virgil Goodes crusade for the Oval Office could draw conservatives and tip the state away from Romney. In live free or die New Hampshire, Libertarian Gary Johnson, the former Republican governor of New Mexico, is a wild card, potentially siphoning votes from both Romney and Obama. And in Colorado, where a marijuana initiative is on the ballot, Johnsons support for legalizing marijuana could hurt Obama among young voters.
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The Romney and Obama campaigns scoff at the possibility of a third-party spoiler. But Goodes popularity among some Virginians worried Republican leaders enough that they tried to strike the Constitution Party nominee from the ballot in the battleground state. Republican voters have urged Goode to withdraw, and Virginias Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has even gone on air warning that a vote for Goode would only help keep Obama in the White House.
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Romney Campaign Poo-poo'd but Third Party Candidates could tilt in Battleground (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Oct 2012
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BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)1. Go Virgil! n/t
byeya
(2,842 posts)2. I lived adjacent Goode's district, knew him when he was a trial lawyer mainly in
Patrick County, and I am certain that he will get a sizable number of votes from citizens of his former Congressional district. I knew him when he was a Democrat although he sure wasn't my type of Democrat.
He'll suck some VA votes from Romney.