Democrats target Libertarian ticket

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

By Jonathan Easley and Ben Kamisar - 09/28/16 06:00 AM EDT

Democrats panicked by third-party candidates drawing support away from Hillary Clinton are ramping up their attacks against Gary Johnson and warning that a vote for a third party is a vote for Donald Trump.

Liberal groups are passing around embarrassing videos of Johnson and running ads against him warning about his positions on issues like climate change that are important to young voters and independents.

The Clinton campaign will rely heavily on Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the coming weeks as it seeks to shore up its deficit among young voters and left-leaning independents who are not energized by her campaign and are considering casting a vote for either Johnson or Green Party nominee Jill Stein.
The Libertarian ticket of Johnson and Bill Weld is running surprisingly strong among young voters — a cog in the Obama coalition that Democrats need to turn out for Clinton if she’s to pull away from Trump.

Whether Clinton reaches those voters could determine the outcome of critical battleground states like Colorado, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/298183-democrats-target-libertarian-ticket

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Hillarys PAC, not Hillarys campaign itself

should run an ad ...especially all over social media.... that shows Gary Johnson with his Aleppo answer to Msnbcs Mike Barnicle and his tongue in and out embarrassing interview with Msnbcs Casie Hunt.
That should do the trick.
He is a joke that only wants to smoke dope and pay no taxes.

[bigdarryl]

3. Unfortunately most millennials don't know what Aleppo is either

After he made that comment I said to myself he's done but his poll numbers stayed steady and I think that's because most 18 to 30 year olds who are the bulk of his support don't know what Aleppo is either.

[tonyt53]

6. Gotta agree with your presumption. No idea.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. Don't they make dog food?

[beachbum bob]

2. those 3rd party votes can go to hillary if those people wake up to the importance of this election

I have turned 2 johnson supporters to hillary this past week...and hope to turn a couple more. Thats what WE have to do as we all have friends that are clearly ignorant on what is at stake

[Ilsa]

4. Good. I've been hoping they'd

go after the Lib philosophy and how damaging it is, especially to young people.

[bigdarryl]

5. They would be smart to make aware how he as Governor of New Mexico privatized the

Department Of Education in that state and it was a total mess.And is also against minimum wage increases.

[72DejaVu]

7. Nobody is "panicked"

Stupid media.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. The Hill is right-wingish and wants Democrats to be "panicked" or seen as panicked. . . . . nt

[turbinetree]

8. The are still a conservative organization and another carnival barker---scam--David Koch

Last edited Wed Sep 28, 2016, 11:53 AM - Edit history (1)

Zero corporate tax would create tens of millions of jobs. (Jun 2016)
Eliminate double taxation embodied in business income taxes. (Jan 2016)
Built Big J Enterprises into leading construction company. (Aug 2012)
Visited Occupy Wall Street; we need radical surgery. (Feb 2012)
Started a one-man handyman business; grew it to 1,000 people. (Sep 2011)
Eliminate corporate income tax as real way to create jobs. (Jun 2011)
Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax. (May 2011)

Most outspoken governor in the country on school choice. (Jun 2016)
No Common Core; state and local education instead. (May 2016)
Public education system needs major reform. (Aug 2012)
Vouchers OK for church childcare & church schools. (Aug 2012)
$3,500 voucher for every K-12 student. (Aug 2012)
Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care. (Aug 2012)
Competition would make our schools better. (Aug 2012)
I support evolution; but no federal involvement. (May 2012)
No student loans; they cause higher tuition. (Nov 2011)
Education Dept. takes 16 cents for every 11 cents it gives. (Sep 2011)
Abolish Departments of Education and HUD. (Aug 2011)
Give every student in New Mexico vouchers worth $3,500. (Jul 2011)
Put educational funds in the hands of the people who use it. (May 2011)
End the Department of Education. (May 2011)
No student loans; they cause higher tuition. (Feb 2011)
Favors charter schools as one priority to improve education. (Nov 1998)

Man contributes to climate change, but no government fix. (Jan 2016)
Federal regulation makes fracking, coal mining, & nuclear OK. (Sep 2012)
Support renewables, but not with federal policy. (Sep 2012)
Cap-&-trade imposes costs with no environmental improvement. (Aug 2012)
Alternative energy good; ethanol subsidies bad. (Nov 2011)
Supports nuclear power. (Aug 2011)
Current policy prevents common-sense energy development. (Jul 2011)
No cap-and-trade; no taxing carbon emissions. (Jul 2011)
I accept global warming but not cap-and-trade. (Jun 2011)
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions. (Aug 2001)

[world wide wally]

10. The easiest way to do it his first s to people read the Libertarian Platform.

No SS, no Medicare, no public education, nothin'!

[FSogol]

11. LOL: Panicked!

[onehandle]

12. Libertarians are Uber-selfish ultra right wing Republicans. nt

[IrishEyes]

13. Republicans are panicked not democrats

The libertarian party will take far more votes away from the republicans than democrats this year. A lot of republicans can't bring themselves to vote for Clinton because she is a democrat without a penis or Trump because he is a horrible racist, sexist, idiot with no political experience who is bad with money. Most of the republicans I know are voting for Clinton but a few are voting libertarian. One conservative republican relative of mine said that he will vote libertarian unless it is close in his state then he will vote for Clinton. I'm pretty sure that he will vote Clinton anyway. He just doesn't want to admit it.

[geek tragedy]

14. it's kind of a rite of passage for dudebros in their early 20's to flirt with libertarianism.

the vast majority find it lacking at the end of the day

[world wide wally]

16. Just read this:

The Libertarian Party Platform:

https://www.lp.org/platform