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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Libertarian Gary Johnson NOT Too Extreme to be President of the United States

A couple weeks ago, the Delaware Libertarian blog put together an excellent list showing that, in spite of what many people think, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is NOT to extreme to be the next President of the United States. I frequently hear this criticism for Libertarian candidates, but let's check out the facts.




77% of the American people support the legalization of medical marijuana.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney don't want patients to have that option.

75% of the American people think the defense budget should be cut.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both want to spend more.

74% of the American people want the Federal budget balanced.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, not so much.

72% of the American people think we're spending too much money on foreign aid.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney want to keep spending.

66% of the American people now oppose the war in Afghanistan.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both want to stay.

65% of the American people think we should be involved in far fewer military interventions overseas.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are happy to send our troops out.

50% of the American people favor legalizing marijuana.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney want to continue the drug war.

50% of the American people favor marriage equality.
So does Gary Johnson. Barack Obama is a recent convert; Mitt Romney isn't.

So why do the polls show that Barack Obama is polling at about 47%, Mitt Romney at 42%, and Gary Johnson at only 6%?

. . . because 75-80% of the American people don't know who he is, or what he stands for.

Well said, Steve. We need to get the word out there about Gary Johnson. I think that most Americans are really libertarians - fiscally responsible and socially tolerant. If you're one of these people, Gary Johnson is NOT too extreme for you. Vote for him as a Libertarian this November. 

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