justinc.1089
04-14-2010, 12:50 AM
Is there anything new information about if Gary Johnson will be running for president or not?
I was just thinking he must be planning on it afterall since he went to the SRLC and was in the straw poll with Ron Paul. It would be awesome to see Johnson AND Paul in the debates!
Johnson or Paul could always drop out and endorse the one that ends up doing better, so any concerns about splitting support aren't that serious. I know in the beginning Paul would need to win polls and raise the most money, and if Johnson was taking any of that it would hurt them both, and thats true, but I think the tendency of our people out there would be to support Paul first, just like what happened at the SRLC. Johnson was in the straw poll, but only got like 7-4? votes according to a couple of articles I read (one said below ten, 7 I think, the other said forty something). So I think the same thing would happen in the campaigns too; most people would send money to Paul not Johnson, and would vote for Paul in polls where only one vote is allowed. So I'm doubtful it would cause many problems. And it would always help out to have a friend in the debate with Paul instead of an entirely hostile group.
I was just thinking he must be planning on it afterall since he went to the SRLC and was in the straw poll with Ron Paul. It would be awesome to see Johnson AND Paul in the debates!
Johnson or Paul could always drop out and endorse the one that ends up doing better, so any concerns about splitting support aren't that serious. I know in the beginning Paul would need to win polls and raise the most money, and if Johnson was taking any of that it would hurt them both, and thats true, but I think the tendency of our people out there would be to support Paul first, just like what happened at the SRLC. Johnson was in the straw poll, but only got like 7-4? votes according to a couple of articles I read (one said below ten, 7 I think, the other said forty something). So I think the same thing would happen in the campaigns too; most people would send money to Paul not Johnson, and would vote for Paul in polls where only one vote is allowed. So I'm doubtful it would cause many problems. And it would always help out to have a friend in the debate with Paul instead of an entirely hostile group.