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If you can't stand Trump and Clinton and plan on voting for a 3rd party candidate, who are you voting for and what do you find appealing about that candidate?

 
I would consider Evan McMullin if I could vote for him in NY, but he's not even available as a write-in here.

 
Del Griffith said:
Ummm, no one is available as a write-in. You just write the guy's name in.
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many states only allow write-ins if the person has registered with the SOS.  I think Kentucky has about 40 candidates - most from outside the state - who registered with the SOS.

 
Gary Johnson.  He and I share the same basic philosophy on government.  

I've never not voted Libertarian at the top of the ticket.  Trump is historically awful, so if there was ever a cycle when I might have considered voting Democrat, this one was it.  But Johnson has a real chance to crack the 5% threshold that the party needs to qualify for federal matching funds, and there's just no way I can pull the level for Hillary Clinton.  If Obama was running for a third term, I would be deeply conflicted on how to vote.  

 
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I usually vote for the Libertarian candidate. i probably will this time too, even though Gary Johnson is a dud.

 
Sinn Fein said:
many states only allow write-ins if the person has registered with the SOS.  I think Kentucky has about 40 candidates - most from outside the state - who registered with the SOS.
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I'm in MA. You can fill in the oval for "Write In" candidate, and write the person's name in. Funny, just now I read an article on write-in voting in MA - the vote might just be counted as "Other", unless the candidate has filled out the paperwork to get their votes tallied. (Which means the clerk still has to read every name written in under the Write-Ins.) I read that in some states, their is no provison for a write-in at all. That sucks.

Anyway, I did the early voting last week, and wrote in Darrell Castle. I'm a registered Libertarian, and have voted that way since '96, but I've never agreed with their stance on immigration. This time, it was too much to overcome everything else I like about them. The Constitution and Libertarian parties agree on about 80% of issues anyway. Although I could do without the morality legislation of the Constitution party, it's not a deal breaker for me. Plus, Castle himself favors marijuana legalization, saying "It's a moral, not a legal issue.

 
This is not an election of the "pick the least worst of the two from the major parties" like it normally is. Each of the major party candidates have shown beyond any reasonable doubt that they are disqualified for holding the highest office in the nation. Heck, they are disqualified for holding the office of dog catcher in a small town of 3 people in my opinion. 

I am a life long Republican. I have voted Republican for a good 90% of the candidates in all offices since I could start voting. I have never voted for a President that was not a Republican. Until now. 

Though I am NOT a libertarian in any way and have some significant issues with the Libertarian party. Gary Johnson is the only sane, moral and reasonable vote in this election. 

 
I early voted for Johnson. I am philosophically libertarian, but frequently vote republican because they at least talk about reducing the size and scope of government and sometimes make a real effort to stop the democrats from increasing it, although I end up disappointed most of the time.  Almost never vote for Dems, although I will for local races.

 
Gary Johnson.  I'm in a solidly red state tho, so my vote will be like pissing into the wind.  

I just want the Libertarian party to get 5% nationwide so they get some Federal funding.  Also just to send a middle finger to both the Democratic and Republican parties.

 
This is one of those few elections where you aren't necessarily voting who you want, more who you don't want. Third party voting can sometimes have the opposite effect that you are looking for.

Think about the 2000 election and the Spoiler effect of Ralph Nader. :2cents:

 
Poke_4_Life said:
Gary Johnson.  I'm in a solidly red state tho, so my vote will be like pissing into the wind.  

I just want the Libertarian party to get 5% nationwide so they get some Federal funding.  Also just to send a middle finger to both the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Similar here.  I lean right fiscally, bit left on many social issues.  Libertarian has appeal to me...though, Johnson has disappointed this go around.  There is no way in good conscience that I could have voted for Trump or Clinton.  And yeah, Trump will likely plow through TN pretty easily as it is.

 
Poke_4_Life said:
Gary Johnson.  I'm in a solidly red state tho, so my vote will be like pissing into the wind.  

I just want the Libertarian party to get 5% nationwide so they get some Federal funding.  Also just to send a middle finger to both the Democratic and Republican parties.
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I started with this thought and plan.  Then Gary sounded like an idiot too many times and I got mad about that.  Then Trump further revealed himself to be the maniac that he is and motivated me to vote for Hillary so that this man receives the biggest beat down possible.  Mind you, I don't think Hillary is some wonderful candidate, but Trump is so grotesque that I feel he should lose as badly as possible.

I'm in MN, so my vote likely doesn't matter all that much no matter how I slice it.

 
Chadstroma said:
This is not an election of the "pick the least worst of the two from the major parties" like it normally is. Each of the major party candidates have shown beyond any reasonable doubt that they are disqualified for holding the highest office in the nation. Heck, they are disqualified for holding the office of dog catcher in a small town of 3 people in my opinion. 

I am a life long Republican. I have voted Republican for a good 90% of the candidates in all offices since I could start voting. I have never voted for a President that was not a Republican. Until now. 

Though I am NOT a libertarian in any way and have some significant issues with the Libertarian party. Gary Johnson is the only sane, moral and reasonable vote in this election. 
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I don't mind you casting a vote for Gary Johnson, of course, but have you considered Evan McMullin?  Not my cup of tea but if you're a "conservative" rather than a "libertarian" he could be a better candidate for you.  He seems like a pretty respectable guy.

 
So, talk to me about  Evan McMullin

Shockingly he's an option on the ballot here in SC.  Reading, I don't get a ton of detail, but I like a good bit of what I have been able to read.

:popcorn:  

 
I'm torn between the Workers World Party, Socialism and Liberation Party and the Socialist Workers Party.  It would be a lot easier for me if they'd consolidate.  It sounds like there's some commonality.

 
Johnson. He's not at all the perfect candidate, but he's not the worst, most corrupt politician ever or one of the worst human beings on earth.

If it came down to my vote, I'd save the world and vote politician.

 
Johnson. The two major parties are about growing the government in support of their respective lobbyists and it's time to start making some cuts, not add more government. I also don't care who you marry. 

 
Notorious T.R.E. said:
I started with this thought and plan.  Then Gary sounded like an idiot too many times and I got mad about that.  Then Trump further revealed himself to be the maniac that he is and motivated me to vote for Hillary so that this man receives the biggest beat down possible.  Mind you, I don't think Hillary is some wonderful candidate, but Trump is so grotesque that I feel he should lose as badly as possible.
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This is pretty much my cycle too expect I've come full circle and back to Johnson. I had planned on holding my nose and voting for Clinton but she's almost as undesirable as Trump. The only thing that was keeping me from voting Johnson at that point was the "wasting my vote" feeling. I needed something ANYTHING to latch onto to keep from voting for either of the lead idiots. The 5% of the votes to put an end to the two-party circus allowing Libertarian candidates equal federal funding is enough for me.

 
My vote is for Gary Johnson this time around.  I can't get myself to vote for Trump or Clinton.  My view is that my vote for Gary Johnson isn't really a vote for Gary Johnson, it's a vote for the third party that will most likely get the most votes.  It's not like he would actually win, it's my statement against the two party system and the horrible crap they are offering up.

 
The Commish said:
So, talk to me about  Evan McMullin

Shockingly he's an option on the ballot here in SC.  Reading, I don't get a ton of detail, but I like a good bit of what I have been able to read.

:popcorn:  
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He's not on the ballot in Oklahoma, but if he was he probably would have gotten my vote.  Sticking w/ Johnson since he's on the ballot.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Gary Johnson.  He and I share the same basic philosophy on government.  

I've never not voted Libertarian at the top of the ticket.  Trump is historically awful, so if there was ever a cycle when I might have considered voting Democrat, this one was it.  But Johnson has a real chance to crack the 5% threshold that the party needs to qualify for federal matching funds, and there's just no way I can pull the level for Hillary Clinton.  If Obama was running for a third term, I would be deeply conflicted on how to vote.  
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This, although it's looking less and less likely that we see 5%.

 
Gary Johnson.

Not the biggest fan of him,  but I am a big fan of the Libertarian Party getting more than 5% of the popular vote so it gets federal funding for 2020, when they (hopefully) trot out a better candidate.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Gary Johnson.  He and I share the same basic philosophy on government.  

I've never not voted Libertarian at the top of the ticket.  Trump is historically awful, so if there was ever a cycle when I might have considered voting Democrat, this one was it.  But Johnson has a real chance to crack the 5% threshold that the party needs to qualify for federal matching funds, and there's just no way I can pull the level for Hillary Clinton.  If Obama was running for a third term, I would be deeply conflicted on how to vote.  
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:goodposting:

Doing so more as a protest, re my dislike of the main two candidates. Won't make a difference but at least I know I didn't vote for a candidate that I don't like. :shrug:  

 
Undecided.  In MN so Clinton will win regardless.  My vote will be a symbolic show of protest.  I don't like either Johnson or Stein, so probably something as meaningful as "none of the above."

 
Poli Sci 101 Questions...

1) Why do some candidates appear on some ballots and not others?

2) Why would a write-in vote count for some but not others?

3) Why do political parties even get federal funding?

:bag: :shrug:

 
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