538 taking Johnson/Weld seriously

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Here's the thing - what if Johnson loses the nomination?

I don't think Libertarian grassroots would take the news of Weld being on the ticket too well.

I'm not sure how predictive it has been in the past, but a recently-created "who do you want to be the nominee?" poll on the LP's website has Peterson ahead of Johnson 50%-31% with McAfee at 10%.

Ah. Internet polls. I'm really not sure why more people don't take them seriously in the Paul administration. At least we'll have Bernie for our next president.

If a Paul then Bernie adminstration is what we got instead then I'm all for Internet polls replacing actual elections!

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Wonder if McAfee would do better than Johnson/Weld in the general. Crazy 1 v. Crazy 2?

Fight fire with fire. McAfee would "stump the Trump"!

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Johnson/Weld's campaign would do best not to really discuss libertarianism but focus more on broad issues like term limits, campaign finance reform, and electoral reform.

Definitely, no one outside hardcore libertarians cares about the gold standard, splitting hairs on the Civil Rights Act (yeah, you Rand), or even Ending the Fed (Reserve).  Those things you mention, ending corporatism and bringing back a real free market (jobs or starting your own business), reducing/eliminating domestic spying, curtailing/replacing/dismantling the TSA, etc would carry more interest right now.