Will Gary Johnson make it into the presidential debates?
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Question: Will Gary Johnson make it into the presidential debates?
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« on: May 20, 2016, 02:15:55 PM »
« edited: May 20, 2016, 07:16:08 PM by Likely Voter »
The Commission on Presidential Debates has the following criteria to get into the debates:
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Gary Johnson got 10% in the latest Fox poll. He appears to now have the backing of one of the Koch brothers[EDIT: report denied] and after they exhaust other options, some of the Never Trump crowd seeking a 3rd party nominee could also come to his side.  So will he (and his VP candidate Weld) make it into at least one debate?
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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2016, 03:03:31 PM »
Quote from: Likely Voter on May 20, 2016, 02:15:55 PM
The Commission on Presidential Debates has the following criteria to get into the debates:
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Gary Johnson got 10% in the latest Fox poll. He appears to now have the backing of one of the Koch brothers and after they exhaust other options, some of the Never Trump crowd seeking a 3rd party nominee could also come to his side.  So will he (and his VP candidate Weld) make it into at least one debate?

Gary Johnson got 10% in a junk poll. He does not appear to have the backing of one of the Koch brothers.
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2016, 03:51:23 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on May 20, 2016, 03:03:31 PM
Quote from: Likely Voter on May 20, 2016, 02:15:55 PM
The Commission on Presidential Debates has the following criteria to get into the debates:
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Gary Johnson got 10% in the latest Fox poll. He appears to now have the backing of one of the Koch brothers and after they exhaust other options, some of the Never Trump crowd seeking a 3rd party nominee could also come to his side.  So will he (and his VP candidate Weld) make it into at least one debate?

Gary Johnson got 10% in a junk poll. He does not appear to have the backing of one of the Koch brothers.
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« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2016, 04:45:21 PM »
None of them.
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2016, 04:56:07 PM »
Most polls won't include him and those that do will not have an average of 15% support.
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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2016, 05:26:38 PM »
Quote from: Ebsy on May 20, 2016, 04:56:07 PM
Most polls won't include him and those that do will not have an average of 15% support.
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« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2016, 10:21:10 PM »
No you need to be polling at 15% in  order to be included in the debates. I just don't see that happening, many polls do not even ask about a specific third parties;the  polls that do that have Johnson well short of 15%.
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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2016, 10:25:07 PM »
He may this year because (A) he and Weld (his running mate?) are candidates with traditional qualifications for the Presidency and (B) the anti-establishment mood of the nation, with its collective anger against both parties' establishments, will demand inclusion.  Indeed, the Green Party may be included as well.
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« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2016, 10:45:52 PM »
I'd like him to, but it's doubtful. Maybe if the NeverTrumps and BernieorBust types agreed to coalesce around him?
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2016, 12:05:52 AM »
The Commission on Presidential Debates was formed specifically to prevent third parties from getting into the debates. Johnson won't get in, if he got close they'd move the goal posts.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2016, 07:53:31 AM »
There's a good chance.

If a poll shows positive numbers, it will likely mean that the others will have to include him as well.
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2016, 01:31:04 PM »
Quote from: Fuzzy Bear on May 20, 2016, 10:25:07 PM
He may this year because (A) he and Weld (his running mate?) are candidates with traditional qualifications for the Presidency and (B) the anti-establishment mood of the nation, with its collective anger against both parties' establishments, will demand inclusion.  Indeed, the Green Party may be included as well.

I hope Fuzzy is right. It has always irked me that the Democrats and Republicans have somehow been given control of who is included in the debates. Very self-serving. My rule would be this: if a person is on enough ballots that they could win an absolute majority of the electoral votes and become president, that person should be allowed in the debates. Don't know what would be so unreasonable about that...
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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2016, 05:17:38 PM »
Quote from: pho on May 21, 2016, 12:05:52 AM
The Commission on Presidential Debates was formed specifically to prevent third parties from getting into the debates. Johnson won't get in, if he got close they'd move the goal posts.

They let Perot in in 1992.....
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2016, 06:28:48 PM »
no but the systeme needs REAL REFORM
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« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2016, 06:31:12 PM »
Quote from: Wulfric on May 21, 2016, 05:17:38 PM
Quote from: pho on May 21, 2016, 12:05:52 AM
The Commission on Presidential Debates was formed specifically to prevent third parties from getting into the debates. Johnson won't get in, if he got close they'd move the goal posts.

They let Perot in in 1992.....
Perot was a billionaire who could muscle his way in and 2016 is not exactly 1992.
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