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« on: January 16, 2012, 06:58:56 PM »
Rocky Anderson has a snowball's chance in hell of winning.  But, does he have a chance to get numbers that are high for a minor party candidate, like Nader in '00 or even the other Anderson?
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 07:02:22 PM »
« Edited: January 16, 2012, 07:06:11 PM by Very Attractive Cynthia McKinney »
No.

(Democrats are excessive hyperboles).
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 07:26:39 PM »
As has been pointed out several times, Anderson's party is likely not going to be on the ballot in many states.
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2012, 07:29:36 PM »
He doesn't seem to have a base, or even anywhere near the same recognition that Nader has.  I don't think he'll get many votes except from mega political junkies. Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2012, 07:47:46 PM »
Maybe. I think Johnson will do better, though.
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2012, 07:58:28 PM »

Then explain why Nader did well in 2000
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2012, 08:11:36 PM »
Sure, he'll probably get into the double digits. Votes, I mean, not percentage points.
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2012, 10:43:17 PM »
I'd definitely consider voting for him.
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« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2012, 10:47:14 PM »
Who in the hell is Rocky Anderson?
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« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2012, 11:31:37 PM »
Quote from: tb78 on January 16, 2012, 10:47:14 PM
Who in the hell is Rocky Anderson?

Mayor of Salt Lake City and big-time lefty.
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« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2012, 11:41:41 PM »
No.  Ballot access.  Johnson will be a solid 3rd place and sniff EVs in NM.
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« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2012, 04:52:21 PM »
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on January 16, 2012, 11:41:41 PM
No.  Ballot access.  Johnson will be a solid 3rd place and sniff EVs in NM.

Johnson has a chance of outperforming Nader's 2000 result, but only because more positive connotations are attached to the term "libertarian" nowadays, not because of Gary Johnson. Anderson will be lucky if he can outperform Nader's 2008 result (and remember: Nader made the ballot in 45 states)
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« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2012, 05:14:00 PM »
No. And if I were to vote third party, I definitely wouldn't vote for some Romney crony...
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