How Many of Us Are Voting for Gary Johnson 2016?

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I'm a McAfee supporter, but I fully realize that GJ is more likely to get the LP nomination. If GJ does indeed get it, I'm fully prepared to switch to him and support him as I did in 2012.

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Can one of the Yellow Avatars explain to me the main differences between the Libertarian candidates? And are they all doomed to lose against Gary Johnson?

It's mostly a difference in style, and Johnson is the frontrunner, although not a complete lock. McAfee is probably the only candidate not to really represent a specific faction of the party as Petersen and Perry do, plus he has been hovering around having 2nd to 3rd highest support, so I think he's easily the 2nd most likely to get the nomination.

Here are some actual policy differences:

Abortion:
Pro-choice: Johnson, McAfee, Perry
Pro-life: Petersen

Anti-discrimination laws:
Private and public: Johnson
Public only: McAfee, Perry, Petersen

GMOs:
Anti-labeling: Perry, Petersen
Pro-labeling: Johnson, McAfee

Office of Digital Transformation:
Create: McAfee
Don't create: Johnson, Perry, Petersen

Standing army:
Abolish: Perry
Keep but reduce: Johnson, McAfee, Petersen

Taxes:
Lower, move to consumption: Johnson
Lower, flatten: McAfee, Perry, Petersen

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GMOs:
Anti-labeling: Perry, Petersen
Pro-labeling: Johnson, McAfee

Oh god, I may have to step off the McAfee train.

I got that from his responses to isidewith: "Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?" "John McAfee: Yes"

However, I tried to find him supporting that position, and only found a seemingly contradictory answer given to the Libertarian Skeptics Network: "Do you oppose regulations mandating an arbitrary definition and punitive label for genetically engineered crops, and the associated implication that this life-saving technology is harmful and should be banned?" "I oppose call [sic] regulation. Period."

Somebody should pin McAfee down.

Johnson, though, is definitely pro-labeling. "I have celiac disease, so I need food labeled. I think food should be labeled, and that would include GMOs in food."

FWIW I am anti-labeling, but it's not a deal breaker for me.