2016: Gary Johnson debates

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Johnson embarrasses himself in front of 80 million viewers and support for the Libertarian ticket collapses nation-wide.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

yeah Gary's support would drop like a brick.

Nah, I don't think that's how it works.  Unless he eats a baby on live TV or something, the mere fact that he was invited to appear on stage with the other two would elevate him as someone who some unhappy-with-both-major-parties voters would consider voting for.

So even with a very bad performance, I think he would have done a bit better on Nov. 8 than he does IRL with no debate appearance.

Normally, you would be right but we're talking about a guy who does stuff like this, as well as this kind of...thing. I really think you'd see a stampede of uneasy Johnson supporters back to the Republican ticket.

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

McMullin endorses Johnson, as do Justin Amash, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Condoleeza Rice, Jeb Bush, Tim Penny, Jerry Brown, Bill Walker, Brian Schweitzer, and Steve Bullock.

No they don't.