Discussion: Possible Gary Johnson Senate Bid Scrambles New Mexico Race

He will but the only issue I see Johnson doing any damage on Heinrich is weed legalization which would pull a lot of younger voters his way, and Heinrich is pro-legalization so it seems a wash to me. That said, this just seems to me to be Johnson wanting to stay relevant and to try and make up for his embarrassing 2016 Presidential run, making a last ditch effort for the Senate 3 months before election day should instill about zero confidence in his ability to plan for anything.

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“He doesn’t want to get into a race he can’t win.”

HAHAHAHAHA.

Too funny!

So, jackass, did you really think you were going to be President?

Just go away.

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Describes any number of Republican politicians. And that is probably the best thing you can say about them.

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I wish he’d stay out of it. Heard this on the news and thought - O fuck!

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Johnson doesn’t need rubles. The Kochs are Libertarian Moneytarian, and can supercharge his campaign – I doubt the media market is very expensive in one of the poorest states – with their leftover karaoke money.

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Has Gary Johnson bought a clue yet?

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narrow-minded and incurious about the outside world

I.e. Libertarian.

Show me a Libertarian, and I’ll show you someone who fails to understand complex systems and emergent behavior.

Show me a Libertarian, and I’ll show you someone whose ability to interpret the law is equivalent to a child’s ability to interpret literature.

Show me a Libertarian, and I’ll show you someone whose vision of the ideal future is indistinguishable from most post-apocalyptic settings in fiction.

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Interesting note , Here in Florida we are having the Primaries to replace former governor and noted Voldemort impersonator Rick Scott
Some of the adds are downright funny as they try to out -Trump and Out anti-Immigrant each other.
Each one saying Donnie loves me more than you . All negative all the time
They are actually giving us good ammunition.
The Dems on the other hand are positive , no sniping the other guy, just how they are going fix everything the aforementioned Voldemort fucked up
Gwen Graham daughter of one of the best Dem Governors ever Bob Graham is running and hopefully will succeed
Running about 10 points ahead

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Fingers crossed everywhere for the good guys fighting the good fight.

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And don’t forget the Randy Rainbow interview. :wink:

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He gets 5% of the vote, mostly from otherwise republicans.

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Ever the spoiler. He helped elect Don the Con, and now wants to allow the Trump GOP to win a Senate seat.

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One would think his marijuana business would keep him occupied enough that he wouldn’t have the time or inclination for running spoiler campaigns.

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Well, this is all well and good, but there’s not nearly enough TPM stories about the eating habits of the Pig-tail Macaque.

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Boy that looks good…

Johnson’s a nice fellow to chat with but he’s about as deep as a rolling paper.

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Funny, we focus on the damage that stein did, while leaving gary out.

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There are a lot of these one-man wrecking crews for hire, brought on board to draw votes away from Democrats in tight races: most of them are paid and propped up by the Koch front organizations, and get a lot of help from Koch-friendly journalists both nationally and at the local level.

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Helping the orange’s win wasn’t enough for him? What is his game? Marijuana is no longer an issue in NM (or at least it won’t be for long). Why is it people like him and Stein are so adamant to destroy this country? He doesn’t want to enter a race he cannot win? Please, like he hasn’t done it a few times. That seems to be his MO since his governorship days.

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“He was known as ‘Governor Veto’…”
Really? Where was that? In New Mexico, we called him “Governor NO” - or “Goofy Gary.”

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