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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:49 PM Sep 2016

Gary Johnson Won’t Be on Debate Stage

Last edited Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:44 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Daily Beast

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and the Green Party’s Jill Stein will not be on the presidential debate stage for the first contest sponsored by the Commission on President Debates. Johnson and Stein both fell short of the 15 percent polling threshold required to participate, the commission said in a statement, adding that Trump and Clinton will face off on September 26 and their running mates, Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, will debate on October 4. Johnson in particular was pushing hard for inclusion in the debates, as he’d polled in the double digits across several national surveys, and previously said he would only have a chance to win if he can debate Trump and Clinton

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Good. Now they won't be getting an assist from the debates in becoming spoilers.

(And Johnson only had an average of 8.4% in the polls. Not even close to the required 15%.)
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Gary Johnson Won’t Be on Debate Stage (Original Post) pnwmom Sep 2016 OP
Good. romanic Sep 2016 #1
Good--no, GREAT. MADem Sep 2016 #2
Good. He can spend the time looking at a map of the Middle East. nt Maven Sep 2016 #3
HA!!! nt broadcaster75201 Sep 2016 #5
That's too bad, but rules are rules bigwillq Sep 2016 #4
But if they were there Urchin Sep 2016 #7
Maybe. Who knows. bigwillq Sep 2016 #8
It would have been 3 on 1 against Hillary. No thanks. Also, pnwmom Sep 2016 #9
I would have enjoyed seeing Trump vs Johnson TipTok Sep 2016 #14
Maybe I'd reach the threshold if I were on the stage frazzled Sep 2016 #11
No undercard Fluffdaddy Sep 2016 #6
GOOD! dawn frenzy adams Sep 2016 #10
LOL! Best news I've had in a week. nt onehandle Sep 2016 #12
Delighted to hear it. OnDoutside Sep 2016 #13
Good wheniwasincongress Sep 2016 #15
I'm not going to watch the debates. roamer65 Sep 2016 #16
Oh no! MrScorpio Sep 2016 #17

romanic

(2,841 posts)
1. Good.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 03:59 PM
Sep 2016

For all the talk about needing third parties, the people who say so never really put their ballot where their mouth is so oh well for them.

Can't wait for the real debates to start.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. Good--no, GREAT.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:11 PM
Sep 2016

I am so tired of spoilers, whiners, crappers in the punch, and scolds. I've had enough of them.

They have no hope of winning, and their input would be all about heat, not light. "You suck" is not a campaign strategy, or a plan for leadership.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
4. That's too bad, but rules are rules
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:21 PM
Sep 2016

I support democracy but, if they can't reach the required threshold, then they shouldn't be there

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
8. Maybe. Who knows.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:40 PM
Sep 2016

I don't see Stein or Johnson as a threat, so I have no issue with them participating. The more voices, the better, imo.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
9. It would have been 3 on 1 against Hillary. No thanks. Also,
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:45 PM
Sep 2016

Trump thrived on a debate stage with multiple opponents.

In a one on one, he won't be able to time his moments and just jump in when he feels like it.

 

TipTok

(2,474 posts)
14. I would have enjoyed seeing Trump vs Johnson
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:44 PM
Sep 2016

I don't think he would have been as delicate as the Republican nominees and helped highlight Trumps nuttiness.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
11. Maybe I'd reach the threshold if I were on the stage
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 06:21 PM
Sep 2016

You see why there has to be a cut-off point, right? If there were none, a thousand tom, dick, and harriets would run for president and all claim a right to be on stage. You have to draw the line somewhere, and that line has to represent a fairly serious bar.

dawn frenzy adams

(429 posts)
10. GOOD!
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 05:21 PM
Sep 2016

He's no different from any extreme right-wing nut...other than having a tolerance for legalizing drugs and prostitution.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
16. I'm not going to watch the debates.
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 09:30 AM
Sep 2016

Last edited Sat Sep 17, 2016, 10:11 AM - Edit history (2)

I've heard enough of Drumpf's lies...no thanks.

I don't care what that sociopathic prick has to say.

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