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groundloop

(11,518 posts)
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:03 PM Nov 2020

As it turns out, Libertarians ARE good for something

I was just looking at the current Georgia Senate vote and GOPer Senator Purdue is barely below the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff. Shane Hazel, the Libertarian candidate, has 2.3% of the vote and I suspect that he drew largely from right leaning voters.

SO, thanks go out to the Libertarian for getting Jon Ossoff through to a runoff.

Purdue 2,436,951
Ossoff 2,325,815
Hazel 112.618

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As it turns out, Libertarians ARE good for something (Original Post) groundloop Nov 2020 OP
Scratch a libertarian and underneath is a conservative. Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #1
Yes sir awesomerwb1 Nov 2020 #3
oh yeah, my step brother is a "libertarian" Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #7
totally. barbtries Nov 2020 #6
Always thought they were good... N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2020 #2
Heh... ZenDem Nov 2020 #4
That means they'll vote for him in the runoff... lame54 Nov 2020 #5
At least we now at least have the possibility of picking up 2 Senate seats groundloop Nov 2020 #8

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
7. oh yeah, my step brother is a "libertarian"
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:12 PM
Nov 2020

who believes in the deep state, globalist conspiracies and is a thorough racist.

AFAIK he does put his money where his mouth is though and votes for libertarians, so there is that.

barbtries

(28,787 posts)
6. totally.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:12 PM
Nov 2020

i used to work with a man who claimed he wasn't republican and told him straight to his face you're full of shit.

ZenDem

(442 posts)
4. Heh...
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:09 PM
Nov 2020

...a bunch of my old friends back in AZ voted for Jorgensen (L). Almost all of them were Republicans. Two were Liberals, but voted for her because "legal weed and stuff".

There was an odd Libertarian wave going through central AZ. None of them actually provided a valid argument in support of the party, just the same old "everyone sux" that we get every election.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
8. At least we now at least have the possibility of picking up 2 Senate seats
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 02:14 PM
Nov 2020

AND, I suspect that there may be a large minority turnout thanks to the possibility of electing a black Senator in Georgia.

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