Gary Johnson Ruined it.

[IncendiaryGunner]

The GOP could have put up God and Obama would still win. Nothing to do with the candidate. Everything to do with the fact that you can't beat a guy by promising to give less free **** than he does.

I disagree. The President's approval rating was low, the economy was still viewed as poor, unemployment was still high, and independent voters tend to vote against the incumbent.

The candidate was weak sauce. A "generic Republican" would have likely beaten Obama.

The thing is, Reagan was not on the ballot this year.

 

[iwearcowboyboots]

How many of the Johnson voters were originally Obama supporters? You can't count every Johnson supporter as someone who would have voted for Romney.

You can if it fits your blame game narrative...

I'm sure Romney will win in 2016 so long as no one votes for a 3rd party candidate.

 

[RyanV]

Repubs lost this election in the primary, simple as that.

This^

 

[cesna250]

How many of the Johnson voters were originally Obama supporters? You can't count every Johnson supporter as someone who would have voted for Romney.

The majority of them though were.

 

[cesna250]

If you voted how you chose to, your vote was not wasted.

I see what your saying... But really it is. I'm not a huge Romney fan, But i wanted Obama out so bad that i would vote for the man with the most chance of giving him the boot!

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

But Indiana DID go to Romney... so not a single vote cast for Johnson in Indiana negatively impacted the Romney campaign...

Every vote for Johnson in Indiana - went to Romney....

 

[88GT]

I disagree. The President's approval rating was low, the economy was still viewed as poor, unemployment was still high, and independent voters tend to vote against the incumbent.

The candidate was weak sauce. A "generic Republican" would have likely beaten Obama.

The thing is, Reagan was not on the ballot this year.

Nope. No Republican would have beat Obama.

Romney appealed to the broadest range of GOP voters. If he couldn't do it, no one else could have.

 

[iwearcowboyboots]

The GOP could have put up God and Obama would still win. Nothing to do with the candidate. Everything to do with the fact that you can't beat a guy by promising to give less free **** than he does.

The "Nothing to do with the candidate" nonsense reminds me of a bit of wisdom that was bestowed upon me...

I'm all about calling people on their own words, but there comes a point when we need to realize that just because they said something doesn't mean they really believe it deep down.

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

Nope. No Republican would have beat Obama.

Romney appealed to the broadest range of GOP voters. If he couldn't do it, no one else could have.

Romney appealed to the broadest range of -> GOP <- voters, not Americans.

Romney lost the American vote, not the GOP vote.

 

[iwearcowboyboots]

The majority of them though were.

And here is photo evidence:

FYI. I didn't add the text to the photo. It was the first image I found and I figured the text applied so why find a different one.

 

[miguel]

GOP blew it by not letting him in the debates. Two-time governor of a Dem-dominated state should have been extended that courtesy. But they let Huntsman and Herman Cain in. Really smooth move, that.

 

[downzero]

The state by state results are easily found with a google search. Johnson did not get enough votes in a single state that went to Obama to have given a win to Romney. So go blame your republican party leadership and look in the mirror. That is where the blame lies.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Proud to waste my vote on someone who understands what a free market is and governs accordingly.

 

[miguel]

the GOP only has to blame their flip-floppity candidate. Put up somebody who stands for nothing, and you expect America to believe you?

Hell, they voted for Obama, didn't they?

 

[88GT]

Romney appealed to the broadest range of -> GOP <- voters, not Americans.

Romney lost the American vote, not the GOP vote.

That's what I said, isn't it?

Those are the people voting against Obama, aren't they?

 

[netsecurity]

I fail to see the point of all of this back and forth. We all lost! There is no win in that. Until we can get something together, on the same page, we are going to keep losing.

^^^

 

[Archaic_Entity]

I see what your saying... But really it is. I'm not a huge Romney fan, But i wanted Obama out so bad that i would vote for the man with the most chance of giving him the boot!

That simply shows your priority.

Personally, I'm proud of the Libertarian vote. They more than doubled their vote count in the popular vote, and claimed (so far) almost 1 million votes.

It's gaining traction, and the ears that be will start listening.

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

That's what I said, isn't it?

Nope, you just think they are the same.

The GOP made the same mistake, which is why their candidate lost.

 

[cesna250]

That simply shows your priority.

Personally, I'm proud of the Libertarian vote. They more than doubled their vote count in the popular vote, and claimed (so far) almost 1 million votes.

It's gaining traction, and the ears that be will start listening.

Don't preach to me about priorities pal... You have no idea.

 

[Archaic_Entity]

Don't preach to me about priorities pal... You have no idea.

I don't think I did. You have your priorities, and I have mine. They differ.

 

[jbombelli]

Nope, you just think they are the same.

The GOP made the same mistake, which is why their candidate lost.

Don't worry. They'll make the same mistake again next time, and we'll have an even FURTHER left candidate to run against an even FURTHER LEFT THAN THAT candidate, and it will be the most important election of our lives.