Is anyone talking about what it means that Gary Johnson is at 9% in the polls?

Asked by Judi (40025

) October 11th, 2016 from iPhone

If I remember right, if a party gets 5% they are eligible for matching federal funds in the next election.
Is this the powerful emergence of a third party? Will Libertarians fracture the Republican Party? Will they replace the Republican Party?
Where do you see American politics in 4,8, or 12 years?

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His standing is as a protest vote, not the adoption of a new political philosophy.

The Libertarians have not done the necessary work to establish a party. It isn’t a presidential candidate that is needed, it is legislature candidates that have done the hard work of City Councils, County Boards, and school boards.

If they could get even 2 Senators or even 10 Representatives to switch parties to Libertarian, then they would be seen as a real force.

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