It is certainly true that Gary Johnson may Obama get reelected. This however is not Gary Johnson's fault. Its the fault of an electoral system that amplifies the power of the majority at the expense of political minorities. We have seen the results, a dictatorship if the majority, when one party controls everything and conversely, government disfunction when control is split.
A system akin to the European one would allow for coalitions and if the Libertarian Party won 5%, it could work together with the Republicans and retire Obama. Our system achieves the exact opposite.and may get Obama reelected.
Of course the two parties like it that way. They don't even want to listen to minority opinions. The RNC changed party rules retroactively to keep Ron Paul from having a greater voice at the convention. So we are stuck in a system that suppresses political minorities. That in it self may contribute to the eventual demise of the great American Idea - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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