NEW! Presidential Election Poll 10/18

Would rather vote for Ron Paul, but I gotta take the less dangerous candidate and go with Romney.

Obama has already proven he doesn't mind going around Congress to do whatever he wants, with all the executive orders and such. He would be downright scary in a second term.

Also I don't want him to get any more appointees to the Supreme Court, his last two were just wonderful, can't imagine another two picks from him. 

As I mailed in my absentee ballot Tuesday, I'm not changing my vote

(Even though I didn't vote in the last COJ poll)

pretty much how I feel.  I would add...IMO he has been a failure, or at best mediocre, during his first term.  There is no way he deserves a second.

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I read something yesterday that surprised me about Gary.  The article mentioned that he draws more votes away from Obama than from Romney because of his support for legalization of marijuana.  I don't know if that was just for a specific state, but I found it interesting.  

I thought he'd draw more fiscal conservatives away from Romney.

I think there are more people who are against Obama that just want him to lose, vs the liberals who are dissatisfied with the way things are going. It makes sense then, that more dem's would vote for Johnson than Rep's.

That's interesting.... Obama was painted as a radical liberal before his election... and he may have been to some degree in his younger years.... but in order to get elected, he had to become moderate... which he mostly has been as President, at least compared to how he is portrayed.

So to get away from Bush, they nominate a moderate... McCain... maverick-drink.... but to be the (R) nominee, he had to get "radicalized" for the base. Why... the base wasn't going to vote for Obama.

Now, Romney did not do well. But here he is with the economy in the dumps and he gets the nod. His faith may well have him pretty conservative, but he has been pretty moderate. And the (R)s need a moderate to get the independents..... but then there goes the "radicalization" of Romney to fire up the base.

Bad thing is, doing a hard right alienates voters. At least if I'm a moderate, and Obama says he wants to give free stuff away... meh, that's easy to overlook... but if Romney starts yapping that he is going to repeal Obama care, fight for pro life, cut everyones money.... well that is a little scary. The dogma of the far right is a bitter pill to swallow. The dogma of the far left is just blown off as too many bong hits.

I can't say who Johnson draws more away from... indies and libertarians seem to have always drawn away from conservatives... because it is truly conservative. Yes we all know they want to legalize weed... but the platform as a whole is much more conservative when it comes to spending and the role of government compared to liberals and spending and their role for government

i think 10% of the popular vote for johnson is absolutely realistic.  it's not going to win anything, but it will have a significant impact on the next election cycle. 

BUT people can only vote for johnson if they are self-educated on the candidates.  i'm afraid most americans (and certainly those of us in swing states) see so much romney/obama, that they may not realize there CAN BE another option.  and if you know nothing about the guy on election day, you shouldn't be voting for him just because you are sick of the romney/obama ads...

The good thing about the Libertarian Party vs other 3rd parties like the Green Party, is they are on the ballot in 48 states, in spite of Rep/Dem attempts to get them removed consistently. Those attempts are one more reason why I can't imagine ever voting for one or the other.

Can we still vote for Gore or is that closed too?

No, he already won the election so he's not eligible anymore.

He only one once.  The Constitution allows him a second victory. 

Mailed in my AZ ballot with my Libertarian votes on it

I must say that voting in AZ rocks - early voting by mail, and they send you a big packet explaining propositions - with argments for and against that orginizations can submit - and ratings of County Judges. They make it easier to be an informed voter.

As Jerry Garcia Said "The lesser of two evils is still evil."

This is a tough election, I know of several friends that don't want to vote for Obama but don't think that Romney is a good choice either.  

I have my Mail in Ballot on my desk, in Colorado there are 16 Presidential Candidates on the Ballot.  Even though I know that he does not have a chance to win I will probably vote for Johnson mainly because I don't want to vote for Obama or Romney.

The Green party is in 37 states, and can be a write-in in 3 more.  14 more are still in process (like Penn. and the Libertarians).  In Nevada you can't vote for the Green Party at all.  In Oklahoma, you can't vote for Green or Libertarians!

The D's and R's do it to each-other as well.  The L's would do it just the same if they had the manpower the D's and R's have.  If nothing else, it costs your opponent money to keep checking and fighting to keep himself on the ballot.

It sucks, but the game's the game...