04 September 2016

Campaign for President 2016: What's A Mitt Romney Voter To Do?

WHAT is a Mitt Romney voter to do?
"The man’s antithesis, the unscripted and unscrupulous Donald Trump, now leads the Republican ticket. And the other major-party candidate, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, seems hardly palatable. . . "
That's the way this article  published on September 1, 2016 in The Economist starts off.
Many are choosing neither. Following the cue of their former standard-bearer—who has disparaged Mr Trump loudly and often—only 76% of those who voted for Mr Romney say they will select Mr Trump at the ballot box.
Romney now lives in Mormon-dominated Utah where he's hoping to put the state into play for November's election by public support for the 3rd party Libertarian ticket while enlisting other LDS politicians in Arizona to organize support - if you can't win it, spoil the election for Donald Trump.
One of the organizers in Arizona  is fellow Mormon Dave Richins, with a full-time job working for Resolution Mining, a part-time job working for citizens and families on Mesa City Council in District 1, and as reported in here today at 07:59 a.m. Mormons [and fellow conservative Republicans] will do anything they can to spoil the fun for Trump, although the last time third parties played a part other unintended things happened read more excerpts:
On Road to 270, Arizona is home to best chance for a spoiler

Here's some background about the two Libertarian candidates

If you walk by some of the street boxes of free newspapers, you will notice a vertical card urging you to vote for Johnson/Weld. They are running on the Libertarian ticket. Gary Johnson is a former Republican Governor of New Mexico.
He ran for president four years ago and received about one percent of the vote.
This year, his running mate is William Weld, who is the former Republican governor of Massachusetts. Weld also ran for the U.S. Senate and was defeated by John Kerry. This patrician Brahmin I found to be one of the most unpleasant individuals I've ever interviewed. He also attempted to be Ambassador to Mexico and was never confirmed. Obviously, Weld is looking for a home and something to do. Oh, he also flirted with running for Governor of New York. Quite a checkered political past.
The Libertarian team wants you, the voters, to "help them get into the debates." (They need to poll 15 percent to gain entry.) They describe themselves as “credible, proven, capable and honest” (the last one was in bold green letters). They go on to call themselves "America's Most Successful Governors."
They probably take more votes away from Trump than Clinton. But right now their visibility and impact seem limited. Now, if they should get in one of the three debates, that could change. I really don't think they will ever reach the 15-percent threshold.
Another candidate is a total unknown. His name is Evan McMullin. He might have a serious problem getting on many state ballots.

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