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Not Hillary, Not Trump--How about anti-gun Libertarian VP candidate William F. Weld?
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<blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 2903823" data-attributes="member: 5151"><p>I don't know which part you're addressing, so I'll answer both.</p><p></p><p>A consequentialist libertarian is someone who ideologically subscribes to libertarian ideals, but acts in a pragmatic manner using a cost-benefit analysis. For example, I oppose the idea of publicly funded education, especially at the federal level. But because I accept that the only place that would happen is a utopia, I would support measures that increase the efficiency of delivering that education while also reducing the interference from non-local levels of government.</p><p></p><p>As for the ticket being a pragmatic ticket to help with ballot access, millions of dollars that could be used on local campaigns are spent every couple of years to get the party officially recognized in all 50 states so that candidates may run under that banner. If we get the votes required in each state to not have to run petition drives the next cycle, that is money that can be used to run local- and state-level campaigns. There were basically three choices: a former fugitive, a career Internet troll, and a former Governor with a track record of actions matching words. Weld was brought on primarily for connections and fundraising abilities.</p><p></p><p>No one in Oklahoma has to worry about Trump losing Oklahoma. The straight ticket vote has a Republican victory in Oklahoma practically ensured. No one expects Johnson to get 270 electoral votes, either. The only way that Johnson would get in would be if Trump and Clinton failed to reach 270 and Johnson received at least one electoral vote. At that point, the House of Representatives would be required to choose between the top 3 electoral vote-getters for President, and the #NeverTrump and #NeverClinton movements on both sides of the aisle could push a compromise of choosing neither of those two. The Senate would be required to choose between Pence and Kaine because they are limited to the top 2 electoral vote-getters for Vice President.</p><p></p><p>So basically, Weld is nothing to worry about. The only people worrying about Weld don't understand how the electoral process works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vvvvvvv, post: 2903823, member: 5151"] I don't know which part you're addressing, so I'll answer both. A consequentialist libertarian is someone who ideologically subscribes to libertarian ideals, but acts in a pragmatic manner using a cost-benefit analysis. For example, I oppose the idea of publicly funded education, especially at the federal level. But because I accept that the only place that would happen is a utopia, I would support measures that increase the efficiency of delivering that education while also reducing the interference from non-local levels of government. As for the ticket being a pragmatic ticket to help with ballot access, millions of dollars that could be used on local campaigns are spent every couple of years to get the party officially recognized in all 50 states so that candidates may run under that banner. If we get the votes required in each state to not have to run petition drives the next cycle, that is money that can be used to run local- and state-level campaigns. There were basically three choices: a former fugitive, a career Internet troll, and a former Governor with a track record of actions matching words. Weld was brought on primarily for connections and fundraising abilities. No one in Oklahoma has to worry about Trump losing Oklahoma. The straight ticket vote has a Republican victory in Oklahoma practically ensured. No one expects Johnson to get 270 electoral votes, either. The only way that Johnson would get in would be if Trump and Clinton failed to reach 270 and Johnson received at least one electoral vote. At that point, the House of Representatives would be required to choose between the top 3 electoral vote-getters for President, and the #NeverTrump and #NeverClinton movements on both sides of the aisle could push a compromise of choosing neither of those two. The Senate would be required to choose between Pence and Kaine because they are limited to the top 2 electoral vote-getters for Vice President. So basically, Weld is nothing to worry about. The only people worrying about Weld don't understand how the electoral process works. [/QUOTE]
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