Top 5 Reasons Libertarians Shouldn’t Vote for Gary Johnson

5. Has Raised the Profile of the Libertarian Party

Much more important than communicating libertarian ideas and expanding the brand is staying philosophically pure while keeping the ideology as fringe as possible. That way, libertarians can always complain when they don’t win elections, and nothing changes. By having a presidential ticket of former two-term governors, the Libertarian Party runs a serious risk of adding credibility to its brand and winning electoral votes. This should be the last thing the LP ought to be trying to do.

The Libertarian Party instead needs to focus on the basics, like having nationally-televised debates on the efficacy of drivers’ licenses, selling heroin to minors, and questioning American entry into World War I. Without these thorough philosophical debates which most Americans don’t care to hear about, how will libertarians ever make a difference in American politics? Until then, libertarians must continue to call out every non-libertarian, like Johnson, Weld, Rand Paul, Julie Borowski, Austin Petersen, and pretty much anyone else claiming to be a libertarian. After all, calling oneself a libertarian is a sure sign that someone isn’t a libertarian. That is, unless someone says he or she isn’t a libertarian, which also means he or she isn’t a libertarian.