Failure of the Political Parties: Who Was Best of the Worst?
The Libertarians
With a potential “criminal” representing the Democrats, and a petulant bully representing the Republicans, its no wonder that voters were looking for a third party to support. Trying to capitalize on this, the Libertarians, being the third largest party in the US, spoke up. Former Republican Governor Gary Johnson attempted to carry the party flag. He was haunted by his awkward media moments. Incidents such as his “What is Aleppo?” gaffe, or his inability to respond to the statement “Name a foreign leader-ANY foreign leader,” became his hallmark. This was unfortunate for Johnson as he had some good ideas. It led to many believing that if the LP nominated a stronger public speaker, 5% of the national vote could’ve been easily in reach.
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