#FeeltheJohnson

I know last week I said everyone should vote for Trump, but the candidate I'm really rooting for is Gary Johnson. This is his campaign website. He is the Libertarian party's nominee. I know that some of you will automatically associate this with anarchy or perhaps don't know what libertarianism is, so I'll give a brief overview. Basically, it means that I am liberal on social issues and conservative on economic issues, although it's a little more nuanced than that. This is a link to a 2-minute political quiz that will tell you exactly where you fall on the political plane (not a spectrum, it's 2-dimensional). Gary Johnson embodies these ideas. That's why I #FeelTheJohnson, which is trending on twitter only after #feelthemath (the hashtag for how Bernie lost because of math) if you type in #feel. 

Speaking of Bernie losing, I think that Gov. Johnson is a great option for Bernie supporters who will not vote for Hillary. He agrees with Bernie on basically all social issues and has a 73% similarity to him on a political affiliation quiz. Some of his biggest issues are getting money out of politics, legalizing drugs, and ending interventionism. Here is a video to explain why Bernie supporters should consider Johnson. In fact, even if Hillary was your choice, Johnson might give her a run for her money. 

If you're concerned that splitting the democratic vote will allow Trump to win, think again. The majority of conservatives don't like Donald Trump, and many of them would prefer Johnson over The Donald. In fact, many Republicans are actually Libertarians but don't realize it, because they are pro marriage equality and pro choice, but don't know that the Libertarian party exists. Johnson was polling at 10% of the popular vote last week. This week it's 11%, and that number will keep rising. At  15% of the popular vote, he will be in a presidential debate. From here his recognition and support will grow even more.

Okay so it's unlikely he has a chance at winning in a straightforward general election. But truth be told, it's also unlikely that Clinton or Trump will either. Both are polling at around 40% right now, and keep in mind those will keep going down as Johnson pulls support from Democrats and Republicans. Since both will agree with around 50% of what Gary Johnson has to say making him neutral, they just need to be at least slightly unhappy about both other candidates for Johnson to be a viable option. 

As long as no one gets over 50% of the electoral votes, no one can be elected president by the general public. You need a majority, not just a plurality, to become president. In the case where no one wins, the House of Representatives votes on who will be president, with each state getting one vote. States with multiple representatives must come to a decision. Both parties will fear the other winning, and Republicans have only 57% of the House. In states that are split, the minority group will likely not consent to a vote within the state, and it seems likely that all will have open discussion to decide what is best. Most of the Republicans are establishment and not too fond of Trump, so they are likely to look for an alternative. Because neither party wants the other's nominee to win, it seems that Gary Johnson would be bot parties' second choices. This gives him a shot at winning if it comes to a vote in the House. It's pretty unlikely, but possible, and all of America might be #feelingtheJohnson pretty soon.