Moriah Ratner
Scott Rigell (R-Va.) says he thinks Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson can win the presidency.
"This may surprise you to hear, but I'm ready to defend the proposition that Gov. Johnson can win," Rigell said Wednesday on CNN.
Rigell, who is retiring at the end of his term, announced earlier this month that he is backing Johnson and snubbing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Rigell noted Wednesday that if Johnson can get enough support in polls to make the debate stage, it could set off a positive chain reaction for him.
"No one saw Trump winning the nomination, at least early on," he said. "And I believe the same type of unusual, real anomalies and the forces that are coming against our country are present now in this election, the general election."
Rigell said Americans are not happy with Trump and Democratic nominee as the two major-party options.
"The level of dissatisfaction with the two nominees is so wide, and it's so intense," he said. "I've never seen anything like it."
He added that he can't vote for Trump "in good conscience" and thinks Clinton is "equally unacceptable."
"I think it's not going to take votes from simply the Republican ticket, though it will. It's going to take votes from the Democratic ticket," Rigell said of voters flocking to Johnson.
"And I think that there's a pent-up demand that'll surprise a lot of people on Election Day."
Poster Comment:
A Bill Clinton presidency was a high price to pay, but Ross Perot did help save America from a second Herbie NWO Bush term.
Gary Johnson and Darrell Castle of the Constitution Party, give conservatives someone to vote for, whilst the statist NYC libtard vote is split among the Rodham-Trump ticket.
#1: redleghunter To: hondo68 (#0)
He must be smoking some of the product from the nominee.
redleghunter posted on 2016-08-12 13:48:56 Reply Private Reply
#2: Justified To: redleghunter, hondo68 (#1)
He is smoking some of that K2 crap. Anyone that thanks a third party vote will do anything other than give Clinton's another 8 years to finish off America is pure crazy.
Its only the right that votes 3rd party. Demoncraps know where their next meal is coming from. Until we can break the demoncrap's control on the dipshits we will keep moving left until there is no place for us to go left.
Justified posted on 2016-08-12 18:52:07 Reply Private Reply
#3: Hondo68 To: Justified, stop voting for evil, D 'n R (#2)
That will accomplished nothing until the Republicans are crushed like cockroaches as well.
Whenever a D or R wins, America loses. It's ONE party.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-08-12 19:34:00 Reply Private Reply
#4: Justified To: hondo68, all (#3)
I guess you have not figured out that by the time you break the GOP the demoncraps will own everything. Small businessmen, the backbone of America, will be crushed and only large global companies will be allowed to do work in America due to the crushing regulations and aggressive government departments who will always error on the side of the government. Christian right will be crushed using schools to pervert their kids and legislation to crush their beliefs. So who else will be around to vote in any real numbers to beat the socialist handing out jobs and money to those that do as they demand. Have you not see NYC, NJ, Seattle or Caliponia? You want that for the rest of America?!?!?!?!
If the GOP dies before the Dimwitt party there will never be another party to go too.
This elections is the end of the free republic or the chance to save it by not destroying it. Clinton's will finish the republic off before you get your chance of starting a meaningful 3rd party.
Its nice to dream but sometimes you have to grow up and deal the hand you are given. You mess around like a spoiled child and you will lose everything before you realize what you lost.
Justified posted on 2016-08-12 20:05:00 Reply Private Reply
#5: calcon To: hondo68 (#0)
calcon posted on 2016-08-12 20:43:58 Reply Private Reply