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Democracy Now Asks Third Party Candidates Questions From Last Night's Debate

Posted by Unknown on from the third-party-circus dept.

As they did with the first debate, Democracy Now has published the debate questions answered by third party candidates. Jill Stein (Green), Virgil Goode (Constitution), and Rocky Anderson (Justice) were present. There's a (long) video with the answers spliced in, and (thankfully) a transcript of all their answers. Gary Johnson was not present, but you can catch him debating Jill Stein Thursday October 18th at 7 p.m. EDT.

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  1. And why weren't the Whigs represented?!? by crazyjj · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Will no gentleman stand forward to represent the people on the slavery issue?!?

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    1. Re:And why weren't the Whigs represented?!? by mcgrew · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Will no gentleman stand forward to represent the people on the slavery issue?!?

      Gentlemen? Jill Stein is no gentleman, she was arrested last night for trespassing at the debate.

      She's getting my vote, and I didn't even RTFA. Obama will win in a landslide here in Illinois, so a vote for either him or Romney is wasted here. Rather than wasting my vote, I intend to vote for a candidate who doesn't want to put my friends and family in prison for pot. I choose her over the Libertarian, because the Libertarians stupidly think you can have a clean environment without environmental regulations, and I'm old enough to know what it was like before the EPA (So does Ron Paul, which makes me think he's either an idiot or in bed with the polluters).

      As to the slavery issue... which one?

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  2. A good step, but not that effective... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The unfortunate part of these 3rd party debates is that people who are wanting to consider a third party candidate have probably already made up their mind, and probably already know the answers to the the questions that are going to be asked of their candidate. Gary Johnson not apearing is irrelevant when pretty much any of his followers know how he would answer them anyway.

    I'm not saying these debates are bad, and I'm already planning on voting 3rd party (so it's not a wasted vote argument,) I just think we need more messages targeted at people who DON'T already know the 3rd parties and candidates.

  3. Re:Gary Johnson = Libertarian candidate by Hatta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    yes, but one is extra-Christy (long-i vowel) and insists that you also have to subscribe to his party's belief system.

    Perhaps, if you take what Romney says at face value. But that would be silly. Romney says whatever it takes to get elected, and he's banking on the evangelical vote. Judge him by his record, and he's pretty much the same as Obama.

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  4. Re:Gary Johnson = Libertarian candidate by cayenne8 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Failing to implement a single progressive policy hasn't seemed to hurt his support.

    Seriously? What about:

    1. Obamacare (the road to socialized medicine)

    2. End of Don't Ask Don't Tell in the military?

    3. Cutting oil production (I am directly impacted on this one living in the Gulf area).

    4. Expansion (massive) of Federal Entitlement Programs

    ....to name a few...? I'd say he's pretty heavily progressive.

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