Quiz Predicts If You Love or Hate Trump
The political and media elites dismiss Trump's supporters as ignorant. William Poundstone started constructing quizzes to find out if that was true.
Category Archives: Gary Johnson
When Trump’s losing he’s whingeing … and guess what? He’s doing a lot of whingeing
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Sandown, N.H. In this unpredictable election year, the simplest way to assess the state of the race is to check how often Donald Trump complains that the fix is in. Polls can be unreliable and contradictory, most radio and cable news broadcasts are nakedly partisan, but Trump's fragile ego can be trusted: if he's whingeing, he's losing.
Gary Johnson’s Millennial Appeal: Harming Trump More Than Hillary?
The James Carville/Stanley Greenberg operation "Democracy Corps" has analyzed the millennial vote for 2016 , an area in which Libertarian Gary Johnson has great appeal, and concluded he's pulling more from would-be Trump votes among the millennials than harming Hillary. The details, starting with the declaration that victory for the Democrats relies on at least one relevant if : " if progressives are smart in dealing with the third party vote."
Where Do The 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand On The Issues?
Do you know who you're voting for in the 2016 presidential election ? Thanks to information from VoteSmart.org , we've compiled what all four candidates think about 13 different issues. Below, find the stances of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on key issues.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson to hold Albuquerque rally
Third Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is planning to hold another rally in his home state - where polls show he has the highest percentage of support. Various polls show Johnson has around 15 to 25 percent of support in New Mexico where he served two terms.
Peace Through Ignorance?
Is it important for a U.S. President to know geography? Recent gaffes by Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor who's running as the Libertarian candidate for President, have raised that question. On Sep. 8, Johnson drew a blank when asked about Aleppo, the war-torn city in Syria.
Admiring Foreign Leaders
Asked on a TV show to name a foreign leader he admires, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson choked. He couldn't produce a name.
A Letter from a Millennial Who’s Worried About ‘Tribalism’ and ‘Post-Truth Politics’
The writer once supported Bernie Sanders and now supports Hillary Clinton. He worries about what he sees as rigid tribalism among some of his peers.
No, Not Gary Johnson
NEWS BRIEF Kim Kardashian West left Paris Monday hours after she was robbed at gunpoint by a group of men who took millions of dollars worth of jewelry, police officials told The Associated Press. The reality-TV star was visiting Paris for its biannual fashion week and was staying in a private residence in the French capital's eighth arrondissement when at 2:30 a.m. local time a group of five armed men reportedly forced the building's concierge to open her private apartment.
Doctors’ Political Views Affect How They Treat Patients
"The reality is, this is part of our tax code. The man's a genius. He knows how to operate the tax code to the benefit of the people he's serving," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on CNN's State of the Union .
Clinton Continues To Lead in Radio Ads
Media Monitors also tells us that from the 85 major radio markets it is keeping an eye on that Hillary Clinton For President aired 15,902 spots in the last ten days. Gary Johnson's campaign went from 1,827 spots to 39. And, The Great America PAC bought 15 ads, down from 124 spots.
Clinton remains in the lead over Trump after post-debate surge
Hillary Clinton continued her post-debate surge and added to her national lead against Donald Trump over the weekend, pollsters said Monday. Clinton registered at 42 percent, topping Trump at 36 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson at 9 percent and Green Party choice Jill Stein at 3 percent, likely voters told pollsters for Politico/Morning Consult on Friday , Saturday and Sunday.
Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in latest poll
Democrat Hillary Clinton has a 5 percentage point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, roughly the same advantage she has held throughout September. The survey result showed little movement following Monday night's presidential debate, the first of three debates before the Nov. 8 election.
Third-party backers may still change their minds in 2016 election, poll shows
Most people who are drawn to third party candidates in the presidential election aren't sold on their choice, making these voters wild cards in an already unpredictable contest. A shift in their support toward either of the major party nominees - away from Libertarian Gary Johnson, Jill Stein of the Green Party or another third party candidate - could drastically change the shape of the race.
Trump drives the media nuts, literally: The Chicago Tribune’s…
Many of us in the media have spent the last several months ritually abasing ourselves for our role in empowering Donald Trump's rise, and not without reason. As I have previously observed, there's an element of hypocrisy at work here, or maybe several different elements.
Chicago Tribune Endorses Gary Johnsonfor President as – Principled Option’
The Chicago Tribune has endorsed Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson for president saying he was a "principled choice" for the nation's top job. Joining the list of newspapers making unusual choices for endorsements for the 2016 election, Chicago's somewhat conservative paper decided not to endorse the GOP nominee for president and instead picked the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson.
Chicago Tribune endorses Johnson for President
Chris Matthews of "Hardball" talks with Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, and his running mate, Bill Weld, during a commercial break Wednesday, Sept.
Fox News poll confirms: Hillary Clinton won the debate in a…
A Fox News poll released Friday confirmed what other scientific surveys have found in the aftermath of the first presidential debate: Hillary Clinton prevailed over Donald Trump in the affair, and she has seen a slight overall national bump because of it. The poll, which was conducted entirely after the debate, found that 61% of voters who watched the debate viewed Clinton as the winner.
Are newspapers helping Trump by endorsing anyone but him?
Donald Trump hasn't received a single major newspaper endorsement so far. That's odd enough for a nominee of a major party just over a month out from the presidential election.
2016 newspaper endorsements are so far all over the place
Nineteen newspapers have made endorsements in the 2016 general election, and so far, they're all over the place compared to who was endorsed by the same papers in 2012. Friday morning, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson.