- Joined
- Apr 2, 2005
- Messages
- 14,966
- Reaction score
- 2,154
Johnson and Stein fail to make cut for first presidential debate
In a statement Johnson said he wasn't surprised that about being excluded from the debate.
"I would say I am surprised that the CPD has chosen to exclude me from the first debate, but I’m not," the statement read. "The only time a third candidate has been allowed on the stage was 1992, when both parties wanted him on the stage for their own purposes. It should be noted that, when [Ross] Perot was allowed on the stage, polls showed his support to be in single digits, below where Johnson and Weld are currently polling."
The reason no 3rd party candidate has been on stage since Ross Perot in 1992? He ended up actually leading the polls after being on stage. Perot had a real chance to win, if he didn't stupidly fumble the ball. The RNC and DNC won't make that mistake again. As much as I dislike Johnson's recent political shift, I was hopefully he would get on stage to set a precedent.
In a statement Johnson said he wasn't surprised that about being excluded from the debate.
"I would say I am surprised that the CPD has chosen to exclude me from the first debate, but I’m not," the statement read. "The only time a third candidate has been allowed on the stage was 1992, when both parties wanted him on the stage for their own purposes. It should be noted that, when [Ross] Perot was allowed on the stage, polls showed his support to be in single digits, below where Johnson and Weld are currently polling."
The reason no 3rd party candidate has been on stage since Ross Perot in 1992? He ended up actually leading the polls after being on stage. Perot had a real chance to win, if he didn't stupidly fumble the ball. The RNC and DNC won't make that mistake again. As much as I dislike Johnson's recent political shift, I was hopefully he would get on stage to set a precedent.