Guest Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Seriously, I don't think he'll go very far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conservative Elector 2 333 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 From Wyoming! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edouard 121 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Jinsu Kim said: Seriously, I don't think he'll go very far. Chafee will be Green candidate in 2024 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QuickHead555 0 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 I think if Chafee is the nominee, he could potentially get around 4-5% of the national vote, if we have an unpopular democratic nominee. If anything, I believe that he could potentially run up the vote in Rhode Island, perhaps not win it, but receive double digit support there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Actinguy 862 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, QuickHead555 said: I think if Chafee is the nominee, he could potentially get around 4-5% of the national vote, if we have an unpopular democratic nominee. If anything, I believe that he could potentially run up the vote in Rhode Island, perhaps not win it, but receive double digit support there. I’ll be shocked if he gets 2%. I don’t doubt that there’s an appetite for libertarianism in this country. But nobody is looking for Lincoln Chaffee to lead it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patine 514 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, Actinguy said: I’ll be shocked if he gets 2%. I don’t doubt that there’s an appetite for libertarianism in this country. But nobody is looking for Lincoln Chaffee to lead it. I saw a bit of chat in an online game I play that said, "Imagine actually being a Libertarian in 2020, and actually meaning it." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QuickHead555 0 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 52 minutes ago, Actinguy said: I’ll be shocked if he gets 2%. I don’t doubt that there’s an appetite for libertarianism in this country. But nobody is looking for Lincoln Chaffee to lead it. I agree, and I believe the only situation in which he is viable is if the democrats nominate someone who is quite unpopular. I do believe no matter what, that he could still pick up a decent amount of votes in Rhode Island though. However, if it's Biden v. Trump, I don't see Chafee getting over 2%, but if someone like Elizabeth Warren, or one of the billionaires running is the nominee, I do believe he could steal some votes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RI Democrat 39 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 He's not that popular in RI, though he'd probably still do better here than anywhere else. However, even if the Libertarians nominate him, I don't see him getting as much support as Gary Johnson did in 2016. The more conservative Never Trump Republicans would likely view him with suspicion - he was a thorn in the GOP's side when he was a Senator, and he finished his gubernatorial term as a Democrat. And he only fits the libertarian mantle in a very broad sense of being somewhat fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Unless he's changed his mind on some of the policy issues, he'd make more sense as a centrist Democrat than anything else. I wouldn't count on him even winning the Libertarian nomination in the first place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 14, 2020 Report Share Posted January 14, 2020 NH non-binding Libertarian preference poll New Hampshire[edit] 2020 New Hampshire Libertarian presidential straw poll[86] Candidate Votes Percentage Vermin Supreme 26 18.57% Kim Ruff (withdrew Jan. 11) 22 15.71% Jo Jorgensen 17 12.14% None of the above 13 9.29% Dan Taxation is Theft Behrman 13 9.29% Jacob Hornberger (write-in) 9 6.43% Sam Robb 8 5.71% Arvin Vohra 6 4.29% Mark Whitney (write-in) 6 4.29% Lincoln Chafee (write-in) 4 2.86% Others (combined) 16 11.43% Total 140 100% Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RFK/JFKfan 11 Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 He's starting to channel Harold Stassen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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