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So even making the incorrect assumption that 100% of the Gary Johnson votes were coming from would-be Republicans, none of the outcomes would have changed.


That is not what I said... key sentence is "That critical Libertarian slice or whatever you want to call it, of the traditional Republican base, was demoralized over Ron Paul and that resulted in an Obama victory."

Meaning the libertarian section of the Republican base, not meaning the people who necessarily voted for Gary Johnson.




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