Hillary and Sanders should both be referring to Trump and Johnson in the same breath.

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Johnson has picked a strong running mate and the Libertarian vote will be a much bigger factor than usual this election in light of the historic unfavorable numbers for both major party front-runners.

It would be wise to (a) subtly define Johnson-Weld as the alternative conservative who shares much more than Trump in common with traditional Republicans and (b) implicitly promote Johnson's and Weld's profiles.

If we don't define Johnson-Weld as the conservative alternative to Trump, the Republicans will define the ticket as a middle-ground choice (to take evenly from both parties instead of taking predominantly from the Republicans).

IMPORTANTLY, this should be a primary issue. Our primary is ongoing and theirs is effectively over. If we wait until after the convention to start defining Johnson-Weld, we will have failed to capitalize on the primacy opportunity we have to introduce currently unknown Johnson-Weld with our picture of what his role in the Fall will be about.

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1. I agree - they fully intend to go after the knee-jerk reactionaries from right and left, and

it's best to educate now on why Libertarian philosophies dominating our nation's economic policies over the last 4 decades have been a big contributor to why we see so much income inequality today.

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2. Exactly. If we let them, the Republicans will define Johnson-Weld as a Third-Way ticket running as

an alternative to Third-Way Hillary if we nominate her.

The Republicans will emphasize the differences between Trump and Johnson-Weld while emphasizing the similarities between Hillary and Johnson-Weld if we don't capitalize on the opportunity to define Johnson-Weld while we are holding the microphone.

P S - Hillary should do the California debate and use the forum as a general election stump speech. Why does she not see this?

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3. That would be the genius move so I think we can pretty much rule out that the mismanaged DNC will

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promote this idea.

What would it be like if we didn't have a DNC led by a payday-loan vulture so bad that Karl Rove is promoting her continuation in that role as captain of the sinking DNC ship? Excerpt from "GOP super-PAC ‘endorses’ Wasserman Schultz":

The super-PAC founded by GOP operative Karl Rove on Tuesday mocked Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) leadership as a boon to Republicans and "endorsed" her reelection bid.

American Crossroads said Wasserman Schultz's management has led to electoral gains for Republicans and more tension among Democrats.

“Congresswoman and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has played a critical role over the past several years in the massive Republican gains we have achieved at the state level, in the U.S. House of Representatives, and in the U.S. Senate,” Crossroads President and CEO Steven Law said in a statement.

"Wasserman Schultz’s leadership has also been a catalyst for the emerging civil war in the Democratic Party this year, ensuring that their nominating process will drag on far longer than that of Republicans,” he added.

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4. The DNC does appear to be trying to throw the election. DWS and Sheldon forever?

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5. It's shocking. Just as you couldn't fabricate a candidate more capable of fucking up the Republican

party than Trump, you also could not fabricate a DNC chair who would hamstring the Democratic party as thoroughly as DWS has managed to handicap us.

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6. agreed!

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7. Will Johnson beat Jill Stein? I doubt it.