| ECM said: Let me be blunt: you vote for Johnson, you're voting for Obama. |
False. A vote for Johnson is a vote for Johnson. Obama does not get a vote for Johnson, Johnson does. You are falsely assuming that people who vote for Johnson would otherwise vote for Romney. (Link, Link)
Some libertarians came from liberalism, some from conservatism. In some cases, Johnson may be spoiling the race for Romney, while in others he could be a spoiler for Obama. You can't just assume that every vote for Johnson would have otherwise been a vote for Romney. Many libertarians would have voted for Obama or not at all (or for Ron Paul...) if Johnson wasn't in the race.
Also, if the Republican party wanted the libertarian vote, they should not have treated Ron Paul so poorly at the convention. If they lose because of the libertarian vote, they have no one to blame but themselves.
