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Junior Chimp
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« on: February 28, 2010, 01:43:18 PM »

I voted for Obama, and I'm still relatively unapologetic about it.
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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 02:23:04 PM »


Does anyone have any data on how they voted in '08?  I've found data that showed voters describing themselves as libertarians went for Bush 72-20 and 59-36 in '00 and '04, respectively.  For 2008, I've only been able to find a pre-election poll that showed libertarians favoring Obama over McCain 53-38.

Where is this pre-election poll? How did they decide who was a libertarian? Obama was the most un-libertarian candidate in the race.

Hey "libertarian leaning voters" voted 75% for Nixon over McGovern, doesn't mean Nixon was more libertarian than McGovern.
Just saying.

Source:
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa580.pdf

Of course, so you are agreeing with me, correct?

The fact of the matter is that libertarians rarely vote their interests, and frequently align themselves with some pretty un-and-anti-libertarian people.
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