I was just talking to my mother this AM about 3rd party spoiler candidates. I think it would be great to escape the 2-party system and get someone who actually represents the American people and adheres to the Constitution, but all the third party candidates usually do is act as a spoiler and take votes away from a candidate who has a chance.
If there were a reasonable candidate on both sides (instead of a mediocre one vs an end-of-the-world-horrible one), then it might be worth a stab to try to get a 3rd party candidate in. Or if there was going to be a clear winner regardless and a few 3rd party votes won't change the outcome but would send a message.
As it is, the main 3rd party candidate calls himself a "libertarian" but his VP pick is vehemently opposed to guns even though he is totally ignorant of them, wants to ban "assault weapons", and says that pistols are "even worse than AR-15s".
Libertarian VP pick slams guns: Handguns “even worse than” AR-15sHere's his interview where he shows off how ignorant he is
The five-shot rifle, that’s a standard military rifle; the problem is if you attach a clip to it so it can fire more shells and if you remove the pin so that it becomes an automatic weapon, and those are independent criminal offenses,” Weld said. “That is when they become, essentially, a weapon of mass destruction. The problem with handguns probably is even worse than the problem of the AR15.
If he doesn't know what he's talking about, he should keep his yap shut.
Yeah, real Libertarian minded. F him.