Rep. Justin Amash’s candidacy could cause headaches for Joe Biden by AndrewSolender
A poll released Wednesday bolstered a belief among some Democrats that Rep. Justin Amash, , running as the Libertarian nominee could eat into Joe Biden’s margins, though Amash has scant name recognition compared to the major party candidates.... [+]CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imagesthe formation of a presidential exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian nomination for president in April.
“This election is too important for Donald Trump or Joe Biden to be running for president. The answer to bad candidates is not to keep others off the ballot, but rather to give the people honest, practical, and capable alternatives,” AmashAmash has said he doesn’t think his candidacy would result in a noticeable spoiler effect for one party,“there’s no way to know how a third party or Libertarian candidacy affects the other candidates. It’s impossible to figure out.
A Monmouth University poll released Wednesday casts doubt on that, however, with Joe Biden leading Trump by 9 points in a head-to-head matchup, but Amash garnering 5 points in a three way race and cutting Biden’s lead down to 7.March 2016 poll from the same firm, though Amash and Johnson had similarly low name recognition, with Amash at 19% and Johnson at 24%.
But Amash’s major impact on the race may come less in the national popular vote and more in the electoral college, with aAmash’s entry into the race comes as polls show both Biden and Trump have high unfavorable ratings, with a
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