Matthew Reece has published this useful article, “An Overview of 2014 Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Results.” Although the article was published the day after the election, so that the vote totals are already somewhat out-of-date, the article is very useful because it contains the poll results for almost all of the Libertarian gubernatorial candidates. Thus, it is possible for the reader to compare the poll results with the actual election returns.
There is a consistent pattern that the actual election returns, in all cases, are below what the polls had predicted.
Reece appears to have erroneously omitted a paragraph for Wyoming.
Refer back to an earlier posting on Nov. 6 about most who say they are independents are actually closet Republicans or Democrats. That actual votes for 3rd party candidates ending up less than what polls had said could be sort of the same thing – want to appear independent of the 2 major parties but then stick with them in the polling booth.
Again, regardless of what Matthew Reece may or may not be saying, I am a Independent, and whether I vote for Republicans 90% of the time in the General Election, does not change the fact that I am a Independent.
One can vote for a Republican (or a Democrat) without being a Republican (or a Democrat).
What part of “I am a Independent” do these people not get?