Gary Johnson may not be politician material. He seems to be cracking under the pressure. Badly. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://tytnetwork.com/join
"Mountain biking enthusiast Gary Johnson is having a tough election season, what with that Syria boo-boo and his running mate suggesting folks might want to go ahead and vote for someone else. The Guardian’s Paul Lewis successfully located and rode Johnson’s last nerve, causing Johnson to demand, rather shoutily, “Why are you even interviewing me?”
Lewis began by merely trying inquire about Johnson’s very, very low poll numbers, currently hovering around six percent or so nationally.
“I don’t know where 6.1 percent comes from,” Johnson said, pointing out that he’s polling better other places, like New Mexico, where he was governor. “I have no idea.”
“I’ll tell you where it comes from,” Lewis replied. “It comes from an average of all of the polls. So it takes all of the polls, it looks at the consensus.”
“Well why are you here then, at 6.1 percent?” Johnson erupted. “Why are you even interviewing me? I don’t get it. If I’m doing so poorly, is this to preside over a funeral here? It’s not a funeral! It’s a celebration!”
Lewis also asked about Evan McMullin, who’s polling very well in Utah, where he’s from. Johnson didn’t like that either, sniffing, ““It’s a bit of a stretch to be comparing my candidacy with his,” before adding, unconvincingly, “You know what? He is what he is, and I begrudge no one for entering the race.””*
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