10-28-2016, 08:36 PM
“It’s a bit of a stretch to be comparing my candidacy with his,” Johnson said during a tense interview with the Guardian’s Anywhere But Washington series.
“He’s ensuring that Hillary Clinton will win Utah. You know what? He is what he is, and I begrudge no one for entering the race,” he said.
The Libertarian candidate added of his rival: “I think that he is splitting the Republican vote. And Utah being predominantly Republican, I think he’s splitting the vote, that Hillary will actually win the state.”
Johnson dismissed the suggestion that he was using the same “spoiler” argument that has been used against third-party candidacies such as his own. “I’m not labeling it spoiler, I’m just telling you what I think the reality is,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016...ullin-utah
“He’s ensuring that Hillary Clinton will win Utah. You know what? He is what he is, and I begrudge no one for entering the race,” he said.
The Libertarian candidate added of his rival: “I think that he is splitting the Republican vote. And Utah being predominantly Republican, I think he’s splitting the vote, that Hillary will actually win the state.”
Johnson dismissed the suggestion that he was using the same “spoiler” argument that has been used against third-party candidacies such as his own. “I’m not labeling it spoiler, I’m just telling you what I think the reality is,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016...ullin-utah