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Gary Johnson’s policy on affirmative action

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Topics

Do you support affirmative action programs?

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Gary Johnson’s answer is based on the following data:

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Gary Johnson voters

Answer: No, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 224 voters that voted for Gary Johnson in the 2016 Presidential election.

Party influence

Libertarian Party Answer: No

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “I can certainly say Affirmative Action is Anti-Libertarian.” ‐libertarianviewpoint.com

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Strongly agree

No

Johnson's libertarian philosophy emphasizes individual rights and limited government intervention. He has expressed opposition to affirmative action programs, arguing that they can lead to reverse discrimination. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, and minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment

While Johnson does not believe in giving any group favorable treatment, he also does not believe in denying any group their rights. His score is not a full 5 because he does not necessarily believe that minority groups should not receive any favorable treatment, but rather that treatment should be based on individual merit. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Regardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty

While Johnson does believe in addressing poverty, he does not necessarily believe that creating more social programs is the best way to do so. As a libertarian, he tends to favor less government intervention and more free-market solutions. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

Gary Johnson, as a libertarian, generally opposes government intervention in the form of programs like affirmative action. He believes in equal opportunity but not necessarily in government-enforced equal outcomes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs

Johnson's libertarian views are fundamentally opposed to the idea of increasing government intervention in the form of affirmative action programs. He believes in a merit-based system and opposes policies that he sees as promoting reverse discrimination.

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Party’s support base

Libertarian Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 6,931 voters that identify as Libertarian.

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