November 6, 2012 9:17AM 

# Vote Theft! 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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For election day, here is a poor, unsuccessful letter I sent to the editor of the *Washington Post*:

> “Because of his social views,” Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson “could also steal some support away from Obama on the left” \[“[Gary Johnson’s third-party presidential bid: A real factor or just a footnote?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/19/gary-johnsons-third-party-presidential-bid-a-real-factor-or-just-a-footnote/)” Oct. 19\].
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> Somebody stop that man! Doesn’t he know those votes belong to President Obama?
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> Or perhaps we should disenfranchise those erstwhile Obama voters, who flatter themselves that they are exercising their judgment and free will, but are merely accessories to a crime.

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