I found how they answered the third party voting question as symbolic of their overall philsophy. Gary Johnson defended sincere voting from a deontological or Kantian perspective. He said don’t vote for someone you don’t believe in and that the only wasted vote was voting insincerely for someone you didn’t believe in, strategic voting is wasted voting basically. Austin Petersen appealed to a consequentialist or utilitarian logic. He said the point of voting third party was securing ballot access first and foremost rather than winning elections. He basically said if the party you vote for continues to have ballot access that is a victory of sorts. He gave the 5% example which is true for the federal level, but each state defines their own ballot access requirements. John McAfee gave a third perspective. He said both major party options were equally bad, so the would you rather vote for one or the other is philosophically pointless and moot. His philosophy was a mixture of the two. Basically, he said the voter had a duty to vote third party if they believed in it like Gary Johnson, but also recognized the consequences of not voting third party like John McAfe. His perspective was the one that says that deontological ethics or Kantian ethics while focusing on duty also bring about the best outcomes as well. It questions the logical of consequentialism or utilitarianism without saying it won’t deliver good outcomes, but rather focuses on duty first with good consequences following. This question encapsulates the whole philosophies of each candidates. Austin Petersen only seemed more prepared because he said more and he said more because his philsophy wasn’t so easily up in a few words like the other candidates. Also, as being the hustler, he was best in presentation of his ideas, rather than in the substance of those ideas. He also contradicted himself in that government isn’t supposed to make people better, but is apparently supposed to promote a culture of the sanctity of life by using soft power to convince women not to have abortions. What’s up with that?