“The Vote for Freedom Is Never Wasted” was the presidential slogan of Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian Party candidate. The slogan attempted to counter the belief of many that a vote cast for other than the Democratic or Republican parties is a wasted vote. Johnson introduced a video containing the slogan in June 2012.
 
“A Vote against Prohibition is a vote for Freedom and a Vote for Freedom is never wasted” was a slogan of the 1928 presidential campaign.
 
   
Google Books
Propaganda Technique in the 1928 Presidential Campaign
By Ralph D. Casey
Dissertation: Thesis (Ph. D.)—University of Wisconsin—Madison
1929
Pg. 70:
“A Vote against Prohibition is a vote for Freedom and a Vote for Freedom is never wasted.”
 
Google Books
The Propaganda Menace
By Frederick Elmore Lumley
New York, NY: The Century Co.
1933
Pg. 147:
“A Vote Against Prohibition Is a Vote for Freedom, And a Vote for Freedom Is Never Wasted.”
   
YouTube
GARY JOHNSON The Vote For Freedom Is Never Wasted
Published on Jun 25, 2012 by govgaryjohnson
Two-term Governor, Gary Johnson, says the only wasted vote is the one that keeps us trapped in the RepubliCrat cycle of war and reckless spending election after election. Both parties bring the same results: Bigger government and less freedom. It’s time to put our differences and our parties aside and come together as a nation for the good of all. We The People are ready to LIVE FREE.
 
GeorgiaforJohnson2012.com
JOHNSON CAMPAIGN RELEASES NEW VIDEO: “THE VOTE FOR FREEDOM IS NEVER WASTED”
Posted on June 25, 2012
June 25, 2012, Santa Fe, N.M. – In a new video, “The Vote for Freedom is Never Wasted,” Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has words for Democrats and Republicans who are worried his candidacy will take votes away from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
   
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“The vote for freedom is never wasted.” -Gov. Gary Johnson pic.twitter.com/wyOZXRFO
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