“Political statistician Nate Silver said over the weekend that, with Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson polling at 24 percent in his home state of New Mexico, it is “plausible” the election could end in a deadlock. “According to Silver, who wrote about the possible but unlikely outcome on his website, FiveThirtyEight, Johnson only has a […]
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Washington Post article shows Gov. Gary Johnson a guardian of taxpayer money
An October 3 Washington Post article seems intent on casting Libertarian Gary Johnson in a negative light based on his performance as two-term governor of New Mexico. But for those who think government is too big, their portrayal showed Johnson to be the penultimate outsider who resisted unrelenting pressure from special interests and their legislative allies, earning […]
San Francisco Chronicle: Pelosi sees threat to Clinton from Libertarian candidate
From the San Francisco Chronicle site SFGate.com on September 27: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that it’s up to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to win over the young voters who she said are keeping the race with Donald Trump close by flirting with third-party candidates, particularly Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.” “Pelosi blamed the […]
Washington Post article shows Gov. Gary Johnson a guardian of taxpayer money
An October 3 Washington Post article seems intent on casting Libertarian Gary Johnson in a negative light based on his performance as two-term governor of New Mexico. But for those who think government is too big, their portrayal showed Johnson to be the penultimate outsider who resisted unrelenting pressure from special interests and their legislative […]
Well-known political statistician: It’s ‘plausible’ the election could end in a tie
“Political statistician Nate Silver said over the weekend that, with Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson polling at 24 percent in his home state of New Mexico, it is “plausible” the election could end in a deadlock. “According to Silver, who wrote about the possible but unlikely outcome on his website, FiveThirtyEight, Johnson only has a […]
Pelosi sees threat to Clinton from Libertarian candidate
San Francisco Chronicle | SFGate | September 27 | Excerpt: “House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that it’s up to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to win over the young voters who she said are keeping the race with Donald Trump close by flirting with third-party candidates, particularly Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.” “Pelosi blamed the tight […]
CNN: The media’s hypocrisy on Gary Johnson
From an op-ed piece by Matt Welch, editor at-large for Reason Magazine, which appeared on CNN.com on September 30: “Is Gary Johnson qualified to run for president? Let’s talk about that, but first let’s talk about this: “‘Two weeks ago, the foreign affairs select committee of the British House of Commons released a detailed, damning […]
LP Indiana won’t back down after rigged presidential polling
The Libertarian Party of Indiana released the following statement on October 2: The 5 selected polls have spoken and Gary Johnson was not in the first debate. One poll was 6 weeks old, one poll included a statistically insignificant number of voters under 34, and another only included 18% independents to represent the 30-40% of […]
LP Indiana won’t back down after rigged presidential polling
Joe Hauptmann | LPIN State Chair | October 2, 2016 | The 5 selected polls have spoken and Gary Johnson was not in the first debate. One poll was 6 weeks old, one poll included a statistically insignificant number of voters under 34, and another only included 18% independents to represent the 30-40% of independent voters. […]
The media’s hypocrisy on Gary Johnson
CNN | Opinion Matt Welch | Editor at-large for Reason Magazine | October 3, 2016 | Excerpts: “Is Gary Johnson qualified to run for president? Let’s talk about that, but first let’s talk about this: “‘Two weeks ago, the foreign affairs select committee of the British House of Commons released a detailed, damning report about one of Hillary Clinton’s […]
Chicago Tribune endorses Gary Johnson for President
From the Chicago Tribune, the nation’s eighth-largest newspaper, on September 30: “With that demand for a principled president paramount, we turn to the candidate we canrecommend. One party has two moderate Republicans — veteran governors who successfully led Democratic states — atop its ticket. Libertarians Gary Johnson of New Mexico and running mate William Weld […]
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama from the LNC vice chair
Arvin Vohra An open letter to President Barack Obama: Mr. President, you told America today that a vote for Gary Johnson is a vote for Trump. As it turns out, you were only a tiny bit off. The fact is, a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote for the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, just as […]