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From the New York Times on September 4: “Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, may be on track to win more votes than any third-party candidate in 20 years, if current polling holds up. “Who are his supporters? “Mr. Johnson, a former Republican governor of New Mexico, is relying heavily on the backing of […]

From AZCentral.com on August 31: “Wealthy, libertarian-minded guys and gals spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year trying to move the political needle. “They fund think tanks and grassroots organizations. During election season, they spend big bucks on independent campaigns to boost the chances of preferred candidates. “Yet, they are largely skipping over the […]

From Orlando-Politics.com on August 29: “The Libertarian National Committee has penned a letter to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America organization, asking why their party’s nominee, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, has been excluded from their forum, which will air on primetime television on September 7th. “’The Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson, is […]

Ed Rankin From the Dallas Voice on August 26: “Ed Rankin has run for Congress before, but this year, he believes, some ‘interesting dynamics are lining up’ that give him a better shot at winning a seat in Congress. “In the last election, Democrat Frank Perez received 35 percent of the vote in his bid […]

From U.S. News & World Report on August 23: “Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson…told CNBC that Trump has tapped into the anger that many Americans feel toward the status quo, but Johnson said, ‘That is not, in my opinion, representative of the majority of the Republican Party. And where’s that representation? Well, I think it’s […]

From a press release issued by the Florida LP on August 15: “On August 17th at 7pm, Libertarian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson (New Mexico) and vice presidential candidate Governor Bill Weld (Massachusetts) will open the floor for questions in a town-hall style conference at Florida International University’s Wertheim Performing Arts Center. The event is […]

From Newsmax on August 3: “To qualify for inclusion in the fall presidential debates, a candidate needs at least 15 percent in the national polls. “Libertarian Gary Johnson is now at 7.4 percent in the RealClearPolitics.com average of recent polls, up from 4.5 percent June 13. “As popular discontent with both of the major party […]

From Doug Bandow in the Huffington Post on August 9: “Newly anointed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump wasted no time in criticizing the foreign policy legacy of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. For decades the GOP has claimed to uniquely represent American military personnel. “It turns out that they favor neither Democrats nor Republicans. Rather, […]

Libertarios Rubén Corvalán y Lorenzo Gaztañaga entrevistados en CNN en español Last week Café CNN, CNN’s morning Spanish language news program, featured interviews of Rubén Corvalán, Libertarian candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas and long-time Maryland activist and former candidate, Lorenzo Gaztañaga.  ​ ​Watch interviews here: ​Observe ambas entrevistas aqui:   Ruben Corvalan interview […]

From the New York Times on August 6: “Representative Scott Rigell of Virginia says he plans to vote for the Libertarian Party’s presidential ticket, becoming the first member of Congress to express support for Gary Johnson’s third-party campaign. “In an interview on Friday, Mr. Rigell, a Republican, said he had settled on Mr. Johnson, the […]