Arvin Vohra, Libertarian Party Vice Chair, was interviewed on WHDT channel 9 in Boston on June 23. He laid out the enormous benefits of a Gov. Gary Johnson presidency over that of either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. Click here to watch the full interview.
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WHDT-TV: LP Vice Chair Arvin Vohra explains why Johnson is far superior alternative to Trump, Clinton
Arvin Vohra, Libertarian Party Vice Chair, was interviewed on WHDT channel 9 in Boston on June 23. He laid out the enormous benefits of a Gov. Gary Johnson presidency over that of either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. Click here to watch the full interview.
CBS News: 2016 by the numbers: Will Gary Johnson disrupt Clinton vs. Trump race?
From CBS News on June 15: “Could the Libertarian Party emerge as a real force in the presidential election this fall? “The latest CBS News poll of the 2016 general election finds Hillary Clinton maintaining steady lead over Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, 43 to 37 percent. If Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson is added […]
Stossel: No, not Trump or Clinton. Voters really do have another choice
John Stossel had an opinion piece on Fox News on June 8: “Finally! Voters have another choice. The Libertarian Party nominated two socially tolerant but fiscally conservative former governors, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld…. “Do Libertarians have a chance? Early polls show Johnson getting 10 percent of the vote, even though most Americans don’t know […]
USA Today: #NeverTrump Republicans have a new choice
From an op-ed by David Boaz published in USA Today on June 3: “Not since the nomination of arch-conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964 have so many Republicans been so dissatisfied with the presumptive nominee of their party…. “The Libertarian Party gathered in Orlando and nominated two former governors: Gary Johnson of New Mexico for president and […]
Washington Post: Gary Johnson takes on Trump’s anti-immigration lies
From the Washington Post on May 31: “One of the most positive results of Libertarian Gary Johnson’s presidential run will be forceful attacks from the right on Donald Trump’s counterproductive and dishonest arguments against immigration reform…. “Now along comes Johnson, who delightfully and emphatically calls out Trump and the anti-immigrant crowd for, bluntly put, lying. […]
L.A. Times: Meet the libertarians — the #NeverTrump movement’s last hope
Matt Welch of Reason Magazine had an op-ed article published in the Los Angeles Times on May 19: “Get over it, #NeverTrumpers. No amount of praying for a political unicorn to inhabit Bill Kristol’s www.renegadeparty.com can overcome the cruel logic of the electoral calendar, with its expired filing deadlines and hopelessly uphill signature-gathering requirements. There’s […]
CNBC: Ten third-party candidate names at top of Never Trump’s list
CNBC published an article on May 6 discussing ten possible alternatives to Donald Trump, including candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nomination Gary Johnson. “The Libertarian Party nominee is so far the only candidate other than Trump and Clinton who is likely to be on the ballot in all 50 states…. “In a statement […]
Washington Post: Libertarian Party faces a nomination fight in a #NeverTrump world
The Washington Post published an article on May 13 about the race for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. The article featured presidential candidates Gary Johnson, John McAfee, and Austin Petersen. “As the Libertarian Party faces perhaps the biggest opening of its 40-year history, it’s hosting a contest between the amiable left-libertarian Johnson, the youthful party activist […]
Washington Examiner: Libertarian Party membership applications double after Trump becomes GOP nominee
From the Washington Examiner on May 4: “In the hours after the polls closed in Indiana and it was announced that businessman Donald Trump had won the Republican presidential primary — thereby ending Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign — the Libertarian Party saw a doubling of its new membership applications. “Between 7 p.m. Tuesday […]
MinnPost: The appeal of not being Trump or Clinton: a Q&A with Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson
MinnPost, an online nonprofit newspaper in Minnesota, ran an interview on April 18 with Gary Johnson, a candidate for the 2016 LP Presidential nomination. “Gary Johnson, former Republican governor of New Mexico, was once a golden boy of the Republican party. In 1994, he defeated an incumbent Democrat in a Democrat-leaning state and was re-elected by a […]
Reason: How Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Have Made the Libertarian Party Relevant
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the likely presidential nominees of America’s two major political parties, would be among the best-known and most-disliked candidates in history. What better time for the Libertarian Party (LP), the only third party that will be on all 50 states’ ballots, to make its move into the mainstream? “Reason spoke with […]