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Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to host talk with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson at Purdue

From the Indianapolis Star on September 6: “Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will visit Purdue University next week for a public forum with university president Mitch Daniels, his campaign announced. “The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the France A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center, 355 N. Martin Jischke Dr. in West Lafayette, and is open to […]

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Spiked: Gary Johnson – a pro-freedom president?

From Spiked-Online.com on September 5: “Meet the one candidate it might be worth supporting. “In July, Gary Johnson, the two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, from 1995 until 2003, was busy explaining to a New Yorker journalist why he gave up trying to be the GOP’s presidential candidate: ‘You can’t get beyond those [early primary […]

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CNN to millennials: We’re excluding you from the presidential poll

From a Steve Kerbel column at beinglibertarian.com: “Enter the CNN Labor day poll.  Recent polls have Johnson/Weld leading the demographic of ages 18-34 in most areas.  CNN released their most recent poll showing a decrease to 7% support for the Libertarian ticket.  That didn’t look good for Johnson/Weld… until a rather obvious omission came to […]

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Washington Post: Gary Johnson – Our two-party system has failed, just like our founders said it would

From Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson in the Washington Post on September 7: “With the Republicans and the Democrats having nominated their most polarizing presidential candidates in more than a generation, now is the moment for a third way. “My running mate, Bill Weld, and I were both two-term Republican governors in heavily Democratic states. Both of […]

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Libertarian federal candidates pledge to end crony capitalism

For Immediate Release | Thursday, September 8, 2016 | ALEXANDRIA — Libertarian candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House in November have pledged to end crony capitalism. Each of 43 candidates made the following pledge: If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to: end government bailouts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and […]

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Libertarian federal candidates pledge to end crony capitalism

For Immediate Release Thursday, September 8, 2016 ALEXANDRIA — Libertarian candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House in November have pledged to end crony capitalism. Each of 43 candidates made the following pledge: If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to: end government bailouts, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other […]

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Libertarian Mark Miller endorsed by Houston Chronicle

Mark Miller Mark Miller, the Texas Libertarian Party candidate for Railroad Commissioner, was endorsed by the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas and the ninth largest in the nation, on August 6: “Ask this man [Miller] anything at all about the Railroad Commission of Texas and he’ll give you a straight, smart answer informed […]

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Denver Post: In a first, Libertarian candidate in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race qualifies for major debate

Lily Williams From the Denver Post on September 6: “Colorado’s U.S. Senate race begins in earnest this week with a major surprise: The Libertarian candidate will participate in the first debate. “Lily Tang Williams will join Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican Darryl Glenn at the Club 20 debate Saturday in Grand Junction — a significant […]

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Upcoming Johnson-Weld Campaign Events

Live broadcast on The View, ABC Thurs, Sept. 7 11:00 am – noon ET NYC Rally with Govs. Johnson & Weld Sat, Aug. 10, 2016 4:00pm ET New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Live Town Hall with Michael Smerconish, SiriusXM Mon., Sept. 12, 2016 10 am ET Purdue University Tue., Sept. […]

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Johnson and Weld on the ballot in Kentucky

Libertarian Party presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will appear on the ballot in Kentucky this November, as their petitions were declared valid by the Secretary of State’s office on September 6. If Governors Johnson and Weld get at least 2% of the vote in the general election in the state, the […]

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