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We are so close to getting Gary Johnson the critical 15% he needs in the polls to get into the national televised debates. Libertarians are finally getting some of the news coverage we deserve.   But there are still Americans out there who don’t realize that they have a 3rd option. Please help spread the word!   Here […]

The July issue of LP News is ready to view online. Click here to read coverage of our presidential nominating convention, Libertarian candidates’ bold pledges, national and affiliate party news, ballot access updates, Libertarian solutions, and more.

From the Orange County Register on August 1: “So it’s settled: Hillary Clinton will square off against Donald Trump, in a full-tilt general election poised to become a hall of horrors for Americans seeking constructive debate. The tone was set this week by Trump’s suggestion that if the Russians find Clinton’s ‘lost’ emails, they turn […]

CNN will host its second town hall with the Libertarian Party ticket: former New Mexico governor and presidential candidate Gary Johnson, and former Massachusetts governor and vice presidential candidate William Weld, at 9 P.M. ET on Wednesday, August 3. Anderson Cooper will moderate the one-hour town hall. Click here for more details.

Arvin Vohra From Libertarian National Committee Vice Chair Arvin Vohra: “To all Sanders supporters, “So many of you supported Senator Sanders because of his opposition to the War on Drugs. You know that ending the War on Drugs will make America safer by eliminating prohibition-related violence and allowing drug businesses to settle their disputes in […]

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State Senator Mark Madsen has announced his switch to the Libertarian Party and his endorsement of Gary Johnson for president. Sen. Madsen held a press conference at 1:30 Monday afternoon in Salt Lake City, stating, “Today I announce that I am joining the Libertarian Party and will support the Libertarian presidential […]

Excerpt: “Recent polling in the 2016 presidential race reveals a seemingly counterintuitive result: Donald Trump widens his lead when pollsters include Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson compared with a head-to-head matchup with Hillary Clinton. “The result contradicts the conventional wisdom that a three-way race hurts Republican Trump more because of the supposedly large number of disaffected […]

From LifeZette on July 26: “Recent polling in the 2016 presidential race reveals a seemingly counterintuitive result: Donald Trump widens his lead when pollsters include Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson compared with a head-to-head matchup with Hillary Clinton. “The result contradicts the conventional wisdom that a three-way race hurts Republican Trump more because of the supposedly large number […]

Dear Libertarian, Many of us have Bernie-supporting Democratic friends who are feeling pretty jaded right now. I’d bet you know someone who is. Maybe a close friend, a family member, a Facebook friend.… They just worked so hard for a candidate they believed in, and have come face to face with the corruption and rigging […]

From The Daily Beast on July 21: “The vice chairman of the Washington, D.C., GOP party plans to resign from his post and vote for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in November, the longtime Republican operative told The Daily Beast. Gary Teal, a delegate at the Republican convention, said he had already told fellow delegates that he […]