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Compare and contrast: Gov. Gary Johnson vs. Sec. Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump
For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Click here to compare and contrast the presidential candidates who are on all the ballot in all 50 states, plus D.C.: Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson, Democrat Sec. Hillary Clinton, and Republican Donald Trump. Click...
Indiana statewide Libertarians invited to debates
Lucy Brenton Rex Bell Indiana Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Rex Bell and US Senate candidate Lucy Breton will both be participating in upcoming debates. Three debates have been scheduled for the gubernatorial candidates. Only one has been scheduled so far...
Libertarian Party comments on upcoming Presidential Debate
For Immediate Release Monday, September 26, 2016 Today, Nicholas Sarwark, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, is in New York, preparing to attend, in some capacity, the so-called Presidential Debate. A vast majority of Americans (54-76%, depending on the...
LA Times: The presidential race in Arizona was already tight. Then voters started noticing Gary Johnson
From the Los Angeles Times on September 21: "Under a scorching September sun, Lauren McCarthy and Anthony Fraijo were unflaggingly chipper as they buttonholed Arizona State University students with one question: 'Are you happy with the two major parties?' "The...
AOL News: Gary Johnson wants to get rid of the Department of Homeland Security
From AOL News on September 21: "Gary Johnson has a lot of questions about the Department of Homeland Security. During an interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business, Johnson asked: 'What do they really do? Why are there armed Homeland Security agents walking the...
Poll of U.S. military personnel: Gary Johnson and Donald Trump in ‘dead heat’
From the Military Times on September 21: "If American military personnel alone were selecting the next president, the contest would be a dead heat between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, according to an exclusive new survey...
Weirton Daily Times interviews WV Libertarian John Buckley
John Buckley The Weirton Daily Times of Weirton, WV interviewed West Virginia LP Secretary of State candidate John Buckley on September 21: "This may be the libertarian moment, according to John Buckley, the Libertarian candidate for West Virginia Secretary of State....
Libertarian candidates pledge to advance civil liberties
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 22, 2016 Scores of Libertarians running for federal, state, and local office have pledged to advance Americans' rights to privacy, personal freedoms, justice, and self-defense. Federal Libertarian candidates have pledged to...
NBC polls puts Johnson ahead of Clinton and Trump among true independents
From an NBC report on an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll: "Perhaps the most encouraging number for Johnson is that he is winning the pure Independent vote. Among Independent voters who do not lean toward either party, Johnson claims a sizable lead with 31 percent support....
Gary Johnson Balanced Rebellion ad viewed over 23 million times online
On Aug. 29, AdWeek described an ad released the prior week: “Funded by Alternative PAC, a Johnson supporter, the five-minute video promotes a movement called Balanced Rebellion, which...aims to match voters one-to-one with others who are disappointed in the...
GSA Denies National Security Briefings to Gary Johnson
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Some parties are more equal than others... Alexandria - The General Services Administration (GSA) has denied a request by the Libertarian Party to recognize Governor Gary Johnson as an eligible candidate for...
Longest-serving LP state chair dies in car accident
Mike Fellows Mike Fellows, the chair of the Montana Libertarian Party, candidate for the US House of Representatives, and long-time activist, died in a car accident on September 19. Mr. Fellows was the longest-serving state chair in the Libertarian Party, having...
Montana LP state chair and US House candidate dies in car accident
Mike Fellows, the chair of the Montana Libertarian Party, candidate for the US House of Representatives, and long-time activist, died in a car accident on September 19. Fellows was the longest-serving state chair still active in the Libertarian Party, having been...
Montana Libertarian dies in car accident
Mike Fellows, the chair of the Montana Libertarian Party, candidate for the US House of Representatives, and long-time activist, died in a car accident on September 19. Mr. Fellows was the longest-serving state chair still acting in the Libertarian Party, having been...
Montana Libertarian dies in car accident
Mike Fellows, the chair of the Montana Libertarian Party, candidate for the US House of Representatives, and long-time activist, died in a car accident on September 19. Mr. Fellows was the longest-serving state chair still acting in the Libertarian Party, having been...
Montana Libertarian dies in car accident
Mike Fellows, the chair of the Montana Libertarian Party, candidate for the US House of Representatives, and long-time activist, died in a car accident on September 19. Mr. Fellows was the longest-serving state chair still acting in the Libertarian Party, having been...
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Let Gary Johnson debate
From an editorial by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on September 17: "Few points in politics are undebatable, but here’s one that is: If the National Commission on Presidential Debates — which claims that its core mission is to educate voters — refuses to allow...
Texas Libertarian receives third major newspaper endorsement
Mark Miller Texas Libertarian Party candidate Mark Miller was endorsed by the San Antonio Express-News, the state's fourth largest daily, on September 19: "Mark Miller’s candidacy for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission is a prime example why voters should never...
Washington Libertarian Darnell receives major Republican endorsements
Michelle Darnell The Michelle Darnell for State House Dist. 48 campaign got a shot in the arm this week as three prominent Republicans crossed party lines to support the Libertarian nominee. Bill Bryant, Marty McClendon, and Steve McLaughlin, the Republican nominees...
Iowa Libertarians rallying for Gary Johnson
Iowa Libertarian Party chair Keith Laube was interviewed on September 17 by WeAreIowa.com. Click here to watch the video.
Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on 60 Minutes on CBS Sunday 7:30p ET, 7:00p PT
CBS's 60 Minutes will feature Libertarian for president Gov. Gary Johnson and his running mate, Gov. William Weld "taking on the two-party system with many ideas outside the political mainstream." The show airs Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT. See...
LNC Chair articulates Libertarian Party’s standing in American politics on RT TV
Nicholas Sarwark on RT Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on the Russia Today show Fishtank 2016 on September 15. Click here to watch the interview.
LNC chair interviewed on RT
Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on the Russia Today network on September 15. Click here to watch the interview (begins at 8:35).
Libertarian Mark Miller endorsed by Dallas Morning News
Mark Miller Mark Miller, the Texas Libertarian Party candidate for the Railroad Commission, was endorsed by the state's second-largest daily newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, on September 15: "Libertarian Mark Miller gets our nod over Democrat Grady...
Libertarian Mark Miller endorsed by Dallas Morning News
Mark Miller Mark Miller, the Texas Libertarian Party candidate for the Railroad Commission, was endorsed by the state's second-largest daily newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, on September 15: "Libertarian Mark Miller gets our nod over Democrat Grady...
Libertarian Party: CPD decides to make their first debates irrelevant
For Immediate Release Friday, September 16, 2016 Libertarian National Committee Chair, Nicholas Sarwark, released this statement today: In spite of polls showing that54-76 percentof voters want Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson included in debates, the Commission on...
Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton’s Health Situation Necessitates Libertarian Gary Johnson To Be In The Presidential Debates
From the Huffington Post on September 14: "A lot has been made over whether Libertarian Gary Johnson — who is on the ballot in all 50 states, has about 15 million supporters already, and is known as a socially liberal/fiscally conservative candidate — will get into...
In first, New Hampshire Union-Leader endorses Libertarian for president
Breaking with a 100-year streak of endorsing Republicans, the New Hampshire Union-Leader, the state's newspaper of record, endorsed Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson for president. From the September 15 the editorial: "Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is back...
Quinnipiac Poll: Johnson at 13%
In a Quinnipiac poll released September 14, Libertarian Gov. Gary Johnson polls at 13 percent. The poll puts Democrat Hillary Clinton at 41 percent and Republican Donald Trump at 39 percent. 57 percent of respondents say Gary Johnson should be allowed in the...
Success! Libertarians on ballot in all 50 states, first since 1996
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 15, 2016 Today in Rhode Island, the last state where Libertarians needed to petition, the Secretary of State website confirms that Libertarians Gov. Gary Johnson and Gov. William Weld will be on the ballot this November,...