NEWS ARTICLES

Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio on August 9. Click here to listen to the interview.

The Libertarian National Committee is seeking to hire an intern or two for the Fall semester, but preferably someone who can start working right away. Sales at our web store https://lpstore.org/ have skyrocketed in recent weeks beyond our wildest imaginations, and...

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...

Libertarian Party 2016 presidential and vice presidential candidates Gov. Gary Johnson and Gov. Bill Weld are on the ballot in Massachusetts. The office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts verified that the ballot drive headed by...

The Libertarian Party 2016 presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld are on the ballot in 38 states, as the states of New Jersey and Washington confirmed that the petitions submitted were successful. The Libertarian Party remains on track...

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...

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...

This CNN article, posted the day of the network's prime time Town Hall showcasing Libertarians Gary Johnson for president and William Weld for vice president, provides a lengthy explanation of Libertarianism and features a video of Johnson declaring his positions on...

From the Deseret News on August 3: "Libertarian candidate for President Gary Johnson is set to speak at a campaign rally at the University of Utah on Saturday [August 6]. "So far, nearly 600 people have signed up on the campaign website to attend the rally, being held...

From the New York Times on August 4: “In Gary Johnson’s first run for the presidency in 2012, as the Libertarian Party candidate, he won just under 1 percent of the popular vote. He did not surpass 3 percent in any state. “That’s not exactly a strong showing. But 2016...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

  Excerpt: "This morning the Gary Johnson/William Weld ticket for the White House nabs an endorsement from a state legislator who is running for re-election in 2016 as a Republican. Daniel Zolnikov (R-Billings), a 29-year-old two-term state representative known...

Excerpt: "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...

From Matt Welch of Reason Magazine on July 25: "This morning the Gary Johnson/William Weld ticket for the White House nabs an endorsement from a state legislator who is running for re-election in 2016 as a Republican. Daniel Zolnikov (R-Billings), a 29-year-old...

Excerpt: "Trump-wary Republicans are defecting from the GOP. Liberal Democrats are distrustful of their party’s presumptive nominee. And voters of both parties are tired of partisan clogging the works. "This could be the Libertarian Party’s moment.
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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on July 22: “Trump-wary Republicans are defecting from the GOP. Liberal Democrats are distrustful of their party’s presumptive nominee. And voters of both parties are tired of partisan clogging the works. 
 “This could be the...

From Matt Welch of Reason Magazine on July 17: "Three national presidential polls came out over the weekend, and all three contain historically good news for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson. "A four-candidate CNN/ORC survey conducted July 13-16 delivered the...

Dear Libertarian, Many of us have Republican friends who are pretty frustrated right now. I bet you know someone who is. Maybe a close friend, a family member, a Facebook friend... They are not bad people, and they aren't blind either. They see that Trump is a bully,...

For Immediate Release Thursday, July 21, 2016 It sounded like it and the Libertarian Party proudly welcomes Cruz supporters. Last night at the Republican National Convention, Sen. Cruz encouraged Americans to "vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the...

Nicholas Sarwark Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark was interviewed on the Paul Molloy Show on July 20, to discuss the recent police shootings and the War on Drugs. Click here to listen to the interview (begins at 11:30).