Johnson Now Has 5 Newspaper Endorsements By: Elias J. Atienza The Detroit News editorial board has endorsed Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson. It is the fifth newspaper endorsement Gary Johnson has received and it is the largest newspaper to endorse him. The Detroit News previously wrote that Johnson was a “voice for free markets” earlier this…
Johnson is Also Doing Well Among Military Households by Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is currently 2nd with millennials in Virginia, 7 percent behind Hillary Clinton, and ahead of Trump. He is 15 percent statewide, with Clinton leading with 39 percent and Trump at 33 percent. Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin and Green Party…
Stein Echoes Hillary Clinton By: Elias J. Atienza Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein wants “automatic weapons” off the streets. In the Green Party Town Hall on Stossel, Stein was asked if she believed the 2nd Amendment guaranteed the right to own guns. While she affirmed her belief in “common sense regulations,” she ultimately agreed Americans had a…
by Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson has now thrown his full support behind pardoning Edward Snowden. In an interview with the Texas Tribune, Johnson said that he would pardon Snowden if elected President. “Based on what I know about Edward Snowden, I would pardon Edward Snowden,” Johnson said to the Tribune. Johnson has previously indicated…
Lee Calls for Congress to Pass His Trade Bill by Elias J. Atienza On Thursday, Trade Representative Mike Froman said that Obama’s threat to place Great Britain at “the back of the queue” was happening. The U.S is not looking to renegotiate a trade deal with the country, the Trade Representative said. “The U.K. first and…
Cruz Was Supposed To Be the Chosen One by Elias J. Atienza For a time I thought that Ted Cruz was going to stand by principle. That he was going to stick to his guns and not endorse Donald Trump. He made headlines all across the nation by telling voters to vote their conscience. To vote…
Paul Loses, But Some Groups Are Optimistic About Progress by Elias J. Atienza The Senate today voted 71-27 to approve $1.15 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia. This is because of Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would have disapproved of the arms sales. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the legislation with a bipartisan coalition….
Johnson Has Raised More Money Than Ever By: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson raised more money in a single month than any other Libertarian candidate since at least 1996. Johnson raised $4.97 million in August, which outpaced his his July numbers. According to opensecrets.org, he has over $2.4 million cash on hand. In…
Johnson Leads Among Officers, Navy, and Air Force By: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson may not be making headway toward the 15 percent he needs to be in the presidential debates, but among active duty military, he is in a statistical dead-heat with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. A poll conducted by Military Times and…
Krugman Ignores and Mischaracterizes Johnson’s Positions By: Elias J. Atienza Paul Krugman, the resident Keynesian at The New York Times, recently wrote an opinion editorial asking why millennials are not voting for Hillary Clinton. Krugman essentially laminates the old tired argument that a vote for a Gary Johnson is a vote for Donald Trump. Krugman fears that young…