Called Johnson’s Economic Plans “Common Sense” By: Elias J. Atienza The Detroit News editorial board put out a new editorial where they called the Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson “A voice for free markets.” The Detroit News is the second biggest newspaper in Michigan. “Gary Johnson may not know what Aleppo is — though after his embarrassing campaign gaffe…
Johnson Gains Third Newspaper Endorsement By: Elias J. Atienza The New Hampshire Union Leader endorsed Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson Wednesday night. It is the third newspaper endorsement that the Libertarian nominee has received and will help boost his standing in a state where he recently polled 15 percent. Said the Union Leader: Running on the Libertarian Party ticket,…
Johnson Does Best Among Millennials By: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson received 13 percent in a new poll released by Quinnipiac University. This puts him at his highest poll numbers ever. His previous highest was at 12 percent. Clinton leads a hypothetical four-way race with 41 percent, while Trump received 39 percent. Stein…
Stanton Needs to Be Polling at 9 percent To Be in Debates By: Elias J. Atienza A new poll released by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows Libertarian Senate candidate Paul Stanton at 10 percent. Incumbent Marco Rubio leads with 40 percent against his Democratic opponent Congressman Patrick Murphy, who had 37 percent. Rubio has a high…
Massie’s Bill Passed Committee in May By: Elias J. Atienza Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) wrote an op-ed in the Courier-Journal calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve. Massie’s bill, H.R 25 or the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, moved past committee earlier this year. “Since 90 percent of bills die in committee, you could say that…
Bipartisan Coalition Seeks to Usher Debate on Arm Sales by Elias Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a joint resolution with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Al Franken (D-MN), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) to block the $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The arms sales include Abrams tanks and associated major defense equipment. “Selling $1.15…
Rand Paul Also Highlights New Allies Gained in Debates By: Elias J. Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Ron Paul‘s Liberty Report to discuss a variety of subjects. Most of the discussion focused on America’s foreign policy with the Middle East, mostly in regards to Arab Spring and arms sales. Ron Paul noted that…
One of the Biggest Texas Newspapers Endorses Clinton by Elias Atienza The Dallas Morning News editorial board endorsed Hillary Clinton this morning. The newspaper endorsement will look to boost Clinton in Texas, where she was recently shown to be leading Donald Trump. Said the Dallas Morning News: Trump’s values are hostile to conservatism. He plays on fear — exploiting base instincts…
Johnson Says That Europe Needs To Pay Its “Fair Share” By: Elias J. Atienza Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential nominee, said in an interview with Military Times that Europe needs to start paying their fair share in NATO. Echoing Donald Trump, who has been harshly critical of the United States’ alliances, Johnson said Europe has not “not picked…
Though Fewer in Number, Libertarians Come in All Colors By: Elias J. Atienza According to surveys conducted by The Cato Institute and YouGov, libertarians are much more diverse than previously thought. Despite the popular notion that libertarian circles are made up of nearly all white males, libertarians come from all backgrounds. The survey conducted by the…