by Kody Fairfield Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Tim Kaine recently appeared in an interview with Katie Couric and Yahoo! News to discuss the upcoming debates, and current status of the presidential election. During the interview, Couric brought up the topic of third parties, and the fact that in many polls, Kaine and his running mate Hillary Clinton were barely ahead of the Libertarian…
by Josh Guckert On Friday, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that only Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would be the only candidates invited to the first debate on September 26 at Hofstra University. This came after deciding to use the average of five different polls to determine eligibility. Only those candidates averaging above 15% were granted…
by Phillip Stucky Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers dropped dramatically in the Democratic stronghold of Washington, D.C., according to a Google Consumer Surveys poll published Thursday. Clinton still led Republican nominee Donald Trump by 6 points, at 38 to 32 percent, but her lead fell dramatically in a poll released in the first Thursday…
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…
by Daniel Stephens Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson’s polling numbers have stagnated in recent days, hovering right under 10% as he struggles to reach the 15% polling threshold required by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) to be included with other major party candidates later this month. A new poll released today, however, delivers some…
Polls Strangely Absent in Lead-Up to Debates by Josh Guckert A few weeks ago, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) identified five polls which it will average together to identify which presidential candidates will be invited to the debates. They are ABC-Washington Post, CBS-New York Times, CNN-Opinion Research Corporation, Fox News, and NBC-Wall Street Journal. Candidates must…
by Daniel Stephens Long-time liberal political commentator and talk-show host Bill Press had positive words for Gary Johnson today on CNN when asked whether or nor he believed the CPD was feeling pressure to allow the former Governor of New Mexico a seat in the upcoming presidential debates. Grabien reports: CNN Host: My question is this:…
QU Poll Reveals Americans Want to Hear More from Johnson by Kyle Perkins Recent polling data from Quinnipiac University shows that 62% of American voters want Gary Johnson to be in the presidential debates. This is a legendary game-changer for the 2016 election, as it means that people are speaking out in favor of a…
Trump Sounded Different Sixteen Years Ago by Josh Guckert In a video from 2000, Donald Trump, states that third-parties must be permitted to debate. He called their exclusion “disgraceful” and said that it is “amazing that they can get away with it.” He goes on to describe Republicans and Democrats as “concerned” and “extremely nervous” about the prospects of a…
By Jordan LaPorta The year 2016 has been a big opportunity for libertarians. More specifically, 2016 has been a big opportunity for the Libertarian Party (LP). With the Republicans and Democrats both nominating universally-despised candidates, all the LP had to do was not screw up. In nominating two successful former Republican Governors in Gary Johnson…