by Josh Guckert Supporters of Gary Johnson are organizing an assembly against the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) in Washington, D.C. Hosted by group called “Ensure Gary Johnson’s Third Podium,” the peaceful assembly will take place on September 21 from 11AM to 3PM. The Facebook event reads: The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) at 1200 New…
by Josh Guckert In an interview with MarketWatch, former Massachusetts Governor and current Libertarian vice presidential nominee William Weld discussed the economy. One particularly interesting portion was when Weld discussed taxes: MarketWatch: On the tax side, the platform calls for repealing the income tax and abolishing the IRS. So tell us how do you make…
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…
Johnson Cast Vote for Liberal Icon McGovern by Josh Guckert In an interview at the Detroit Economic Club, Gary Johnson revealed that his first vote for president was for Democrat George McGovern. Johnson stated that this was due to McGovern’s fervent opposition to the Vietnam War. Of course, Johnson’s vote didn’t do much to help…
by Josh Guckert Governors Gary Johnson and William Weld likely represent the most pro-gay rights ticket in American history. This is in large part due to their record. While the Democratic Party positions itself as a defender of LGBTQ Americans, the Libertarian Party and its ticket has done so for much longer. For example, neither Hillary…
PAC now hopes to replicate success in as many States as possible By: Darrell England Late last night, American’s Deserve Better PAC published a press release showing a surge of support for Gary Johnson in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. The PAC ran an effective two-week ad campaign that polling has shown an increase of Johnson’s support from “mid-single…
Gary Johnson gets bold about debates in front of Presidential Debate Commission’s member, Mitch Daniels By: Darrell England Gary Johnson had a Q&A session at Purdue University in Indiana Tuesday during a segment called “Conversations With Gary.” There were so many people demanding tickets to the event that they were forced to secure a larger location on the…
by Josh Guckert In an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Gary Johnson responded to criticisms of Hillary Clinton‘s health with a commentary on his own. Said Johnson, “Well, I’m in the 1% of 1% when it comes to health, that means I do believe I’m like one in a thousand, but I’ve dedicated…