Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson, a former governor of New Mexico, bought a full-page advertisement in the September 14 edition of The New York Times calling for his inclusion in debates ahead of the 2016 general election in November.
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Libertarian candidate for president Gary Johnson spoke to voters Tuesday evening on the campus of Purdue University. Johnson now is just below 9 percent in the three of those polls with results available so far. Green Party candidate Jill Stein generated 1.8 million interactions. “This is one strenuous gig here running for president, and my whole life is health and wellness”, Johnson said.
As it stands now, the presidential debates will include only Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Today, Layne’s front yard in Redlands features a Johnson campaign sign. The Journal turning away from Clinton says as much about perceptions of her credibility as a candidate as the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia turning away from Donald Trump to endorse Johnson after decades of exclusively nominating the Republican nominee. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former Republican National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger are among those who have called for Johnson to be included.
It marks the first time since 1996 that a third-party candidate has been able to secure ballot access in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In the three that have come out – Fox, CNN and ABC – Johnson registered at 9 percent, 7 percent and 9 percent respectively. Johnson is the only one who accepted – so far.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson spoke at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit hotel to the Detroit Economic Club, touching on a number of issues.
Hundreds of people declare their candidacy for the US presidency each general election period.
But to qualify and get on that stage, he says his poll numbers need to be at least 15 percent in five polls. Having experienced fainting spells for the past year that have turned out to be neither meaningful, preventable nor attributable to any particular cause, I’ve learned how confusing such spells can be.
Johnson is airing $900,000 in national radio ads and $500,000 in television ads in 10 mostly Western states where his campaign thinks his message best resonates.
Let’s face it, most Americans don’t know what Aleppo is either.
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But he departs from GOP orthodoxy in his support of marijuana legalization, abortion rights and immigration reform that emphasizes assimilating immigrants over building a border wall. Therefore, for the good of this great nation, and our future in it, we must oppose allowing third party candidates to debate.
