Johnson was preferred by 37 percent of respondents, which include active-duty, retired and former members of the military, as well as their family members. If he doesn’t only Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Nominee Donald Trump will participate in the debate.
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The first presidential debate is scheduled for September 26, and Gary Johnson is conducting a last-minute push in an attempt to qualify as a participant.
Libertarian U.S. presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson will visit Purdue University’s campus Tuesday to take part in a forum. Maybe you know (or maybe you Googled and found out) that Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and a focal point of the war between Syria’s government and Islamic State rebels.
Bernice, surprised, asked: “Are you kidding?” I don’t need an “oops” moment, or a question about where the city is or what is happening in the region. And I realize that with the multitude of issues facing modern America, some things may get lost in the wash.
The American public deserves a symphony of cymbals, so to speak, on the presidential debate stage, rather than the energizer bunny mindlessly marching across the stage of American politics. Johnson could have provided a stabilizing voice in a battle of fire and ice, but now he’s likely to be little more than a convenient distraction for the two main candidates. He earned 19 percent of the popular vote, which again seems small, but was the strongest push since Roosevelt’s third-party run.
Third-party candidates have faced long odds in US presidential elections ever since the Democratic and Republican parties took command in the late 1800s.
But this gaffe has allowed me to move on from that perhaps too-ambitious hope. I think Johnson’s lasting impression with most people will be his look of bewilderment when asked about one of the most critical global issues facing our next commander-in-chief. In fact, we haven’t had a third party ticket this qualified in modern history.
Johnson is a Libertarian candidate whose campaign last week cleared the final state hurdle, in Rhode Island, and has now made the ballot in all 50 states. Yet another third party candidate who had a good show, but will only be leaving with a lovely parting gift from our sponsor.
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It appears unlikely a third-party candidate this year will succeed in winning a state. It’s been almost a quarter-century since a third-party candidate made it to the broadcast debates, yet we need viable outside options and voices now more than ever.
