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Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson framed an embarrassing lapse on foreign affairs as simple human error on Thursday after he responded to a question about a flashpoint in the Syrian civil war by asking, "What is Aleppo?" The gaffe came during an MSNBC interview about the continuing battle for Syria's biggest city, Aleppo, which has been divided for years into government and rebel sectors and has been in the news daily in recent weeks. The embarrassing exchange followed a forum on Wednesday night in which Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump sought to showcase their national security and defense credentials.
If Gary Johnson polls 4% of the vote in every state on November 8, 2016, and if in certain states other statewide Libertarians also poll 4%, the Libertarian Party will be ballot-qualified in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut , Delaware, D.C., Florida, Georgia , Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. With a 5% showing, Illinois , Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Texas would also be on the list, for a total of 42 .
Via Red State , I'm skeptical. There may not be a majority out there of movement conservatives or nationalists or evangelicals or libertarians, but there may be a majority between them of anti-leftists.
Libertarian Party candidate for president Gary Johnson, a former New Mexico governor, and vice-presidential candidate William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts, hold a campaign rally at The Foundry nightclub in the SLS Las Vegas Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016.
CNN is set to host a primetime one-hour town hall with the Libertarian Party ticket, former Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld, on Wednesday in New York City. The candidates will take questions from the audience and from CNN's Anderson Cooper, who will moderate the event, focusing on the current state of the 2016 race and the platform of the Libertarian Party.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has something to say to all Americans: when it comes to civil liberties, immigration, foreign policy, trade, and a host of other issues, the Republican and Democratic Parties have both lost their minds. He's not very good at saying it, mind you.
Opposition to Donald Trump among Republicans and distaste for Hillary Clinton among Bernie Sanders supporters could create an opportunity for the Libertarian Party, the only third-party with general election ballot access in all 50 states. On Tuesday, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, made their case at a CNN town hall hosted by Chris Cuomo.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson took to CNN Wednesday night to explain what the libertarian party is all about. Johnson says he wants to legalize marijuana, embrace gay rights and scale back U.S. military presence in other countries.
One of my loyal readers suggested that I write about viable third party candidates this year, especially the Libertarian Party ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld. This reader literally read my mind because I had intended that column for this week, so let's "brunch" on that that: "That's the Ticket" Former Governor Gary Johnson and former Governor William Weld are formidable Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees for the Libertarian Party.
"With an electorate totally disenchanted with the two major parties' offerings, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has a unique chance to make a splash this year - and he's determined to do things differently than in his 2012 campaign. "Gone are the low-yield interviews with "internet radio" shows, and Mr. Johnson also says he'll probably skip out on trolling the Democratic and Republican conventions.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson said he can pull votes away from both the Democrat and Republican contenders in the U.S. presidential election once more Americans realize they agree with many of his views. "I'm trying to appeal to the majority of Americans whom I think are libertarian, it's just that they don't know it," Johnson said in an interview for CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" program to be broadcast on Sunday.
After nearly a decade with the Democratic Party, Will Rambo knew it was time to leave. As his political opinions matured after he graduated from college, he realized his views on civil rights didn't always mesh with the party's.
Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson faced off against his four main rivals on the debate stage on Saturday night, earning some of the night's loudest cheers and boos as he tried to sell his viability in the general election without alienating his party's more hardcore members. When asked whether it was wrong for the United States to intervene in WWI? In WWII? Johnson's entire answer was "I don't know."
Delegates listen to speeches in the main hall at the National Libertarian Party Convention, on Friday in Orlando. ORLANDO - Upstairs, Bill Weld was the presumptive vice presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party, powering through interview after interview.
But between Donald Trump's abrupt takeover of the GOP and Bernie Sanders' climb from long-shot Democratic candidacy to head of a national progressive movement, 2016 has been a year for party outsiders. And Libertarians hope that could give them an opening.
Libertarian Party members are brimming with optimism about their prospects in 2016 as they prepare to nominate a presidential candidate at a convention in Orlando over the weekend. Many Libertarians feel emboldened by a sense that 2016 could be a breakthrough year for the perpetually underachieving third party in its quest to smash the two-party grip on the political system.
A new nationwide poll has Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson pulling an eye-opening 10 percent. Johnson's newly announced alliance with the former liberal Republican governor of Massachusetts is producing Wall Street Journal headlines such as " William Weld Teams Up With Gary Johnson, Boosting Libertarians ."