Friday, January 20, 2012
Excluded from GOP process, he's found new life in a third party.
Gary Johnson hasn’t swamped voters in South Carolina with e-mail blasts, or inundated them with direct-mail attacking his opponents. And he certainly hasn’t sent out any robocalls. Third party candidates typically can’t afford such strategies. But Gary Johnson is not the typical third party candidate, he’s mounting one of the most unusual political comebacks in recent memory. Comebacks in politics are nothing new. But it’s the rare candidate who can engineer a comeback in the same election cycle. Though his return most likely will not lead to him taking up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Johnson is back in the presidential race as the frontrunner for the nomination of the Libertarian Party. Johnson, a former two-term governor of New …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
GOP Primary loser makes third-party effort.
Correction, 10:51 p.m., Dec. 28: This story originally led with South Carolina's sore loser statute and the complications it could present for Gary Johnson's Libertarian nomination. The sore loser statute does not apply to presidential races. Gary Johnson announced Wednesday that he would seek the Libertarian nomination after a failed attempt to spark interest in the GOP Primary. And he stressed a 50-state vision. "Being on the ballot in all 50 states in the general election — I cannot downplay how significant that is at this time in our country's history," Johnson said. Cliff Warner, Johnson's campaign leader in the South, said the GOP has let conservative voters down. "I personally believe there are a lot of people looking for a third …
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Back in the pack, the former New Mexico governor looks to break through.
On paper, Gary Johnson looks very good as a presidential candidate. He was a two-term governor of New Mexico—at a time when it was a strong Democratic majority—and boasts strong conservative credentials, having shrunk government and lowered taxes while leaving the state with a budget surplus. It’s not just on paper where Johnson looks good. In a field of Republican candidates who boast about their commitment to fitness, Johnson is a tri-athlete, having competed in multiple events. Temperamentally, he has shown a willingness to argue a point without personalizing a disagreement. Where Johnson does not look so good is in the polls. Despite the aforementioned and the fact that he was the first candidate to start his campaign. Johnson has been…
Michael Micelli
10:10 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012
I will be voting for Gary Johnson because I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils. I believe Gary Johnson is the best man running and the only man running that can beat Obama. more ›