Gary Johnson Reddit AMA
Thank
you to everyone who participated in Gov. Johnson's successful AMA on
Reddit today. It was the #2 story on Reddit, and received over 6,000
questions and comments.
Could Pro-Pot Candidate Gary Johnson Be Obama's Ralph Nader?
September 4, 2012
Huffington Post
By Steph Sherer
Without
Democrats standing up for progressive values and reversing the Obama
administration's unpopular anti-medical marijuana policy, a spoiler
candidate in a Western state is an increasingly likely outcome. The
Democratic Party may not talk much about the impact of the year-long
campaign of stepped-up enforcement in medical cannabis states, but
patients and their loved ones are very aware of raids, arrests and
prosecutions.
The
Justice Department's crackdown creates local headlines in states across
the West every week. These actions are costing Obama votes in crucial
swing states.
Obama, Romney not only option for president, third party candidates offer alternatives
September 4, 2012
Iowa State Daily
By Gabriel Stoffa
On
Nov. 6, millions will flock to voting booths to cast their vote for
president. Many folks will vote Republican or Democrat based on their
particular political leanings, while some will vote Mickey Mouse or Yoda
out of spite or just for fun.
There
is another option that will be available on at least one state's
ballot, Iowa, that of Libertarian candidate Gov. Gary Johnson.
Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn't Care About The War On Drugs
September 5, 2012
Reason.com
By Garrett Quinn
Nobody
at the Democratic National Convention is talking about the war on
drugs, so the North Carolina NORML affiliate decided to host its own
event early this evening in one of the permitted outdoor free speech
areas.
Libertarian
presidential nominee Gary Johnson, not one to shy away from criticizing
American drug policy, was the big draw of the rain-soaked event.
Johnson touched on his early experiences with marijuana as well as his
efforts to change the prevailing attitudes on drugs while governor of
New Mexico. He pointed to marijuana ballot question in Colorado as
something that he thinks could be a sea change in how marijuana is
viewed in the United States.
Gary Johnson continues to beat Republican challenges to the ballot
September 5, 2012
Examiner.com
By Karl Dickey
The
Virginia Board of Elections today rejected a challenge by the
Republican Party of Virginia to petitions submitted to place former New
Mexico Governor Gary Johnson on the state's ballot as the Libertarian
nominee for President. The Board of Elections' decision clears the way
for Johnson's name to appear on the November ballot.
The
attempt to remove Johnson's name from the ballot was one of several
such efforts by Republican Party representatives in key states.
Challenges to the two-term New Mexico governor's ballot access are
pending in Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan and Oklahoma. A challenge lodged
last week in Ohio has since been dropped.
Johnson touts Libertarian message at Winthrop
September 5, 2012
Herald Online
By Don Worthington
America
is in “deep do-do” and Gary Johnson says he is the only presidential
candidate with resolve and common sense to save the country from
economic collapse.
Speaking
to about 100 people at Winthrop University – mostly students – Johnson,
the Libertarian Party candidate, explained the contrasts between
himself and candidacies of President Barrack Obama, the Democratic
incumbent, and Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger.
Take a Look at a Candidate Few Have Ever Heard About
September 6, 2012
Colorado Springs Gazette
By Barry Fagin
There’s only one way to save the presidential debates from degenerating into boring snoozefests: Put Gary Johnson in them.
Gov.
Johnson is the Libertarian Party candidate, whom you’ve never heard of.
Unless you’re from New Mexico, where he served two terms as a wildly
popular Republican governor in a Democratic state. That means he’s been
elected governor more often than Romney, and served in public office
longer than Obama before he sought the presidency. It’s not like
Johnson has no political track record. He is an eminently credible and
dedicated public servant.
Republican Use Dirty Tricks, Crack Down on Ron Paul and Gary Johnson in State Courts
September 8, 2012
PolicyMic
By Douglas Goodman
The
Republican Party is running scared. Either that or they think the
country is better served by restricting voter choice to only those
candidates they want to appear on the ballot. Could this be the same
party that is supposed to totally support the Constitution and personal
freedoms?
In
Iowa, the Republican Secretary of State is attempting to remove
Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson from the presidential ballot
because leaving Johnson on the ballot “will cause “irreparable harm to
other candidates and political parties who must compete against him.” In
Virginia, Gary Johnson was successful in fighting a GOP attempt to
remove him from the ballot.
Five Crucial Factors to Watch, Just 58 Days From the Election
September 8, 2012
The New York Times
By Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg
There
is one factor in the campaign that has yet to get much attention but
could influence the outcome: third-party candidacies in many states,
most notably that of former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, the
Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee.
Mr.
Johnson, who argued for free markets, fewer wars and the legalization
of marijuana during his brief run for the 2012 Republican nomination,
hardly shows up in polls. But he is on the ballot in more than three
dozen states and is trying for more.
Will Defecting From the GOP Help Ron Paul's Supporters Take It Over?
September 9, 2012
Huffington Post
By Robin Koerner
I
recently polled the 13,000-strong community of Blue Republicans, all
Ron Paul supporters, to find out for whom they intended to vote for
President.
An
overwhelming 66% said they would be voting for Gary Johnson -- the
Libertarian candidate who shall be the only candidate other than Obama
and Romney on the ballot in every state (absent yet more GOP mafia
tactics). Sixteen (16) percent will be writing in Ron Paul, even though
most don't expect their vote to be counted, and Romney will attract the
votes of a negligible 6%.
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