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Gary Johnson Will Seek White House as Libertarian (again)
Source: Bloomberg
Gary Johnson Will Seek White House as Libertarian
The former New Mexico governor sought the Republican presidential
nomination in 2012 before mounting a third-party bid.
By Ben Brody
January 6, 2016 — 1:58 PM EST
Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor who ran for president as a long-shot Libertarian Party candidate in 2012, said Wednesday he would once again seek the White House.
“I want to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for president,” Johnson said on Fox Business.
Johnson, 63, had sought the Republican nomination before pursuing a third-party bid in 2012. He received just under 1 percent of the national popular vote in that general election. He served as governor from 1995 to 2003.
Johnson said it was “conventional wisdom” that his run could damage Republicans by pulling voters away from the party, but that someone who is “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” like him would draw from both parties.
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The former New Mexico governor sought the Republican presidential
nomination in 2012 before mounting a third-party bid.
By Ben Brody
January 6, 2016 — 1:58 PM EST
Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor who ran for president as a long-shot Libertarian Party candidate in 2012, said Wednesday he would once again seek the White House.
“I want to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for president,” Johnson said on Fox Business.
Johnson, 63, had sought the Republican nomination before pursuing a third-party bid in 2012. He received just under 1 percent of the national popular vote in that general election. He served as governor from 1995 to 2003.
Johnson said it was “conventional wisdom” that his run could damage Republicans by pulling voters away from the party, but that someone who is “fiscally conservative and socially liberal” like him would draw from both parties.
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Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-01-06/gary-johnson-will-seek-white-house-as-libertarian
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a few months ago talking about running for president on the libertarian ticket. His plan was to get the nomination, but not join the party. 