ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Libertarian Party has nominated former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate just as it did in 2012.
Delegates to the party’s convention in Orlando on Sunday picked Johnson on the second ballot over Austin Petersen, the founder of The Libertarian Republic magazine, and anti-computer virus company founder John McAfee.
Johnson got about 1 percent of the popular vote in 2012.
But the party is hoping for a strong showing in November because of the deep unpopularity polls show for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
The 63-year-old Johnson was governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican.
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Yes, but does Gary Johnson know that? After all, it’s the Libertarian party.
Sounds like another rigged system to me. I mean, Bernie Sanders wasn’t even on the ballot. What were Johnson’s super delegates thinking?
And windmill owners throughout the world have invested in countermeasures.
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Maybe the Koch Bros will do a cash dump. Would be great if they did.
Gary Johnson is pulling 10% versus Trump and Clinton, per fivethirtyeight. He ran as a republican when he was governor.