Libertarian Party candidate for president and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson believes he could be the third party answer for conservatives and younger libertarian-leaning voters, if Trump wins the Republican nomination.
He spoke at CPAC yesterday and said, “I actually believe I may have won Super Tuesday.”
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Later in the day, he joined Fox Business’s Cavuto, pointing out that the Libertarian Party is on the ballot in all 50 states — whereas if someone decided to run third party now, they will have missed significant deadlines.
“It was a pleasure to be at CPAC to make the pitch to CPAC: I’m the third party candidate.”
Johnson was a successful Republican governor, reelected by a double digit margin in a swing state. In 2012, he ran as a Republican for president, but switched to the Libertarian Party — where he was nominated, but garnered less than 1 percent in the general election.
But that was before Trump.
Now, more people are starting to warm to the idea of a Johnson candidacy, and some supporters are copying the #FeelTheBern theme from Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign.
They want voters to #FeelTheJohnson:
#feelthejohnson https://t.co/WPP9WXY3Je
— Kennedy (@KennedyNation) March 2, 2016
How is #FeelTheJohnson not trending? It demands to be trending. #GaryJohnson2016 @GovGaryJohnson pic.twitter.com/dDUlsZtkIu
— Pitchf0rked (@pitchf0rked) February 11, 2016
Rough night for America. My official endorsement: @GovGaryJohnson #feelthejohnson pic.twitter.com/sEQBlrJKOA
— Ashley Smith (@AshSmithIdeas) March 2, 2016
