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| Gary Johnson selected as Libertarian nominee for president | Gary Johnson selected as Libertarian nominee for president |
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| The Libertarian party on Sunday selected Gary Johnson as its nominee for president, on a second ballot. | The Libertarian party on Sunday selected Gary Johnson as its nominee for president, on a second ballot. |
| Related: Why the Trump-Clinton matchup is a boon to libertarians | Matt Laslo | Related: Why the Trump-Clinton matchup is a boon to libertarians | Matt Laslo |
| Delegates meeting at the party convention in Orlando picked from three main contenders: Johnson, formerly a Republican governor of New Mexico, anti-computer virus company founder John McAfee and Austin Petersen, founder of the Libertarian Republic magazine. | Delegates meeting at the party convention in Orlando picked from three main contenders: Johnson, formerly a Republican governor of New Mexico, anti-computer virus company founder John McAfee and Austin Petersen, founder of the Libertarian Republic magazine. |
| The selection of a vice-presidential candidate, in which Johnson is hoping to be joined by the former Massachusetts governor William Weld, was not so swiftly concluded. Weld, seen by many Libertarians as “Republican-lite”, struggled for support before sealing the nomination early on Sunday evening. | |
| Johnson, 63, was the Libertarian nominee in 2012 – having first entered the Republican primary – getting about 1% of the vote in the general election won by Barack Obama against Mitt Romney. He was governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. | Johnson, 63, was the Libertarian nominee in 2012 – having first entered the Republican primary – getting about 1% of the vote in the general election won by Barack Obama against Mitt Romney. He was governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. |
| In his acceptance speech this year, Johnson told delegates his job will be to get the Libertarian platform before the voters at a level the party has not seen. | In his acceptance speech this year, Johnson told delegates his job will be to get the Libertarian platform before the voters at a level the party has not seen. |
| “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades,” Johnson told the Associated Press. “I would cut back on military interventions that have the unintended consequence of making us less safe in the world.” | “I am fiscally conservative in spades and I am socially liberal in spades,” Johnson told the Associated Press. “I would cut back on military interventions that have the unintended consequence of making us less safe in the world.” |
| In 2012 he spent $2.5m, about one dollar for every 400 Obama and Romney each spent. Johnson said this year he hopes to raise “tens of millions of dollars”. | In 2012 he spent $2.5m, about one dollar for every 400 Obama and Romney each spent. Johnson said this year he hopes to raise “tens of millions of dollars”. |
| “Then we can leverage that to a level where we could wage political war” by hiring staff and running TV and radio commercials, Johnson said. | “Then we can leverage that to a level where we could wage political war” by hiring staff and running TV and radio commercials, Johnson said. |
| To qualify for the presidential debates this year, Johnson will have to average 15% in five recognised polls. | To qualify for the presidential debates this year, Johnson will have to average 15% in five recognised polls. |
| Second ballot results: Johnson 518 Petersen 203 McAfee 131 Perry 52 Feldman 18 #LegalizeFreedom | Second ballot results: Johnson 518 Petersen 203 McAfee 131 Perry 52 Feldman 18 #LegalizeFreedom |
| Though there may be no chance of a third-party Republican bid, now Paul Ryan is in detente with Donald Trump and Mitt Romney has ruled out a run, the rancor in Republican and indeed Democratic ranks means there may be an opening for a stronger Libertarian showing in November. | Though there may be no chance of a third-party Republican bid, now Paul Ryan is in detente with Donald Trump and Mitt Romney has ruled out a run, the rancor in Republican and indeed Democratic ranks means there may be an opening for a stronger Libertarian showing in November. |
| The party itself voiced such hopes on Sunday, with a tweet from its official account that said: “LP gives @realDonaldTrump and @HillaryClinton outreach award for growing the party so much. #LegalizeFreedom.” | The party itself voiced such hopes on Sunday, with a tweet from its official account that said: “LP gives @realDonaldTrump and @HillaryClinton outreach award for growing the party so much. #LegalizeFreedom.” |