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Associated PressOctober 16, 2016

Ronald Reagan won a historic landslide victory in the 1984 election, taking 49 of 50 states. But he failed to win the vote of a young Republican businessman in New Mexico whose willingness to go against the political grain has made him this presidential campaign’s X-factor. Outraged at the GOP president’s budget deficits, Gary Johnson […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2016

Even though Gary Johnson didn’t make the cut for the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, residents of Florida’s First Coast can hear the Libertarian message, as VP candidate William Weld will hold a “town hall” event Thursday evening at Jacksonville University. The Weld event, to take place from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the first floor of […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2016

Jeb Bush says whatever you want to call Donald Trump, don’t call him a conservative. “Conservatism is temporarily dead,” the former Florida governor told Nicolle Wallace on an MSNBC special that aired Monday night. “I mean, if you look at it, we have two candidates. Donald Trump is barely a Republican. He’s certainly not a […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2016

The Libertarian Party may leave Orlando Monday as emotionally divided as Republicans and Democrats after nominating what the majority of delegates believed was a powerful but not internally-popular ticket, two former Republican governors, to run for president and vice president this year. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was the heavy favorite to win the presidential nomination again, as […]

Scott PowersMay 27, 2016

Soul or brimstone or government experience or life experience. Those are the choices Libertarians will wrestle with Monday when they chose a Vice Presidential candidate for their ticket, after all of them called for revolution in American politics Friday night. At the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential debate in Orlando, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld would […]

Scott PowersMay 18, 2016

With all the talk that the nation needs a third choice for president, software tycoon John McAfee and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson could be forgiven for jumping up and down shouting, “Here I am!” McAfee, Johnson and 16 other Libertarian candidates for president will be in Orlando May 27-30 for the Libertarian Party National […]

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