Libertarian appeals for Republican endorsement as convention nears

Plainfield resident Dan Reale, the Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in Connecticut’s 2nd District, on Saturday formally asked for cross-endorsement from the Republican Party before Friday’s Republican convention. Continue reading

Ron Paul campaign rules out endorsing Libertarian Party nominee

A top campaign official for Ron Paul’s presidential campaign says there’s “no chance” that the Texas Republican congressman will endorse Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson for president over presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Continue reading

Libertarian Boneham: Indiana governor run is serious

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rupert Boneham says he’ll have more differences with the Republican and Democratic candidates than they will with each other and expects he’ll gain support despite a spartan campaign operation. Boneham told newspaper editors at the Indiana Associated Press Managing Editors meeting on Saturday that his 20 years of running mentorship programs for youths gives him a unique perspective on what he calls the burdens of state government. Continue reading

Gary Johnson wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination

(CNN) Former GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson won and accepted the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party on Saturday, which his campaign said earns him a spot on November ballots in all 50 states. Johnson, a former governor of New Mexico and business owner, won the nomination with more than 70% of the vote at the party convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading

Gary Johnson wins Libertarian presidential nomination

Reuters Former GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson won and accepted the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party on Saturday, which his campaign said earns him a spot on November ballots in all 50 states. Johnson, a former governor of New Mexico and business owner, won the nomination with more than 70% of the vote at the party convention in Las Vegas. He entered the Libertarian primary race after dropping his 2012 Republican bid in late December Continue reading