On Aug. 8, 2020, Libertarians in every state, across the country, gathered in cities to protest the exclusion of the Libertarian Party presidential candidate, Jo Jorgensen, from the media and the presidential debates. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and worries across the country, the form of protest used was a vehicular caravan, where protesters traveled around the city in cars decked out in Jo Jorgensen campaign signs and covered with the hashtag #LetHerSpeak. These caravans would stop in front of local media outlets, especially television stations and the protesters would honk their horns, get out of their cars, and chant Let her speak!, Let Jo Jorgensen into the debates!, etc.

The protests on Aug. 8, 2020, were posted on social media by the protesters using the hashtag #LetHerSpeak. That hashtag became one of the top trending Twitter hashtags that day, hitting at least as high as number 6 at one point during the day.

It is obvious why Libertarians would protest the exclusion of their candidate from the debates. But the protesters were not just made up of Libertarians. People from all political persuasions were protesting alongside the Libertarians. The caravan I participated in which was held in Bakersfield, California, included at least one Republican. In a Gallup poll in 2018, 57% of Americans said that the United States would benefit from the inclusion of a third political party. Yet, the Commission on Presidential Debates, their sponsors, the media and the courts continuously deny the American people the right to hear from more than two choices.

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