Gary Johnson seeks 5 percent in upcoming election

Libertarian candidate for president Gary Johnson has several new campaign ads running in markets across the country.

Johnson is making a push to get 5 percent of the general election vote. He said it would officially qualify the Libertarian Party for federal funding.

"That would make the Libertarian Party a bonafide third party, it would open up the Libertarian Party to get federal matching funds and looking forward to 2016 it would really open up some opportunities that really don't exist right now," Johnson said.

The candidate supports pulling out of Afghanistan now, ending the war on drugs, balancing the budget and marriage equality.

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Gary Johnson makes push for 5 percent mark