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Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, is speaking Friday at Macalester College. The former two-term New Mexico governor is in St. Paul as part of a nationwide college tour to rally young voters. <\/p>\n
The appearance is welcome one for voters who hope the electorate looks beyond the two-party system. <\/p>\n
\"They always say if you vote for a third party you waste your vote,\" former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said on FOX 9 in July. \"I've got news for you if you vote for a Democrat or Republican you waste your vote.\"<\/p>\n
Johnson, 59, left the Republican Party at the end of 2011, after making a run for the GOP nomination, but getting shut-out of some debates. <\/p>\n
Johnson's platform includes Republican-aligned support for lower taxes and spending cuts, but independent support for gay marriage, legalizing marijuana and drastically cutting the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. <\/p>\n
Johnson will appear on the presidential ballot in all 50 states, but faces legal challenges in several states. <\/p>\n
Johnson carried the support of four percent of registered voters in a recent CNN poll -- one of only a few that have included the Libertarian candidate. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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