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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said he's not concerned that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson will tip the scales in November. <\/p>\n
\"In fact, I see that it's almost a nonfactor,\" Priebus said on CNN's \"State of the Union.\" <\/p>\n
With the presidential race in a statistical dead heat, Johnson's presence on the ballot could influence the horse race in crucial battleground states by pulling votes away from GOP nominee Mitt Romney. <\/p>\n
However, Johnson's campaign told CNN last month that some of the candidate's popularity comes from former supporters of President Barack Obama in states like Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. <\/p>\n
A new poll released Sunday by the University of Denver showed 47% of likely voters in Colorado said they would vote for Obama, while 43% chose Romney. Four percent, however, indicated they would vote for someone else. <\/p>\n
Some have pointed to third-party candidate Ross Perot's significant share of the vote - 19% - in the 1992 presidential election, which is believed to have drawn support away from incumbent President George H. W. Bush. <\/p>\n
Johnson, a former 2012 Republican presidential candidate who became the Libertarian nominee in May, is rarely included in national polls, but a recent CNN\/ORC International Poll indicated 4% of likely voters back Johnson, while 3% support Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Obama, meanwhile, had 47%, with Romney at 44% when all four candidates were factored in. <\/p>\n
However, Priebus argued Johnson lacks the popularity and name recognition to represent a strong enough threat to turn the election for either candidate. <\/p>\n
\"(Voters) are not going to throw their vote away when we have an election here that's about the future of America. I don't see that happening,\" Priebus told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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