Gary Johnson Flirts with Libertarian Party Presidential Run
2012 Elections, Breaking News Friday, December 2nd, 2011
By Michael Beckel, OpenSecrets.org
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson recently suggested that if the Republican Party won’t nominate him, then he might continue his quest for the presidency under the banner of the Libertarian Party.
“I feel abandoned by the Republican Party,” Johnson told the Santa Fe New Mexican last week. “The Republican Party has left me by the wayside.”
Considered by many to be a long-shot candidate in the GOP presidential race, Johnson ended the month of September with just $10,880 cash on hand, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Since Johnson announced his presidential bid in April, he’s raised $416,400.
That only about one percent of the total amount raised by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who has pulled in more than $32 million. Even former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s modest $2.9 million haul is about seven times larger than Johnson’s.
With that sort of record, it’s questionable whether Johnson’s fund-raising chops are enough to catapult him as a Libertarian candidate.
Many recent candidates who sought the presidency as Libertarians have raised hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars.
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Wow, if seems that by this article, even the Libertarian Party is all about money. The way the media and the debate places have shut Gary Johnson out, it is actually almost amazing that that much money was raised at all. If given a chance to be promoted, it is obvious that there would be more of a donation draw of supporters. So maybe it is just an excuse for the leadership of the Libertarian Party to not take Gary Johnson since he apparently could very well take away any limelight from those already in some campaign for some political office.
Rhonda
December 3, 2011/Saturday