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04-29-2012, 02:04 PM
SANTA FE — Few noticed Gary Johnson's political fall.
The former New Mexico governor hopes a
country will watch him rise.
Johnson, 59, still a stranger to much of
America, hopes his visibility will start to increase this week if he wins the
presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party.
Even various Libertarians who are not fans
of Johnson concede that he is a lock to become their party's presidential
candidate on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev.
A former Republican, Johnson quit the
party in December because he said it abandoned him when he tried to run for
president under the GOP banner.
Johnson could not crack into the
Republican presidential debates and his poll numbers languished.
He sat on the sidelines as opponents such
as Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann took the stage.
Rather than accepting certain defeat as a
Republican, Johnson switched to the Libertarian Party in December. He became its
best-known presidential candidate as soon as he signed his Libertarian
membership card.
Johnson relishes his reputation as a
skinflint with the public's money. He became famous for vetoing legislation and
cutting budgets in New Mexico, where he was nicknamed "Governor No."
One old rival says Johnson was always more
Libertarian than Republican, though he disguised it for years.
http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_20506579/former-new-mexico-gov-gary-johnson-rise?source=rss
The former New Mexico governor hopes a
country will watch him rise.
Johnson, 59, still a stranger to much of
America, hopes his visibility will start to increase this week if he wins the
presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party.
Even various Libertarians who are not fans
of Johnson concede that he is a lock to become their party's presidential
candidate on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev.
A former Republican, Johnson quit the
party in December because he said it abandoned him when he tried to run for
president under the GOP banner.
Johnson could not crack into the
Republican presidential debates and his poll numbers languished.
He sat on the sidelines as opponents such
as Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann took the stage.
Rather than accepting certain defeat as a
Republican, Johnson switched to the Libertarian Party in December. He became its
best-known presidential candidate as soon as he signed his Libertarian
membership card.
Johnson relishes his reputation as a
skinflint with the public's money. He became famous for vetoing legislation and
cutting budgets in New Mexico, where he was nicknamed "Governor No."
One old rival says Johnson was always more
Libertarian than Republican, though he disguised it for years.
http://www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_20506579/former-new-mexico-gov-gary-johnson-rise?source=rss