Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson is considering running for president as a libertarian and conceding that he won’t become the GOP nominee.
From Capitol Report New Mexico:
“Gary Johnson says he’s not sure when he’ll make up his mind on pursuing a third-party candidacy for President but he definitely says his chances of turning in a respectable showing in New Hampshire are practically non-existent — and that’s because, he says, he’s been unfairly excluded from nearly all of the Republican presidential debates.
“‘There’s no expectation, none whatsoever’ of a strong finish in the New Hampshire primary, which will be held in little more than six weeks (Jan. 10) Johnson said in an interview in Santa Fe Monday afternoon (Nov. 28).
“Back in August, Johnson announced he was concentrating his campaign’s attention — and money — in New Hampshire, doubling his staff in the Granite State and ‘making a strategic decision to spend our resources and time doing retail politics in New Hampshire.’
“But Johnson has been excluded from 14 of the 16 Republican TV debates thus far. ‘We were hosting town halls every night (in New Hampshire) and basically nobody was showing up,’ Johnson said. For that, Johnson blames the debate hosts. ‘It all ties together,’ Johnson said, adding that ‘it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy’ in which TV networks hosting the debates say they’re not inviting Johnson because of his low polling numbers but by not inviting him, Johnson’s message is guaranteed of not getting out.”
You can watch Johnson’s full interview with Capitol Report New Mexico and The Santa Fe New Mexican here: