From Ulster County political guru Robin V. Yess: This is from inside the Gary Johnson campaign. The Libertarian
Party National Convention is May 2 thru 6 in Las Vegas. Still wondering if Ron
Paul will crash it?
My thoughts (I copied State Senator Bonacic and Ulster County Republican Chair Roger Rascoe):
I don’t know. I would like to know if Ron Paul is
considering a third party bid. If not, it will be worth putting energy and
money into Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Party campaign. Johnson is an
intelligent, competent leader, with a much stronger resume than either Romney
or Obama. As governor of New Mexico Johnson cut spending with a
Democratic legislature. Compare that to our Republicans in New York who
specialize in public housing and corrupt deals with destructive real estate
developers. Nationally, we have a Democratic candidate who
sponsored Romneycare and a Republican candidate who sponsored Obamacare.
That Gary Johnson was given short shrift in the GOP primary next to extremist
kooks like Gingrich and Santorum and a corporate welfare crook like Oromney (or
is it Robama?) is proof enough that the two party system is broken. I’m
hoping for a split government, with a GOP Congress and a Democratic
president. However, if Paul runs it is conceivable that his percentage
could compete with Oromney and Robama. Perhaps we can get rid of the
broken two-party system.
From the Johnson Campaign:
Friends of Liberty,
All over the country,
liberty-minded activists are preparing to converge next week to nominate
the Libertarian Party candidates for President and Vice-President of the
United States.
With those nominations, the 2012
history-making begins. There are only three candidates for President
who will be on the November ballot in all 50 states. The Republican
candidate – most likely, Mitt Romney; the Democrat candidate, Barack Obama; and
the Libertarian Party nominee. Essentially a three-way race for the White
House. And as you well know, I hope to be that ‘third’ cho ice as the
Libertarian nominee.
In poll after poll, large
majorities of voters are making it clear that they are, more than ever before,
open to the idea of a fiscally conservative, socially tolerant candidate – a
choice that will not be offered by Mitt Romney or Barack Obama. Those voters are also making it clear that the
business-as-usual represented by the tired two-party duopoly is not what they
want in 2012.
You and I have worked long and
hard to get where we are today. Our goal has been – and remains – putting
liberty, truly smaller government, and individual freedom on the American
political agenda. Well, friends, we are on the verge of doing just
that. Thanks to your support and hard work, we are within a few short
days of achieving what the elite media and the political establishment never
believed could happen: An election in which Gary Johnson will be on the ballot
– in every state - as a very real alternative to Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.
Then, it gets extremely
interesting. But only with your help. Yes, we have done the work,
we have traveled far to get here, and we are on the verge of making
history. We are giving America the choice they want and deserve. But
that choice will only be real if we are able to get our message out. The
Republican and Democrat establishments are amassing hundreds of millions of
dollars to flood the airwaves, the phone lines and the Internet with their
ever-shifting appeals.
Without your help, our message of
liberty and freedom will be lost in the two-party noise. We
have earned our place in the national debate, but we won’t be heard without the
financial resources to take our campaign to every corner of the nation – to build
on the base that has been built by Ron Paul, by our campaign, and by you.
With the nominating convention
coming up next week, there are only a few days left to have your contributions
‘matched’ – or essentially doubled from the Presidential Campaign Matching
Fund. Every one of those dollars is critical. Please go to GaryJohnson2012.com
today and help seize the amazing opportunity we have, together, created for
liberty, freedom and real prosperity. Ending needless wars, balancing
the budget, getting the government out of boardrooms and bedrooms alike.
We must tell America there is a candidate who will do those things, if given a
chance. Your contribution will let us do just that.
Go to GaryJohnson2012.com
today and send that message. We ARE about to make history – and it
begins in Las Vegas next week.
Thank you,
Gov. Gary Johnson
