Gary Johnson Says Most Americans Are Libertarian But Don’t Know It
- He thinks he can draw away voters from both political parties
- Says Clinton would lift taxes while Trump is ‘wrongheaded’
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks to AFP during an interview in Washington on May 9, 2016.
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Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson said he can pull votes away from both the Democrat and Republican contenders in the U.S. presidential election once more Americans realize they agree with many of his views.
“I’m trying to appeal to the majority of Americans whom I think are libertarian, it’s just that they don’t know it,” Johnson said in an interview for CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” program to be broadcast on Sunday. “And libertarian, with a broad brush stroke -- fiscally conservative, socially-accepting liberal.”