Gary Johnson May Run for President
By David Beito • Tuesday October 27, 2009 1:06 PM PDT • 8 Comments
Second only to Ron Paul, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is the most pro-liberty politician of any prominence. It looks like he might be considering a presidential run. Johnson seems like a dream come true (at least for a politician). For example, he supports the second amendment, marijuana legalization, and fought tax increases while governor. He also supported Ron Paul for president in the primaries. Sounds too good to be true? Perhaps. The big question is where he stands on foreign policy though the support for Paul is a good sign.
Tags: Elections 
Per here, Gary Johnson opposed the Iraq War from the start, supports closing all the foreign military bases and installations, and when Johnson addressed Ron Paul’s Rally For The Republic, he spoke in agreement with the blowback theory of terrorism.
Apparently, Johnson has also been reading up on Austrian economics since leaving his post as Governor, and supports abolishing the Federal Reserve.
Josiah | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
I think you’d be hard pressed to find much daylight between Johnson’s and Paul’s views on foreign policy.
At the first Tea party event in Santa Fe last year, Gary donned a blazer over a peace sign shirt. (Go here.)
Bill | Oct 27, 2009 | Reply
Why second to Ron Paul? Gary Johnson has never put his name on racist articles, and he won’t dodge and weave on trade and immigration. I’d say he’s the most consistent libertarian to have held major office in memory. Bar none.
Carmen | Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Join Gary’s Facebook page. Gary won a governorship twice in a Democrat state, all while cutting govt bureaucracy, taxation and red tape. And he’s the only republican (apart from Ron Paul) who agrees with Thomas Jefferson that we truly have a right to pursue our dreams and keep the fruits of our labor.
CFroh | Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
You might be right and I hope you are. I’d like to see him in action on the national stage before I concede that point.
David T. Beito | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
Totally agree. Hopefully enough people will put up the $$ to get Johnson in serious contention.
Ian | Oct 29, 2009 | Reply
The more the merrier! If Gary Johnson is indeed moving “freedom ward”, as some of these comments suggest, the Campaign 4 Liberty can certainly use, and welcome his participation and help. Congressman Paul needs all the help he can get.
I’m sure that Mr. Johnson has a lot to offer even if he does not run for President in ’12.
PEACE AND FREEDOM!!
David K. Meller | Oct 30, 2009 | Reply
Here and here are the official websites for Our America, which Gary Johnson just started.
Chris Dietz | Jan 11, 2010 | Reply