Libertarian nominee plans ‘surprise’ in November election
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson says he could become the president of the United States if he can break the 15 percent threshold in national polling in a month and get on stage to debate with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
“If we’re in that presidential debate, I think, anything is possible. And given the momentum that we have, I think it’s possible that I will be the next president,” Johnson, the former Republican New Mexico governor, said in an interview published on Friday.
“I know that just sounds crazy, but we would not be doing this if we didn’t think that ... that possibility exists,” he added.
The United States is ruled by a two-party system, where the two major political parties -- Republicans and Democrats -- dominate politics.
However, third-party candidates campaigning for the 2016 US presidential election are gaining more support among voters as Republican and Democratic nominees continue to struggle with their unparalleled unpopularity, polls show.
US Republican presidential nominee Trump and his Democratic rival Clinton are ranked among the most unpopular presidential candidates in America’s history.
Recent polling averages by RealClearPolitics hint at a steady yet significant rise in support for Johnson as well as Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
The Quinnipiac University poll, released on Thursday, shows Johnson having the support of 10 percent of likely voters. Stein bagged 4 percent in the same poll.
According to Mark Dankof, a former third-party US Senate candidate, third-party presidential candidates in the US face "insurmountable obstacles" from the two major political parties, as well as from wealthy corporations and the mainstream media.
America’s corrupt campaign finance system and the corporate-controlled media prevents third-party candidates from getting proper access to the press and winning the race for the White House, Dankof told Press TV on Monday.
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