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Libertarian party could nominate a ticket with more executive experience than Trump or Clinton

Written by Teunis Felter

If you want to see an experienced candidate in the White House, you might have a chance to cast a vote in November for a ticket with a combined four terms of experience running governments. But if you care about these things, you might not be interested in voting for the Libertarian Party: the party that could be running such a ticket, but that, as a matter of principle, has the least faith in government at all. When the Libertarian Party meets in Orlando over Memorial Day weekend, it’s likely that its 2012 nominee Gary Johnson will secure the nomination. It’s also possible that the preferred running mate of the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico, former two-term Republican governor of Massachusetts William Weld, will be picked for the vice presidential slot. Neither of these things is by any means assured, but Johnson and Weld could have a real opportunity this November to run a real race against two of the least-liked presidential candidates in recent history.

http://www.vox.com/2016/5/24/11740210/libertarian-party-2016

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.