Former Texas Republican Congressman, three-time presidential candidate and the real “original libertarian” in U.S. politics Ron Paul spoke to libertarians at the Young Americans for Liberty conference this week. What makes this appearance even more interesting is that he refrained from mention Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson’s name even once.
Here is what the Daily Caller reports:
Ron Paul gave a speech to about 400 libertarians at the Young Americans for Liberty conference on Tuesday and he didn’t say Gary Johnson’s name once.
The former Texas Congressman who led the libertarian wing of the Republican Party during the 2008 and 2012 elections and ran on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1988 has shown no signs of endorsing Johnson. Paul didn’t even comment on the Libertarian Party at all throughout the 45-minute speech.
“We don’t need a third party, we need at least a second party that will challenge [the] system,” he said suggesting that Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same coin.
Dr. Paul has said that he isn’t endorsing any candidate for president this year. The bestselling author of “The Revolution: A Manifesto” has repeatedly gone on record noting that he isn’t satisfied with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump or the other options, which does include Johnson.
Perhaps the reason why Paul isn’t supporting Johnson is because many within the libertarian circles feel the former New Mexico Governor isn’t a libertarian at all (SEE: Libertarians for Gary Johnson? 5 reasons libertarians can’t support Johnson). And with Bill Weld as his running mate, it makes matters even worse!
Here is Ron Paul on Johnson, Weld and what the LP can do in 2016:
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