Former New Mexico Republican Governor and 2016 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is getting backing from anti-Donald Trump GOP members.
In an effort to defeat the billionaire real estate mogul in November, establishment Republicans will work hard to ensure the Libertarian ticket of Johnson/Bill Weld will appear on the ballot in all 50 states and appear in all of the presidential debates.
Kevin Martin, the former chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Massachusetts, and Ed Lopez, a former national vice chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus, will co-chair the organization. They say they will support “the most Republican ticket on the ballot,” which, according to them, is Johnson/Weld.
Liz Mair, a GOP operative who worked on the Scott Walker presidential campaign, will also play a big part in the effort.
According to the Daily Caller, the other Republicans on the list will consist of:
Martin Avila, CEO of Terra Eclipse and former Digital Campaign Director to former Rep. Ron Paul
Moira Bagley Smith, former communications director to Sen. Rand Paul and multiple members of House GOP leadership
Julie Germany, Interim Executive Director of the White Coat Waste Project and former COO of Generation Opportunity
Mason Harrison, head of communications for Crowdpac and former strategist for the campaigns of Gov. Mitt Romney and ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina
Jon Henke, former adviser to US Sen. Fred Thompson, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and former Sen. George Allen
Dawson Hodgson, former member, RI State Senate and former Rhode Island State Prosecutor
Cyrus Krohn, former Republican National Committee e-Campaign Director
Michael Melendez, former leader of Young Americans for Liberty in Utah and Utah State Central Committee member
Lyle Stamps, attorney, former White House staffer, and leader of Latter-day Saints for Bush during the 2004 election cycle
Michael Turk, President of Opinion Mover Strategies, and former Republican National Committee e-campaign director
Luke Williams, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Vice President at AECOM
Dan Winslow, former Chief Legal Counsel to MA Gov. Mitt Romney, and former member, MA House of Representatives
Keith Velia, finance industry leader, Republican Liberty Caucus of Connecticut Treasurer, Ridgefield Republican Town Committee Associate
It’s also likely that Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Marvin Bush will vote for Johnson in November (SEE: Marvin Bush is voting for Gary Johnson in November). This is just further evidence that Johnson is a Republican-lite presidential candidate.
Be sure to check out: Libertarians for Gary Johnson? 5 reasons libertarians can’t support Johnson.
I will never vote for an establishment GOP candidate ever again. If Gary Johnson wanted to run for President, he should of ran against Donald Trump in the primaries. This is just a bunch of sour grapes and the corrupt Washington elite are so afraid of D.T. that they will try and get Hillary Rotten Clinton elected; so the corruption can continue.