Nationally, 16 Percent Have Favorable Opinion of Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is on the ballot in all 50 states but is largely unknown to the nation’s voters.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 16 percent of Likely U.S. Voters have a favorable opinion of Johnson, while 20 percent offer an unfavorable view. Only one-out-of-10 has a strong opinion of him: Two percent (2 percent) have a Very Favorable view of Johnson, while eight percent (8 percent) have a Very Unfavorable one. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted Aug. 22-23 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research LLC. See methodology.

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Ed
8:18PM AUG 27TH 2012
Do you want Gary Johnson to be your President? celebrity-plugs.com/t/
Nonna L
3:34PM AUG 26TH 2012
We HAVE ARRIVED,--wahooo!
George Whitfield
7:31AM AUG 26TH 2012
Gary Johnson is now our clear choice to restore peace, prosperity and liberty to America.
SuziSaul
6:55AM AUG 26TH 2012
I just saw a post this past week that said, "I wish we had a third choice!" I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES!!!! This is a travesty!

I sent a message to Janet Brown at jb@debates.org She is in charge of the Commission of Presidential Debates. Ms. Brown needs to know that we believe all candidates with their names on enough ballots to potentially win the election (there are FOUR this year, not TWO) should be represented in the debates that help the people of this country decide who deserves their votes!

We deride other countries when we see inequalities in their elections; why do we not see the inequalities in our own? If you care, write to Ms. Brown to let her know how you feel...I will be boycotting the debates unless they are all up there. The Democrats and Republicans will have ZERO chance to influence me through this medium if it's not a fair process.
Steve M
10:21PM AUG 25TH 2012
You left out 60% have no opinion on favorability with regards Gary Johnson. Once people learn about Gary he could be in the 30 to 40% favorable category. All that stands between now and a reasonable chance is the corporate media.
SuziSaul
6:59AM AUG 26TH 2012
I agree, Steve. When he ran for his first term as Governor, he was a complete unknown, and within 2 weeks of people seeing his TV ad, he was #1. Gary was not a politician before that time. He won 2 elections as Governor of New Mexico... first time people gave him a chance, and the second time he won because he did a fantastic job. This is a true, civilian leader! Everyone was hollering for someone with business experience, someone who was not an establishment career politician. Gary fits the bill on both counts!! Please take a moment to contact the Commission of Presidential Debates to let them know you want to see Gary on the debate stage. :) It will only take a couple seconds.

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