A day after Gary Johnson told TPM he plans to stay in the presidential race as a Republican, he said he will “not rule out considering” dropping out of the GOP race and running as a Libertarian.
“If I continue to be locked out, I would not rule out considering it,” Johnson told TPM Wednesday.
Yesterday, Politico reported Libertarian leaders are urging Johnson — who polls show has failed to find traction among the GOP primary electorate — to follow his ideological heart and run for the Libertarian nomination.
TPM asked Johnson about it, and he said this Tuesday: “I intend to stay in this as a Republican.”
Johnson didn’t respond to a followup question from TPM about reconsidering that position Tuesday, but texted his new answer Wednesday morning.
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Evan McMorris-Santoro has covered politics for TPM since 2009. Before that, he was a reporter at National Journal’s Hotline covering election 2008. He started his career covering local politics at newspapers in TN and his native NC.
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