Latest news on the national front: Former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson was nominated on May 29 at the Libertarian National Convention as the presidential candidate to represent the Libertarian Party in November. Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld won the vice presidential nomination.There are factions in every political party, and the LP is no exception. Referring to the convention delegates, Johnson promised to represent “everyone in this room.” That promise, the fact that Johnson has received more media attention than any other recent LP presidential candidate, and dissatisfaction withe the major parties' candidates might propel all liberty-leaning voters of all political persuasions to get behind Johnson, push him up the polls so he has a chance to get into the national debates, and vote for him in November.
C Span covered the Libertarian Party convention, and clips are on the C Span website. There are numerous articles on the Web regarding the convention; among them is one in The Washington Post which describes the issues involving the candidates well.
Gary Johnson, along with other Libertarian presidential candidates, will be on the June 7 ballot as well as the November ballot.