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You are here: US News WATCH: Gary Johnson Wants You To Know That The Libertarian Party Is 'Not So Kooky' (BusinessInsider)

WATCH: Gary Johnson Wants You To Know That The Libertarian Party Is 'Not So Kooky' (BusinessInsider)

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Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate, was on "The Colbert Report" Monday night, sitting down with the man who was out-polling him in a hypothetical race in January.

Johnson's appearance started with a raucous ovation as Colbert mentioned that he is in favor of legalizing marijuana, to which Colbert quipped that he had never heard his audience "cheer so loudly for a federal offense."

Remember back in January, when a Public Policy Polling survey found that Colbert was beating Johnson almost two-to-one as a theoretical Independent candidate running alongside Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney? Well, now, Johnson wants to start polling at 15 percent to get on the national debate stage.

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Complete article at Business Insider : http://read.bi/HbDa1s