Johnson/Weld to Debate Commission: Let Down Your 15% Threshold Just This Once
Libertarian candidates promise that if allowed to debate Sept. 26, they will earn their way thereafter
Polls
New Poll: Gary Johnson Support 'Essentially Unmoved Even After' Aleppo
NBC/SurveyMonkey shows 11% for Libertarian; meanwhile solid majorities favor debate-inclusion no matter how you ask the question
Gary Johnson Needs to Average 25% in His Next Two Polls to Qualify for the Debates
ABC/Washington Post poll comes in at 9%, leaving the Libertarian far short of 15% before Judgment Day
New 7% Showing in CNN Poll Almost Certainly Dooms Gary Johnson's Debate Chances
Libertarian nominee needs the next three polls to average 20% to qualify, unless the Commission on Presidential Debates changes its criteria at the last minute.
Where Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Are Strongest
Which states are the most fertile territories for alternative candidates?
Trust in Authority Is Declining—Thank Goodness
When institutional authority declines, social gains follow. Even if there's also a rise in weird beliefs.
Gary Johnson Avoids Typical Third-Party Fade; Best Polling Since Perot in '92
Also, 'most third-party candidates didn't lose that much support between late summer and Election Day,' notes FiveThirtyEight
Libertarianism: The Choice of a New Generation in Politics (and Cable News)
Gary Johnson is making a play with Millennials in a proportion that Clinton and Trump can't touch
Gary Johnson's Poll Numbers Rising in Battleground States
Libertarian appeal growing in Virginia, Florida, North Carolina; Johnson hits 15% in Colorado.
Rumors of Gary Johnson's Poll-Slippage Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
If voters are "moving away from third-party options," as FiveThirtyEight claims, the data isn't there yet
Gary Johnson Sees Massive Spike in Online Interest
Bring on the media concern-trolling.
Share of Americans Who Admit Current Pot Use Nearly Doubles in Three Years
In the latest Gallup survey, 13 percent said they were current consumers, up from 7 percent in 2013.
Huge Ratings Uptick for CNN's Second Libertarian Town Hall, As 1.6 Million Tune In
Gary Johnson, Bill Weld capture highest ratings for 25-54 demographic on cable news Wednesday night.
Gary Johnson Survives Hillary Bounce; Still Having Tough Time Convincing Conservatives
Libertarian nominee pulling around 9%, but losing out to Hillary Clinton among Republicans and conservatives
CNN Poll: 13% of Sanders Supporters Are Backing Jill Stein, 10% Want Gary Johnson
And just 3% say they'll vote for Trump.
Don't Freak Out About Post-Convention Polling Bumps and Slides
The numbers are unstable right now, but give it a few weeks.
Is Global Warming a Sign of the End Times?
A new Yale poll finds 14 percent of Americans think so
The Unsurprising Outcome of California's Top-Two Senate Race: Fewer Likely Votes
Are races truly 'more competitive' when people are less inclined to cast ballots?
Poll: A Plurality of Republicans Now Want to Legalize Marijuana
The margin is narrow but the trend is clear.
Americans Afraid of Genome-Editing to Cure Sick Kids: What's Wrong with You People?
Listen to my radio interview at AirTalk discussing the Luddite aspects of the new Pew poll
Post-RNC, Gary Johnson Sees Big Spike in Online Interest
Libertarian candidate now getting more Google searches than in 2012.
Military Times Reader Survey Finds 23 Percent Want to Vote Third Party
And 13 percent name Libertarian Gary Johnson.
Gary Johnson Reaches All-Time Polling High of 13% on Eve of GOP Convention
Two other national polls put the Libertarian's support at 11% and 8%
American Pessimism: Only 6 Percent Think the World Is Getting Better
Over the past century, the prospects and circumstances of most of humanity have spectacularly improved
U.S. Transgender Population Estimate Has Doubled Since 2011
Estimates are highest for D.C. and Hawaii.
Four Years Ago This Month, Gary Johnson Was Begging Pathetically for Attention
July 2016: 8% across dozens of national polls, TV all the time. July 2012: 4% in a couple polls, organizing protests outside CNN.
Gary Johnson Beating Trump Among African-Americans, Neck-and-Neck Among Millennials, in New Battleground State Poll
Wisconsin at an overall 16 percent especially strong for the Libertarian ticket.
Yes, Gary Johnson Could Make It Into the Debates. Here's How.
A step-by-step guide to how the Libertarian Party nominee might make it onstage.
Don't Believe Any Headline Showing Hillary Clinton with a 12-Point Lead over Donald Trump
Journalists are hyping poll results that look quite different when Gary Johnson is properly included
Brexit Shows Betting Markets Are Not a Silver Bullet
At close yesterday the odds were 12-1 against leaving. Whoops.
4 Other Reasons to Be Bullish on Gary Johnson's Polling
Beyond drawing nearly 10%, the Libertarian is disproportionally attracting independents and Millennials, despite low name recognition
Poll Shows the Partisan Gulf in Views of Orlando Attack's Causes
Yet all sides seem to support one really terrible solution.
Gary Johnson Taking the Same Support from Clinton as Trump
Don't assume that the Libertarian is only poaching Republicans
In America, Muslims Are More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Evangelical Christians
Don't succumb to the fear that U.S. followers of Islam are time bombs waiting to explode.
Millennials Bringing More Racial Diversity to Libertarianism
Just over half of self-identified libertarians in the 18- to 29-year-old age range are white.
Johnson Rising! Libertarian Party Candidate Hits 12 Percent in New Fox Poll [UPDATED]
Other poll this week indicates he pulls more from Clinton than Trump. Fox poll shows him pulling 23 percent from independents, 18 percent from under-35s.
Before Gary Johnson Can Debate Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, He Needs to Be Included in Polls
To be included in debate, a candidate must be polling at 15 percent in five mainstream news polls, only one of which currently includes Johnson.
Where the Gary Johnson/William Weld Libertarian Presidential Campaign Goes From Here
Raising money, building an organization, fighting to get in the polls, and selling themselves as the best of both major parties.
Are People Confused About What the Label 'Transgender' Signifies?
Measuring the number of LGBT Americans is a challenge.
Poll of Libertarian Party Members Shows Gary Johnson with Majority Support for Presidential Nod
But with only 10 percent of polled actual delegates, the future of the Party remains uncertain.
No, the U.S. Is Not an Oligarchy
The middle class is just as likely to get its way as are the rich, a new paper finds.
2014 Police Killings Changed the Way Americans View Race
The decisions not to charge the cops responsible caused a spike in concern about race.
