Ohio Petition Submission 2016
It’s Now official. The battle for ballot access is over. Gary Johnson is officially on the ballot in all fifty states. He will be the only Presidential candidate on all fifty state ballots outside the establishment duopoly. It is a major accomplishment for any minor party candidate. Excluding the "two party duopoly" no other party has managed this feat in twenty years.
In fact, the last party to do so was the Libertarian Party in 1996. The ability to gather hundreds of thousands of signatures is testament to the organizational ability of the Libertarian Party thanks in no small part to the pragmatic popularity of Gary Johnson.
Other third parties attempting to run a Presidential candidate this year will not be able to claim this mantle. The Green Party is likely to only secure ballot access in around forty six states but will be left off in major battleground states like North Carolina.
The Constitution Party fares much worse and will probably only be on the ballot in about twenty five. That isn’t even enough to win the Electoral College. Delusional upstarts like Evan McMullin have only gotten on the ballot in about a dozen states – nowhere near electoral viability. None of those third parties will be a true third option for all Americans.
The final state to be validated was Rhode Island which was accomplished by submitting more than twice the required signatures. With that last state in the bag, Gary Johnson is now the only Presidential candidate that will be on all fifty state ballots plus D.C. this year opposite the Republican and Democrat nominees.
The Governor will be the only viable third option that all Americans will have the opportunity of choosing on their ballots November 8th. This is an important consideration, given how hard the major parties are trying to debunk their viability. Try as they might, the establishment candidates simply don’t meet Presidential muster but unfortunately for us their party status is guarded by the interest of the status quo.
In fact, the last party to do so was the Libertarian Party in 1996. The ability to gather hundreds of thousands of signatures is testament to the organizational ability of the Libertarian Party thanks in no small part to the pragmatic popularity of Gary Johnson.
Other third parties attempting to run a Presidential candidate this year will not be able to claim this mantle. The Green Party is likely to only secure ballot access in around forty six states but will be left off in major battleground states like North Carolina.
The Constitution Party fares much worse and will probably only be on the ballot in about twenty five. That isn’t even enough to win the Electoral College. Delusional upstarts like Evan McMullin have only gotten on the ballot in about a dozen states – nowhere near electoral viability. None of those third parties will be a true third option for all Americans.
The final state to be validated was Rhode Island which was accomplished by submitting more than twice the required signatures. With that last state in the bag, Gary Johnson is now the only Presidential candidate that will be on all fifty state ballots plus D.C. this year opposite the Republican and Democrat nominees.
The Governor will be the only viable third option that all Americans will have the opportunity of choosing on their ballots November 8th. This is an important consideration, given how hard the major parties are trying to debunk their viability. Try as they might, the establishment candidates simply don’t meet Presidential muster but unfortunately for us their party status is guarded by the interest of the status quo.
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