Quick Take: The Libertarian Party

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🗓️ 31 May 2016

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In a year when many voters say they're not satisfied with a choice between Democrats and Republicans, the Libertarian party — which selected its nominee over the weekend — is looking for a bigger role in the presidential race. This episode: host/White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

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0:00.0	It's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:05.4	We've talked before on the podcast about how often we hear from listeners who are just
0:09.5	not satisfied with a choice between the Democrats and the Republicans this year.
0:14.3	Well, over the weekend in Orlando, Florida, a third party picked a third candidate.
0:19.6	The nominee for President of the United States, Governor Gary Johnson.
0:26.5	Remember a new Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson, will lead the Libertarian Party ticket this
0:30.8	election year.
0:31.8	We're going to talk about what the party wants, what votes it could attract, and what
0:35.8	it could all mean for the larger race.
0:38.0	I'm Tamara Keith.
0:39.0	I cover the White House and the campaign for NPR.
0:41.0	I'm Scott Horsley, White House correspondent.
0:43.1	And I'm Ron Elving Editor correspondent.
0:45.5	Journalist Emeritus.
0:46.5	Journalist Emeritus.
0:48.5	Okay, so I feel like we should just start by saying it's Libertarian, not Libertarian.
0:55.4	What?
0:57.2	People always call it the libertarians.
0:58.6	I have never heard that.
0:59.6	I heard a lot of people on my Twitter feed who thought I was saying it's the Librarian
1:02.5	Party.
1:03.5	Um, let's get into that.
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