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    Is Gary Johnson a Ralph Nader for the Right?

    Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has just $50,000 in the bank and little name recognition.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has just $50,000 in the bank and little name recognition. So what are the Republicans worried about? The two-term former Governor of New Mexico is now the Libertarian candidate for President, and is on the ballot in 48 of the 50 states. Jim Rutenberg is national political correspondent for the New York Times.

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