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The Libertarian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, are continuing to take their third party message to channels that in the past have not spent much time covering candidates that weren't Republicans or Democrats.
On Wednesday, August 3, CNN will host a Libertarian presidential town hall in primetime at 9 p.m. Johnson and Weld will field questions from voters, and Anderson Cooper will moderate.
It will be the second town hall CNN has hosted with Libertarian candidates this year. The channel previously hosted a town hall featuring Johnson and Weld back in June. Fox Business Network, which has significantly less distribution than CNN, hosted a Libertarian party debate before the candidates were selected.
For CNN, the town hall also gives some exclusive programming during a month that can be slow for cable news, even in an election year.
Poster Comment:
Anderson Cooper isn't a libertarian, but neither are Gary Johnson and Bill Weld.
#1: calcon To: hondo68 (#0)
"Gary Johnson: former governor, presidential candidate, and ... pot entrepreneur?
Cannabis Sativa Inc., a Nevada-based firm, announced Tuesday that Johsnon was named its CEO and president, Albuquerque, N.M., CBS affiliate KRQE reports."
calcon posted on 2016-08-03 15:55:00 Reply Private Reply
#2: Hondo68 To: calcon, Gay Wedding Cake Johnson (#1)
Between hits try to explain to Gary Johnson that, having the government force you to bake gay wedding cakes, under the guise of "civil rights" is not libertarian. Thank you.
They're taking Bernie supporters from Hillary. Progressive's love the government forcing people to do things, "for their own good".
CNN has always ignored the Libertarian Party, but now they're giving them two prime time town halls? AC and CNN are in the bag for The Donald! They're stealing Hillary's, Bernie Sanders progressives.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-08-03 17:03:41 Reply Private Reply
#3: redleghunter To: hondo68 (#0)
redleghunter posted on 2016-08-05 00:57:55 Reply Private Reply