Gary Johnson supporters have often complained that their candidate doesn’t get enough media attention. Well, worry not Johnson fans.
The Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, who will forever be known as the “What is Aleppo?” guy, is now getting oodles of media coverage … though perhaps not the kind his voters were hoping for.
A new ad by the Democratic Coalition Against Trump, released on Thursday, is all about Gary Johnson. In fact, it could be described as “Johnson’s Greatest Hits of 2016.”
The video, titled “Every Bernie supporter voting for Johnson needs to see this” is a compilation of all of Johnson’s head-scratching gaffes, edited to some super-fun background music.
Highlights include: eliminating income tax, corporate tax and the IRS; repealing Obamacare; arguing that gun control “makes this country less safe”; declaring that minimum wage is “much ado about nothing”; privatizing prisons; and, of course, his greatest classic of all time, the “Aleppo moment,” a phrase Johnson coined himself to describe a momentary brain freeze.
While Johnson has been stuck in single digits in national polls, he’s surging among millennial voters and veterans, two crucial voting blocs, who seem to think he’s the perfect answer to Bernie Sanders.
Note to the producers of the video: Your ad may need an update.
Check out the Johnson gaffe reel above.
12 Hollywood Stars Supporting Gary Johnson (Photos)
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson may not have the name recognition of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, but he's getting more and more respect in Hollywood. Here's a look at some of his supporters.
“I’m happy to join Gary Johnson and to campaign for a candidate, here in California and across America, who doesn’t want your money to be wasted or want your children put at risk in a needless war" -- Drew Carey
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“I want to break away from this two-party system and I think it’s important for people to know that there’s another candidate out there who really toes the line between Democrat and Republican” -- Melissa Joan Hart
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“I’m supporting Gary Johnson all the way" -- Penn Jillette
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"I have now given every penny I am legally permitted to give to @johnsonweld4usa. I simply can't stand not to" -- Teller
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"This election is like Nirvana in 1991. The Johnson/Weld ticket can capture imaginations to bolt to the top" -- Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselić
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"I'm not voting for Trump for sure, or Clinton. Third party ... Johnson" -- WWE's Goldust (aka Dustin Patrick Runnels)
"I am a fan of Gary Johnson. I think that he is awesome in his stances. He’s pro-gay marriage, he’s pro-choice, less military intervention for other countries, and he admits that he smokes marijuana" -- Raven-Symoné
(Editor's note: Johnson has said he quit smoking pot because of his presidential run.)
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"This is the best time EVER to consider a third party candidate. @GovGaryJohnson is the only person running that makes any sense" -- Comedian/ UFC commentator Joe Rogan
"Johnson understands that America is a constitutional republic and there are (and ought to be) checks on what presidents can do" -- John Stossel
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"Don't forget to get out there and vote for either Cat Shit or Dog Shit in November!" -- Comedian Brendon Walsh
Twitter/@brendonwalsh
"@GovGaryJohnson or @RandPaul. Preferably Johnson, because he didn't switch to Libertarian Light" -- Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac)
Twitter/@TheRealXPac
"GARY JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT" -- New England Patriots defensive end Chris Long
Twitter/@JOEL9ONE
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Drew Carey, Raven-Symoné and Melissa Joan Hart are among those warming up to the Libertarian presidential candidate
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson may not have the name recognition of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, but he's getting more and more respect in Hollywood. Here's a look at some of his supporters.