Johnson’s third-party run is trying hard to lure Republicans disaffected by Donald Trump and Democrats who distrust Hillary Clinton.
“Most people are fiscally conservative and socially liberal, and most people recognize that our military interventions” create more problems than solve, Johnson says.
“I don’t think I’m going to be a spoiler in this, I think really it’s a draw from both sides.”
Johnson points out that his running-mate is Bill Weld, another former Republican governor from a mostly Democrat state (Johnson governed in New Mexico, Weld in Massachusetts).
Todd asks for philosophy: what should the federal government regulate?
“Less government. I mean, smaller government,” he says. Government, in his mind, should “protect us against individuals groups, corporations, foreign governments that would do us harm.
“I’m going to sign off on any reduction on agencies,” Johnson continues, avoiding specifics. “I think that we should provide a safety net, i just think we’ve gone way over the line in defining those who are in need.”
As of military intervention, Johnson says Congress should get back to declaring war rather than arbitrary drone use, special forces strikes, etc. Todd presses him hard abotu when it would be the right decision to intervene militarily, as in Bosnia in the 1990s, for instance.
Johnson hedges: “How about having a skeptic at the table with regard to these military interventions?”
Back to the election: if your candidacy helps elect Donald Trump would that
Successful candidacy would be talking about issues that aren’t being talkeda bout right now. Johnson says his quest at the moment is to get onto the presidential debate stage, which requires 15% in the polls.
He ends with a little spiel about libertarianism, saying it always comes down to “a person’s right to choose. Always come down on the right of choice.”
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