Johnson quits Republican presidential race to run as Libertarian

Johnson quits Republican presidential race to run as Libertarian

Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:23pm EST


SANTA FE, NM (Reuters) - Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson said on Wednesday he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race and will run for president as a Libertarian.

His comments came at a news conference in Santa Fe.

As a long-shot candidate for president, Johnson had proposed cutting government spending, reducing taxes and legalizing marijuana.

As governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, Johnson vetoed so many bills -- some 750 -- that he was later nicknamed "Governor Veto."

Johnson, a mountain climber, skier and bicyclist, lives in Taos.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7BR0VL20111228

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