Gary Johnson Polls: Marijuana Legalization Efforts Could Give Libertarian Party A Major Boost

Gary Johnson has seen his poll numbers fall sharply in the final weeks before Election Day, but as he and the Libertarian Party shoot for the benchmark of 5 percent of the vote nationally, there could be an unseen and still uncounted boost from an unlikely source — marijuana.

After consistently polling over 10 percent throughout the summer, Johnson has taken a major dip in the final presidential polls as Election Day nears. The poll aggregator RealClearPolitics show him just a hair under 5 percent in the days before America goes to the polls to pick the next president.

But as Johnson aims for the all-important 5 percent barrier, which would allow the Libertarian Party to receive matching federal funding in the next election, there is evidence that the many states voting on marijuana legalization could help his final numbers rise.

As the Libertarian Party’s candidate, Johnson is the...

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