John Stossel: Governor Gary Johnson- 'A Libertarian For President'

Source:Fox News- Governor Gary Johnson (Libertarian, New Mexico) on John Stossel.

"Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson on his efforts to make it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave." 

From Self Ownership

Source:Fox News- John Stossel.

If Gary Johnson's definition of Libertarian, which is fiscally responsible and socially tolerant, was the official definition of Libertarian, then I think there wouldn't be any need or market for a Libertarian Party today. Because maybe 40% of the country believes that America should be fiscally responsible, meaning that the government pays its bills and doesn't try to do things that the states and localities should be doing or could be done in the private sector. 

Gary Johnson's definition of Libertarian used to be what it meant to be a Republican and not just a Center-Right Conservative Republican. And is probably why Johnson was a Republican for so long before he joined the Libertarian Party was even elected Governor of New Mexico as a Republican in the 1990s. But now Republicans are seen as socially intolerant, as well as borrow and spenders (thanks to the Republican Party of the 2000s) and Democrats are seen as tax and spenders, so Johnson would obviously never be a Democrat. 

But the fact is Governor Johnson's definition of Libertarian, is not how the Libertarian Party is seen. They're see as essentially antigovernment hippies, who don't want government doing anything, including prosecuting criminal predators and perhaps don't even want a government military, as well as seen as right-wing conspiracy theorists. Which is why they struggle to just 5% of the vote, let alone 10%.