Macia: Gary Johnson Would Offer Country Real Solutions [VIDEO]

Libertarians held a standout at one of Concord’s busiest intersections on Oct. 17, raising awareness about the party’s slate of candidates on the ballot in New Hampshire: Gary Johnson, the presidential candidate, John Babiarz, the gubernatorial candidate, and Hardy Macia, the 2nd Congressional District candidate.

The activists received a number of car horn beeps and waves from commuters during the two hours they held signs at the intersection.

“We’re getting the names out there, showing people that there are third choices on the ballot,” Macia said.

Macia, who is also working as one of Johnson’s coordinators, said, disappointingly, Johnson and his solutions were missing from the most recent debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. Some of those issues, he said, included bringing the troops home from overseas, ending the bailouts, a job creation plan “that makes sense,” and tax reform. On the big things, “barring minutia,” Obama and Romney were in agreement, Macia said.

While Johnson is getting small percentages in national polls, ranging from 1 to 6 percent, when his name is included, he’s gaining bigger numbers in individual states, from 11 percent in his home state of New Mexico, 10 percent in Ohio three weeks ago, 9 percent in Nevada, and mid-to-high single digits in other states.

The Commission on Presidential Debates raised the threshold for entry into the debates to 15 percent, keeping Johnson and Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode, who are both on the ballot in New Hampshire, as well as Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson, the former mayor of St. Lake City and a former supporter of Romney’s, from debating.

Macia said despite claims by the GOP, Johnson’s support was coming from both Obama and Romney supporters.

“It’s a mix, depending on the state,” he said. “In New Hampshire, I think he is taking pretty equally from both sides … so, there's no reason not to go out there and vote for who you want and who you think will do the best for our country.”

During the next few weeks, libertarians will be canvassing in Granite State cities, promoting the campaigns at big events like the upcoming Pumpkin Festival in Keene, always a popular spot for campaigns, with the candidates attempting to get into the debates.

Macia said he didn’t expect that Johnson would be returning to the state before Nov. 6. Johnson was in the state recently filming an ad featuring zombies dressed in blue and red shirts.

Macia, who is also the Libertarian’s Congressional District candidate against U. S. Rep. Charles Bass and Ann McLane Kuster, the Democrat, is also promoting his own campaign and has scheduled a number of events around the state. He has been excluded from most of the debates but hopes to be included at some point in the race.