Gary Johnson Quotes

Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one.

There's no way that a third party wins without being in the presidential debates. I think the vast majority of Americans are Libertarian; they just don't know it.

Actually, I believe there are more independents than either Republicans or Democrats, and yet those are the... that is the choice we have on the party ballot.

I do not support the third party movement anymore. I now advocate the abolishment of all political parties. We've allowed the parties to take over the government.

I will not be a Democrat or a Republican. They are the problem, not the solution. We need to abolish political parties in this country.

America doesn’t need a third party; it needs a second one.

I believe in the two party system nationally, but not for large cities like New York.

'The New York Times' breathlessly writes about the left-of-center Americans Elect being a 'new third party,' but we already have a third party: the Libertarian Party.

The American system is set up to have two parties competing for votes. But Americans have not had the same two parties to choose from since the beginning.

If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.

I would say that a wasted vote is voting for anybody you don't believe in. If you believe in the third party, that's the guy you need to voice for. That's how you change things.

I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.'

First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.

I'm running for senator because it's time for a change.

Every single figure on Mount Rushmore was a third party at one time or another, so third parties become major parties, and I think that the Libertarian Party may become my major party.

Competition for votes sends parties in a two-party system toward the center.

We need clean candidates. Party A puts up a candidate and he is terribly corrupt. Party B puts up a candidate who is even more corrupt. There is no choice. So I have the Clean Candidate Campaign.

While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system.

I believe in term limits. I believe the country would be hugely better off if we had more turnover in Congress.

Fighting gerrymandering is one thing. The other thing is insuring we have the right candidates for the people and not the right candidates for the Party.

The tendency among Democrats, especially after a devastating loss, is to come up with either a new individual to lead us, a new strategy, a new slogan.

We are organized, we are moving forward, and the Clinton machine may not like it, but we're prepared for the fight.

In Denmark, you have thirteen or more political parties, so it's not too difficult to find a party who reflect your views.

I think the post-Rick-Perry Texas is a Texas that is more competitive between the Democrats and Republicans. I think the Republicans still have a huge advantage, but I think if we're arguing that competition is good for the system, then I think a stronger two-party system in Texas is inevitable, and I think that it will happen.

There is a severe shortage in our country of political parties where internal democracy is alive and kicking.