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Libertarians pick Johnson, Weld for White House bid

Libertarians pick Johnson, Weld for White House bid

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Libertarian Party nominated two former governors for its 2016 White House slate, choosing New Mexico's Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate and Massachusetts's Bill Weld for vice president Sunday, believing the pair of former Republicans can can offer voters an attractive alternative to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton because both major-party candidates are broadly unpopular. Johnson, 63, won the nomination

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Libertarian Party nominated two former governors for its 2016 White House slate, choosing New Mexico's Gary Johnson as its presidential candidate and Massachusetts's Bill Weld for vice president Sunday, believing the pair of former Republicans can can offer voters an attractive alternative to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton because both major-party candidates are broadly unpopular. Johnson, 63, won the nomination…