PRESS RELEASE
from OUR America Initiative
Contact:
Sue
Winchester
Governor Gary Johnson receives strong straw poll
showing from CPAC and Republican Liberty Caucus - 3rd and 1st,
respectively;
exceeds expectations at both
Former
Governor of New Mexico spoke to both groups this weekend; brings unique
voice of leadership on fiscal restraint and personal liberties to
Republican Party
February 12, 2011, New York, NY
—Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico spoke to both CPAC
(Conservative Political Action Conference) and the RLC (Republican
Liberty Caucus:
http://www.rlc.org
National Conventions this week. At CPAC, Johnson placed 3rd in
the
Presidential straw poll. The RLC’s Presidential straw poll showed him
in 1st place. Johnson was only notified two days prior to the
CPAC event that he would be allowed to speak to the general audience.
Longtime
Gary Johnson strategist Ron Nielson, was amazed at the groundswell of
support for Governor Johnson at both conferences this week. “There was
a lot of talk about Governor Johnson at CPAC, many people were meeting
him for the first time and they liked his message. In particular
the
younger crowd seems to be supportive and fired up.” Nielson went on to
say that “Gary Johnson provides a voice of needed reason and common
sense leadership within the Republican Party, he is willing to talk
about issues that otherwise would not be heard. We are thrilled with
the results; the support Gary Johnson received exceeded our
expectations.”
Gary
Johnson is consistently heralded as a true fiscal conservative.
As
Governor of New Mexico, he eliminated the State’s budget deficit and
cut the rate of growth in state government in half. Additionally, for
the past year, he has continued to emphasize the danger of our federal
debt, and how it poses the greatest single threat to our national
security.
During
CPAC, several organizations sponsored events on behalf of Governor
Johnson: Republican Liberty Caucus, Citizens Opposing
Prohibition, Americans for Tax Reform, Log Cabin
Republicans, Students
for Liberty, Free and Equal Election Foundation, Young
Americans for
Liberty, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, MPP, and GoProud.
Please
contact Sue Winchester at
media@ouramericainitiative.com
or 801.303.7924 to schedule an interview.
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About Governor Gary
Johnson:
As Governor of New Mexico from 1994 to 2002, Gary Johnson was known for
his common-sense business approach to governing. Since launching
OUR
America in 2009, Governor Johnson has traveled to 34 states around the
country, engaging the public in open dialogue regarding pertinent
issues of the day, including: lowering taxes, reducing deficits and
creating jobs. Governor Johnson also supports marijuana legalization,
immigration work visas and ending the war in Afghanistan, a conflict he
has repeatedly stated the United States can no longer afford.