>Weld raised the possibility that even if they can’t reach the polling benchmark by the first debate, slated for Sept. 26, that if polling continues they could reach eligibility for a later debate. The last presidential debate is slated for Oct. 19 at UNLV.
>Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol spokesman Joe Brezny, who ran the Nevada campaign for Mitt Romney’s presidential bid four years ago, said Thursday that he’s supporting Johnson and Weld and noted of Republicans that he “watched some good people nominate the least electable person in mankind.”
>Political advisor Juan Hernandez, who has worked with former Mexican President Vicente Fox, riled up the crowd Thursday with “Viva Gary!”
>Hernandez said it’s “impossible” for him to vote for Trump because the GOP candidate has belittled immigrants, women and disabled people.
>On the other hand, Hernandez contended the Democrats have been promising dignity for immigrants for eight years under President Barack Obama.
>“He has been the great deporter instead of the great performer,” Hernandez said, adding he sees a Clinton presidency playing out the same way.
>Johnson and Weld took questions from the crowd after making impassioned speeches Thursday.
>Weld contended to cheers that the fiscal conservatism he and Johnson demonstrated in their gubernatorial tenures is just what’s needed in Washington D.C.
>Johnson, meanwhile, pledged that if elected, he would present Congress with a balanced budget within the first 100 days of taking the White House.
>Johnson ran on the Libertarian ticket in 2012 and garnered 1 percent of the popular vote, but there’s “zero comparison” from that to the energy of this campaign, he said.
>Weld called the two “a real ticket” before Thursday’s rally.
>Johnson and Weld, who was a federal prosecutor, are eager for a chance on the prime-time debate stage, they said.
>“I’m a wild card, I really am,” Johnson said.
