Gary Johnson Archives - Follow My Vote https://followmyvote.com/tag/gary-johnson/ Blockchain Voting Pioneers Wed, 15 Jun 2016 01:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://followmyvote.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cropped-Follow-My-Vote-T-shirt-White-on-Black-Front-Logo-1-150x150.jpg Gary Johnson Archives - Follow My Vote https://followmyvote.com/tag/gary-johnson/ 32 32 Hillary Clinton has won the DC Primary https://followmyvote.com/hillary-clinton-won-dc-primary/ https://followmyvote.com/hillary-clinton-won-dc-primary/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2016 01:00:23 +0000 https://followmyvote.com/?p=14230 With 42% of precincts in, CNN has just reported that Hillary Clinton won the DC Primary with a huge majority of the vote. At this rate, Hillary Clinton will net at least 14 or 15 delegates, with a margin so wide that she would have won by a larger margin than any Bernie Sanders win except in […]

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]]> With 42% of precincts in, CNN has just reported that Hillary Clinton won the DC Primary with a huge majority of the vote. At this rate, Hillary Clinton will net at least 14 or 15 delegates, with a margin so wide that she would have won by a larger margin than any Bernie Sanders win except in Vermont. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are meeting up after the results have been announced in the first time since they announced their candidacies. Bernie Sanders has repeatedly said he would remain in the race until the end of the DC Primary. Now that the primary is over, we are left wondering when he will drop out. He has acknowledged that he can’t win the nomination without the help of the super delegates, who are unlikely to support him because Hillary won the majority of the votes. Many speculate that he is staying in the race in order to get concessions at the convention. He has some leverage given that a good amount of his supporters are independents, and his endorsement of Clinton could set her up for an easier victory. Independents constitute 43% of the voting-eligible population, a new survey from gallup shows. Whoever can create and hold their interest has the best chance of winning the election. However, many independents don’t see it this way. With candidates such as Gary Johnson and Bernie Sanders being implausible candidates to win control of the white house, they are now out of options. The race now focuses on a one on one contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Many people will vote for what they deem the lesser of two evils. Independents around the United States are sharing this video in anticipation.

In reality, all of us at Follow My Vote just want an election where we don’t have to pick the least of the worst. Learn about other voting methods such as ranked choice here. 

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]]> https://followmyvote.com/hillary-clinton-won-dc-primary/feed/ 0 Gary Johnson Says Yes To Follow My Vote @ ISFLC https://followmyvote.com/gary-johnson-says-yes-to-follow-my-vote-at-isflc/ https://followmyvote.com/gary-johnson-says-yes-to-follow-my-vote-at-isflc/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:20:00 +0000 https://followmyvote.com/?p=12312 Millennials are our people, they more than any other demographic understand the value and importance of incorporating technology into our political process, whenever possible. Needless to say, I went to the International Students For Liberty Conference in Washington D.C. to connect with the millennial generation and make sure that they were aware of our project […]

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]]> Millennials are our people, they more than any other demographic understand the value and importance of incorporating technology into our political process, whenever possible. Needless to say, I went to the International Students For Liberty Conference in Washington D.C. to connect with the millennial generation and make sure that they were aware of our project and ambitious goals for 2016.

Gary Johnson ended up being the closing speaker for the entire conference. In observing his speech, it became clear that he has a natural ability to reach young minds and connect with millennials on a deeper level. When he was wrapping up and began transitioning to the Q&A portion of his speech, I couldn’t help but wonder… if he ‘gets it’ like we millennials do?

With this in mind, I decided to get in line so that I could pose a question to Gary Johnson, which was to be “Would he, Gary Johnson, be willing to publicly support the push for the United States to adopt Follow My Vote’s voting software, the world’s first open source end-to-end verifiable voting system?”

There were so many Millennials fired up about his speech and the message he was conveying, the Q&A line ended up being so long that they had to cut off the questioning before I had a chance to ask my question. This did not deter me. I saw that he was being escorted out of a side door of the conference room, and I realized that this was my shot.

I ran outside the entrance to the conference room and down the hall only to run right into Gary Johnson, whom greeted me with a smile and a handshake.

I told him that I was very impressed with his speech and how well he connected with his audience and wished him the best of luck in his campaign for the President of the United States. I then shared the news with him about the Follow My Vote project, letting him know that we are a startup based at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and that we are developing the technology that would ultimately support honest elections worldwide.

I then asked him if he would be willing to publically support our project in the days ahead, and he said “YES… Absolutely!”

He went on to speak to the fact that he recognizes the importance of our project and, as we were posing for a picture, he wished us the best of luck.

Gary Johnson Endorses Follow-My-Vote

With the millennials support from here on out, we should be good to go!

Who is Gary Johnson?

If you are unaware, Gary Johnson is an American businessman and a politician. His most notable achievements have been serving as New Mexico’s Governor from 1995 to 2003 and representing the Libertarian Party as their nominee for President of the United States in 2012.

He is currently a candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination in the 2016 election.

Johnson is also well known for climbing the Seven Peaks, which are the seven highest points on every continent of the world. This includes Mount Everest.

About The Author: Adam Kaleb Ernest is the CoFounder and CEO of Follow My Vote.

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