Gary Johnson Hits a Major Milestone

Gary Johnson may not have known until recently what Aleppo is, but the libertarian candidate for president has hit a major milestone: He will appear on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. That's the first time since 1996 that a third-party candidate has qualified for all the ballots (that year it was the Libertarian Party's Harry Browne and, of course, Ross Perot of the Reform Party). Johnson's next mission is to be allowed to take part in the presidential debates, which start Sept. 26; in order to do that, he needs to be at 15% in five "marquee polls," the Wall Street Journal reports. He's currently at just 9 points (or, in one case, 7) in three of those polls, the AP reports. His campaign is taking out a full-page ad in the New York Times urging the Commission on Presidential Debates to relax its criteria. (More Gary Johnson stories.)