Johnson scores last-minute CPAC slot

For weeks, Gary Johnson was told there just wasn’t room for him to speak at CPAC. But late this morning, the former New Mexico governor landed a last-minute invite.


He’ll be stepping up to the podium in the main ballroom about 9:30 on Friday morning.

“For whatever reason, it happened,” said his spokeswoman Sue Winchester, chuckling at the timing. “We’re just like, ‘ok, great.’”

But his late addition to the line-up doesn’t mean he’ll be any less controversial, Winchester said. Johnson still plans on advocating legalizing marijuana and gay rights.

“It should be fun,” she said.