Gary Johnson’s dream of winning the White House is not so farfetched anymore.

Politico’s Ben Birnbaum profiled the Libertarian candidate in a lengthy piece today (note: the article contains language that many of our readers may find offensive), discussing how Johnson has watched his campaign’s popularity and success grow.

Johnson “realizes that, even in his rosy view of the future, the odds are stacked against him and (running mate William) Weld — that, in the eyes of the media, they remain the Jamaican bobsled team of American politics, a curiosity and little more," Birnbaum wrote. "But, as the candidate continues his unlikely climb up the polls, it is the challenge of those odds — the lure of the impossible — that seems to give him an extra tank of fuel."

In his feature, Birnbaum details how Johnson has moved throughout the campaign trail — from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City (where his campaign headquarters resides) and Cleveland en route to the Republican National Convention. It talks about how Johnson’s first marriage has guided him throughout his time in the political arena. And it shows off some of Johnson’s rebellious and rabble-rousing personality traits, which have influenced his politics as well.

Johnson, known for having political ideals that are shaded more purple instead of blue or red, hopes he can sway voters who aren’t interested in voting for GOP nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during these summer months. In fact, before September, he wants to earn enough support in the polls to push him past the 15 percent threshold needed to make it into the national televised debates.

If he does so, he can start making his moves for the presidency.

A lot of that, said his campaign manager Ron Nielson, a Utah Mormon who attends the same ward as Mitt Romney, starts with the state of Utah, which has a voter base that’s shown disdain for both Trump and Clinton.

For his feature on Johnson, Politico’s Birnbaum spoke with Deseret News editor Paul Edwards and opinion editor Hal Boyd about how Johnson, who penned an exclusive op-ed for the Deseret News earlier this month, could make an impact in Utah.

“So you’ve got these things working against both of those candidates in such a strong way,” Edwards told Politico. “And then, lo and behold, here comes someone who has their campaign headquarters here in the state. And there is a libertarian streak within the population here.”

Part of Johnson’s plan includes making it to the debate stage, but also culling enough votes in November’s election to keep both Trump and Clinton from reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to become president.

This decision, according to Boyd, may sit well with Utahns.

“If Utahns saw that there was a possibility that this could go to the House, that Johnson was the vehicle by which that could be accomplished — there would be a pragmatic streak of Utahns who I think would push for Johnson based on that alone,” he said.

Of course, Johnson still has a ways to go in Utah. Most recent Utah polls have him at 16 percent — 12 percent nationally, according to Politico — behind Trump (37 percent) and Clinton (25 percent). Both Clinton and Trump have Utah on their radars moving forward.

Edwards and Boyd agree it’s still possible for Johnson to take Utah and change the election as we know it.

“I think it’s plausible,” Edwards told Politico. “It would not shock me.”

Meanwhile, Boyd said, “Donald Trump being the Republican nominee shocks me more.”

Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret Digital Media.