Judge Jim Gray, the Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, sent out a letter to polling organizations urging them to include former Governor Gary Johnson to be included in the polls that determine who gets to be invited to the debates.

In his letter, Gray points out that the Libertarian Party will likely be on the ballot in all 50 states as the only alternative to the duopoly candidates with universal ballot access. Furthermore, statewide polls have shown Gary Johnson having significant support. These polls also suggest that most people have yet to hear of the Johnson campaign, since there have not been any paid media ads so far. But while Public Policy Polling and Zogby have been including him in their polls, many other polling organizations have not done so.

This is not the first time that Gov. Johnson has faced a poll blackout. He suffered from similar circumstances in the Republican primary debates; his name was not included in the polls that were used to determine who was invited to the debates. This was part of his motivation for dropping out of the Republican race to seek the Libertarian nomination.