DETROIT — “Be lib­er­tarian with me.”

That was the theme of pres­i­dential can­didate Gary Johnson’s rally at the Cobo Center Friday. The Lib­er­tarian Party nominee jogged onto the stage in his jeans and sneakers to high­light key platform issues such as immi­gration and gay rights, while empha­sizing his integrity and per­sonal con­nection with voters and jabbing at his oppo­nents.

“I think Trump is toast,” Johnson told a crowd of a few hundred sup­porters. “And Hillary was cruising along until today. We have an oppor­tunity to win.”

In an exclusive interview with The Col­legian, Johnson called the FBI’s Friday announcement to reopen its inves­ti­gation of Demo­c­ratic pres­i­dential can­didate Hillary Clinton’s private email server “damning.”

“The FBI would not be doing this if it wasn’t some­thing that was sub­stantive and not 11 days before the election, knowing that there would not be a res­o­lution to it before the election,” Johnson told The Col­legian. “Given what’s hap­pened today, maybe there’s still a chance for me to occupy the White House.”

In his speech, Johnson attacked Clinton and described himself as the “hon­orable alter­native to Trump.” He chal­lenged his sup­porters to rec­ognize that he is the most qual­ified can­didate for the pres­i­dency based on prin­ciple and expe­rience and said he believes he is the only honest pres­i­dential can­didate.

“If there’s one thing in life that res­onates all the time, it’s telling the truth,” he told the crowd. “If there’s one unfor­givable, it’s hypocrisy.”

When dis­cussing the economy, Johnson promised he wouldn’t increase taxes if elected. He also encouraged sup­porters to engage in entre­pre­neurship and promote the sharing economy because it is the future of the free market.

“Apply whatever you know, whatever you do, entre­pre­neurially,” Johnson said. “There will never be any­thing better you do than create your own job and jobs for others.”

Johnson also con­demned Trump’s immi­gration policy and said America should embrace Mexican immi­grants and make it as easy as pos­sible for them to get work visas. Because Mexico is its neighbor, Johnson said he thinks the U.S. should develop eco­nomic ties with Mexico.

He ended his speech by reminding voters that as pres­ident of the United States, he would have an “open door after four,” referring to a policy he enacted while gov­ernor of New Mexico in which he wel­comed con­stituents and heard their opinions and com­plaints.

Johnson then per­sonally greeted and con­versed with sup­porters, who chanted, “We love Gary.”

“Johnson rep­re­sents what we believe in, which is minimum gov­ernment and maximum freedom,” said Jim Wallace, the campaign’s Great Lakes region director.

Hillsdale College sophomore Alex Taylor, who attended the rally, told The Col­legian he believes Johnson is the only can­didate he can vote for “in good con­science.”

“He rep­re­sents the majority of my values,” Taylor told The Col­legian. “This is the year that the lib­er­tarians start to get name recog­nition, and I believe it’s important to encourage the spread of liberty in whatever way I can.”

One couple from Pontiac, Michigan, Randy and Debbie Warnick, said although they were orig­i­nally Repub­licans, they didn’t vote in the primary and have sup­ported Johnson since he announced his can­didacy in January.

“I like him because of his honesty,” Debbie Warnick said.

Johnson reminded sup­porters that regardless of the election’s outcome, no one will be able to ignore the dis­content that has erupted from voters this election cycle.

“Our job as lib­er­tarians is to present a third choice,” Johnson said. “We won in this election. Take that away from tonight.”