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Expert Analysis On Gary Johnson's Town Hall Performance Gary Johnson "held his own" during a CNN town hall. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT 2016 COVERAGE, HOW DID LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AND FORMER NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR GARY JOHNSON DO LAST NIGHT IN HIS PRIMETIME, CNN TOWN HALL? ANCHOR ROYALE DA HAS A REVIEW FROM THE STATE'S MOST TRUSTED POLICITCAL ANALYST, KOAT'S BRIAN SANDEROFF. >> GENTLEMEN, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY. >> HE SHOWED HIMSELF TO BE A CREDIBLE CANDIDATE. REPORTER: GARY JOHNSON ALONG WITH HIS RUNNING MATE, FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. BILL WELD, TOOK QUESTIONS FROM CNN HOST, CHIRS CUOMO AND THE AUDIENCE. >> GARY JOHNSON HELD HIS OWN DURING THE TOWN HALL DISCUSSION. I WOULD SAY HE DIDN'T HIT ANY HOME RUNS OR SAID ANY MEMORABLE STATEMENT BUT HE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERED THEM WELL REPORTER: KOAT'S BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS JOHNSON DID NOT GO ON THE ATTACK >> DOESN'T WANT TO GET INTO THE MUD WITH DONALD TRUMP OR HILLARY CLINTON, HE'S TRYING TO STICK TO THE ISSUES. HE'S TRYING TO AVOID CRITICIZING THEM REPORTER: SANDEROFF SAYS HAVING THIS TOWN HALL IS SIGNIFICANT, IN ITSELF. LAST TIME JOHNSON RAN FOR PRESIDENT HE DIDN'T GET MUCH NATIONAL PUBLICITY. HE'S GETTING IT NOW, BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY CLINTON ARE GETTING SO MANY UNFAVORABLES. SANDEROFF SAYS, THERE'S A MARK FOR ANOTHER OPTION. THE BIG ISSUE WILL BE NOW, CAN HE RISE IN THE POLLS? CAN HE GET UP TO 15% SO HE CA GET ONTO THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE STAG REPORTER: NOW, HE'S POLLING AROUND 10% WHEN MATCHED UP AGAINST TRUMP AND CLINTON. IF JOHNSON MADE IT INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES HE'D BE THE FIRST 3RD PART CANDIDATE TO DO SO SINCE 1992.