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Gary Johnson says don't count him out in presidential race Johnson knows he's got quite the uphill battle but said he could win the upcoming presidential race when people realize he and Bill Weld are the middle ground. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT DOWNTOWN. MEGA KIRSTEN, GARY JOHNSON KNOWS HE'S GOT QUITE THE UPHILL BATTLE, BUT SAYS DON'T COUNT HIM OUT JUST YET. GARY JOHNSON BELIEVES HE'S GOT A SHOT AT BEING OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. >> NEITHER ONE OF US WOULD BE DOING THIS IF WE DID NOT THINK WE COULD WIN. MEGAN: HE'S RUNNING WITH FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR BILL WELD ON THE LIBERTARIAN TICKET. HE SAYS A LOT OF AMERICANS M NOT KNOW HIS NAME NOW BUT SAYS A , LOT CAN CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. ESPECIALLY, AS VOTERS COME TO TERMS WITH WHO THEY'RE UP AGAINST. >> DOES ANYBODY BELIEVE THE POLARITY WILL GET BETTER? IT WILL NOT. MEGAN: JOHNSON SAYS HE COULD WIN WHEN PEOPLE REALIZE THERE'S SOME MIDDLE GROUND, AND THAT HE AND WELD ARE IT. >> 60% OF AMERICANS I THINK IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE, AND WE'RE THAT REPRESENTATION. MEGAN: WELD CHIMED IN, INSISTING THEIR RECORDS AS TWO-TERM GOVERNORS SHOULD SPEAK VOLUMES. >> REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS AND BLUE STATES AND GOT A LOT OF STUFF DONE. MEGA HE ALSO PROMISED A MORE MATURE, NEUTRAL ADMINISTRATION, SOMETHING HE SAYS YOU WON'T GET WITH CLINTON OR TRUMP. >> NO SANCTIMONIOUS SPEECHES OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. I WOULD LET YOU GUESS WHICH IS WHICH. MEGAN: JOHNSON WILL NEED 15% IN MULTIPLE NATIONAL POLLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FALL DEBATES.