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Libertarian VP Candidate Hopes For Five Percent

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In Missouri the Libertarian Party has a full slate of candidates for statewide office. 

The party’s candidate for Vice President is spending the final days before the election in the Show-Me State.

Libertarian VP Candidate Jim Gray rolled up to a St. Louis bar and grill yesterday in a white minivan with a few hundred signatures from supporters on its exterior.   Before talking with a dozen or so supporters, he said if you want to fix the system, how about just getting rid of most of it.

“And by the way, we’re Libertarians, and we do believe in government, but government is the last resort, not the first resort.”

Gray said he and Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson are crossing their fingers that they can get to five percent and qualify for matching federal campaign funds in 2016.

Gray is also visiting Kansas City Monday. 

Tim Lloyd grew up north of Kansas City and holds a masters degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Prior to joining St. Louis Public Radio, he launched digital reporting efforts for Harvest Public Media, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded collaboration between Midwestern NPR member stations that focuses on agriculture and food issues. His stories have aired on a variety of stations and shows including Morning Edition, Marketplace, KCUR, KPR, IPR, NET, WFIU. He won regional Edward R Murrow Awards in 2013 for Writing, Hard News and was part of the reporting team that won for Continuing Coverage. In 2010 he received the national Debakey Journalism Award and in 2009 he won a Missouri Press Association award for Best News Feature.
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