I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is hoping that he nets a lot of cash in Vegas — by appealing to poker players for donations. He is attending the TwoPlusTwo.com World Series of Poker party on Thursday night at the Wynn Poker Room and devoting a page of his website to poker players’ rights.
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“Support me for President, and I’ll support your freedom,” Johnson is quoted as saying on the site. “The federal government should not be involved in restricting lawful commerce that doesn’t harm anyone.”
The Republican candidate for 2012 asks players to “participate in your freedom” by pledging $25, $50 or $100 to his campaign by clicking on images that look like poker chips.
“He cares about this issue,” said Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas, who had lunch with Johnson in Washington, D.C., last month. “He also realizes there is a serious voting block of people out there and believes that their ideologies, not just on poker but [on] other issues, probably align with his.”
If he does raise a lot of money, he could get media attention. On the other hand, the other libertarian in the race, Rep. Ron Paul, has outraised everyone but Mitt Romney. And he wasn’t even included on this MSNBC chart.
