The Libertarian candidate for president, Gary Johnson, has said the chance of Congress backing his economic policy is “probably pretty nil” and accused an independent rival of playing the role of “spoiler” in Utah. “He’s ensuring that Hillary Clinton will win Utah. The Libertarian candidate added of his rival: “I think that he is splitting the Republican vote. “I’m not labeling it spoiler, I’m just telling you what I think the reality is,” he said. When pressed on the details of his signature plan, which would replace existing tax infrastructure with a single consumption tax, Johnson said it had virtually no chance of being enacted in the US.

Source: The Guardian October 27, 2016 10:52 UTC