Newly minted Libertarian Party presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen is touting that she’s the “freedom" candidate. Jorgensen, who was the Libertarians' 1996 vice presidential nominee, captured the nomination following four rounds of voting. The psychologist and grandmother is the first woman to top the party’s presidential ticket. But the coronavirus pandemic has slowed their efforts to get their presidential ticket on the ballot in the remaining states. AMASH ENDS BID FOR LIBERTARIAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEERep. Justin Amash of Michigan – a Republican congressman who left the GOP last year to become an independent – briefly flirted this spring with a bid for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2020 19:07 UTC