Libertarians want Rand Paul to lead them in 2020 against Trump

For some, it’s never too early to talk about the 2020 presidential election, given what we’ve witnessed in 2016.

That’s exactly what libertarians are doing through the website A Libertarian Future. In a new poll, survey participants overwhelmingly support Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to run on the libertarian ticket in 2020 against President-elect Donald Trump over their 2016 candidate Gary Johnson.

Libertarians prefer the Kentucky senator with 33 percent over the former New Mexico governor at 10 percent. Austin Petersen, runner-up to the libertarian nomination in 2016, got 27 percent support in the poll.

Johnson’s running mate, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, got nine percent support.

During the campaign, Johnson and Weld were a serious third party threat for Trump and Clinton until a series of gaffes set them back.