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ST. GEORGE — Frustrated with presidential debates only hosting candidates from the country’s two major political parties, a handful of local Libertarians joined a national protest Saturday meant to get their party’s candidate heard on the national debate stage.
Called the “Let Her Speak” campaign by the Libertarian Party, organizers hope to bring broad, public awareness to “the unfairness of the debates” that lock out third-party candidates such as their nominee, Dr. Jo Jorgensen.
“If you look at the debates, you only ever get the two presidential candidates from the Democrats and Republicans. We just want our candidate’s representation,” Robert Briggs said as he painted “#LetHerSpeak” on a cloth he taped to the side of a van.
Like others who gathered in a parking lot at Dixie State University Saturday morning, Briggs was prepping his vehicle to take part in multiple protests across the country that took the form of a vehicle convoy.
According to an online map showing locations of registered #LetHerSpeak protests, at least one or more such events appear to have been planned in each state. In addition to the protest in St. George, Utah saw corresponding events in Salt Lake City and Kaysville. Another was held in Las Vegas.
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