Internet Pioneer Seeking the White House
The mercurial McAfee, who this year announced his run for the presidency under the Cyber Party to "disrupt the political status quo" and warn of the "dangerously ignored issue of cybersecurity," said in a phone interview today he will join the Libertarian Party, where he is likely to land the nomination.
"They have (10) candidates (for president), none of whom have personality," said a laughing McAfee, who is is running on a platform to pardon all marijuana users in prison and "stop the U.S. from being the world's policeman."
The unconventional presidential run is McAfee's latest headline-grabbing adventure. The 70-year-old cybersecurity pioneer, who was named as a "person of interest" in an unsolved 2012 murder case in
His fame has also landed him the role as subject of a forthcoming miniseries on cable network Spike.
McAfee said a representative from the Libertarian Party contacted him Tuesday about representing the party. The party's convention is in late May in
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Doug Craig, a national board member of the Libertarian Party, said he recently discussed ballot access with McAfee, and the challenges an independent candidate faces. "He fits right in with our political philosophy," Craig says.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in 2012, has repeatedly said he is likely to run but has not yet declared.
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