Political activist Chase Oliver has been named the Libertarian Party’s 2024 presidential nominee.
The final vote on Sunday night came down to Oliver or “none of the above” after author Michael Rectenwald was eliminated from contention. If Oliver were not chosen, the party would have had complications with their representation in November’s presidential election.
Oliver won the final vote with 60% supporting him, per Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield. In his victory speech, he asked his fellow party members to help him “fight the war machine,” including the “genocide in Gaza.” He also demanded the Israeli hostages held by Hamas be released.
FILE – Libertarian Chase Oliver, candidate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, is shown in this file photograph taken during a debate in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)
Neither presumptive Republican presidential nominee
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