Meet Republican presidential candidate Perry Johnson. “Who?” you rightfully ask. Johnson is one of those entrepreneurs who made a lot of money in the private sector–in his case, running a consulting company on international quality control standards; think ISO9000–which he believes qualifies him for the highest public office in the land.
Johnson’s not a neophyte, exactly: he was one of five candidates disqualified from the 2022 Michigan governor’s race because of a ballot petition signature scam. He’s polling… well, he’s not polling anywhere outside the margin of error, so his glory days in the Republican race are likely this speech at the Iowa GOP conference. And he certainly brings the SlapChop energy the Republican base loves.