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Gary Johnson officially announced on Wednesday that he is leaving the Republican Party in order to run as a Libertarian Party candidate for president.

The expected announcement was reported earlier this month, although Johnson's campaign was not prepared to make the move at the time.

"Frankly, I have been deeply disappointed by the treatment I received in the Republican nomination process," Johnson, a former New Mexico governor, said in a statement released by his presidential campaign. He noted GOP candidates Herman Cain, Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman had "no national name identification" yet were allowed to participate in debates.

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