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Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson will drop out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and instead seek to run as a Libertarian, according to the Independent Political Report.

The switch, which has been rumored for weeks, is set to be announced Tuesday.

Johnson's announcement comes as another libertarian-minded candidate - Texas congressman Ron Paul - has pulled to within one percentage poll of leader Newt Gingrich in Iowa, according to a poll released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling. But Johnson has never been able to gain traction in the GOP race, having only been invited to two debates.

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