>> ed lopez?>> well, i appreciate the call. i understand the sentiments of have a unified voice of the party. we've certainly tried doing that the course of a very long period of time, dating back to dan quayle. worked forple who dan quayle, rand paul. we have a diverse body of republicans who i think are far removed from anything "spoiled." lote are people who put a of sweat equity and sacrifice to forward.party move we have mccain veterans, bush veterans. they all come from a very in the body of segments republican party. this is not a fringe movement. you can tell that it's a very coalition. and we support johnson and example, gary johnson, we support him because person,he's a self-made a self-made businessman. when you take into account the we believe gary johnson sets for the country, and his republican history and values, as a republican operative and past elected officials and people who have done so much for the party, it's been hardly a spoiled brat lot of us. a it's been a lot of working

host: ed lopez. guest: when we look at the 9% i talked about earlier, only 9% of the paoeeople -- only 9% of the voted for torate clinton and trump 73 million haven't had a voice in who they to be in the presidency and vice presidency. so there is ample space for and ample space for people with a different option said early, yes the negatives for clinton and trump there's a different -- so high this election is very and i think people see it as an opportunity two look at different. we support the down ballot tickets as republicans and feel -- sorry -- the johnson/weld ticket is going to and tter than the clinton trump presidencies in helping those people be elected to which and do a good job, is something else somebody mentioned how badly the polls republicans in the house and senate and we know it do with who eal to we have nominated in the g.o.p. -- for presidential president. i think that is a concern for us, too. we want to make sure we are at the top ticket to help those people get elected. we h

host: ed lopez you have the last seconds. . unfortunately thing -- i think trump and clinton candidacies have divided the country. if you support trump i exhort you to voice your support for on the johnson/weld debate stage. even if you are hesitate about you have an opportunity to put a voice on there to move that dialogue in the right direction. host: ed lopez co-chair of republicans for johnson/weld on internet republicans for at son/weld.com and twitter , livepan live every day at policy issue prepared coming up on tuesday, co-author of the book americans and amnesia. how the war on government led us to forget what made america prosper. how blue and red state stack up. national association of corporate directors will be on if you will talk about how trust on wallrnative -- trust street is continuing to wayne. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning life at 7:00 eastern on tuesday morning. join the discussion. on saturday, c-span2 to spotlight looks at trade deals, their impact on the economy, jobs in the pres

host: ed lopez. guest: i appreciate the caller sentiments tand the of people who want to have a unified voice in the party. we tried doing that over the of a very long period of time we have experienced dating back to dan quayle. we have people that worked for him and ron and rand paul. e have a diverse body of republicans who i think are far removed from anything spoiled. these are people who put a lot of sweat equity and sacrificed a help the party move forward. e have mccain veterans and george w. bush veterans and come of segments e body in the republican party. there is not a fringe movement. you look at the people that is a very strong coalition and we support johnson for example gary support because he's a self-made businessman. the only one in the race. into account the example we believe that gary johnson setsor the country and and epublican history values as republican operatives nd past candidates and officials and those who have done so much for the party it is brat journey ed for us. wor

morning, ed lopez, cochairs of republicans for discusses how- republicans are supporting a 2016.party jennifer clarke from the brennan center for justice looks at the latest efforts by u.s. states to impose tighter voter identification requirements on voters. and defense one business editor marcus weisberger looks at the history and costs and problems of the f-35 jet fighter. as always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: it is monday, august 8, 2016. on today's "washington journal", we'll talk about the libertarian party, changes to voter i.d.'s and the f-35 fighter program. we begin our program on the road to the white house with both hillary clinton and donald trump actively reaching out to voters and the other political party. we decided to turn our phone lines over to viewers who have decided to cross party lines when it comes to your presidential pick. two phone lines on "washington journal". if you are democrat supporting donald trump, the number is

coming up monday morning, ed lopez, cochair of republicans /weld on why he and other republicans are supporting the libertarian ticket. and with the announcement that the joint strike fighter is ready for combat, a business .ditor looks at the history be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7 morning.ern every >> among those appearing on the sunday news shows today, ohio governor john kasich, former new york mayor rudy giuliani, and senator tim kaine of the genia. they discussed polling results and other news this week. governor kasich: my actions have spoke louder than any words. think about this. i want to know when anyone had a convention where they did not go in governor did not the convention hall. some people were really furious with me about that but i thought i did what i needed to do. --ever went in that hall to leave it or not, i wanted to show respect to the nominee. >> can trump when ohio? governor kasich: can trump when ohio? you will when parts of ohio. it is difficult to be able to win in ohio. i i remember george bush being 16 points down to dukakis goi

if you have cut questions for ed lopez, folks are calling in. have worked on campaigns, you know what the polls say. what sort of odds would you give the johnson wells ticket right now? to what ing back stated earlier, as someone who has been involved in politics since i was a republican back in the 1990, i never expected trump to win the nomination. it was outside the realm of what i thought was possible. so, when we look at the johnson wells ticket, we are concerned with approaching this -- directorhe executive .of diles que voten a.c we are focused on advancing democratic culture and democratic values within the spanish speaking countries and communities. we are here to launch our first campaign. as you may know, latino voter turnout is less than the average turnout. here in america. we are here because we believe needs to be reduced. we need to make an additional effort to get out eligible voters. as you will see in our first campaign, it is basically focused on raising the latino voice. >>[speaking spanish] the time is now. roberto: gracias