Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who recently bolted the Republican Party and declared his intention to seek the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination next year, told the Daily Caller on Wednesday that he is urging his supporters to vote for the like-minded Rep. Ron Paul in the Republican presidential primaries.

When asked by the Daily Caller if Johnson believes that his Republican supporters should vote for Paul in the primary stage of the election, Johnson responded simply “yeah.”However, Johnson still wants committed libertarian voters to pull the lever for him next November