While I do not care for Johnson any more than the other two its wrong to exclude him from the debate process. Johnson has a significant enough following to warrant a good look if only to provide him with the opportunity to disqualify himself when he speaks.

I agree CBJ a large amount of noise should be made to see that he's afforded the opportunity to present himself to the nation.

I suspect both candidates are afraid to have Johnson on the same stage with them. If the first debate does not go well for either or both candidates, public pressure is likely to mount for Johnson to be included in later debates.

I tend to think the article is correct about Democrat fears of Johnson are true because if Democrats thought he would only draw votes from Trump, I would expect the Democratic establishment with the help of some anti-Trump Republicans would work under the radar to get Johnson included.

Edit: When I said this article was correct about Democrat fears, I was referring to the similar article freedomforall posted: https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...
I liked both articles. My speculation about the Democrat establishment is based on quotes from the other article.

"Top Clinton officials long expected Trump to agitate to get Johnson on the stage, but the Republican nominee has said he doesn’t want that to happen."
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09...

A majority of Americans want Gary in the debates. Time for the "mainstream" media to forcefully bring up the issue when interviewing Clinton and Trump.