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彼得森在2015年宣布參與自由意志黨的總統選舉提名<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zeoli|first1=Rich|title=The Libertarian Candidate For President Wants Voters To Join A ‘Generational Movement’|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/04/28/the-libertarian-candidate-for-president-wants-voters-to-join-a-generational-movement/|accessdate=7 August 2016|work=[[KYW-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogers|first1=Brooke|title=Can Austin Petersen Unite Disenfranchsied Republicans?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/435610/austin-petersen-pro-life-libertarian|accessdate=7 August 2016|work=[[National Review]]|date=19 May 2016}}</ref>，《[[洛杉磯時報]]》報導{{le|馬特·韋爾奇|Matt Welch}}形容彼得森是「渴望自由意志主義的傢伙」（"an eager libertarian dudebro on the make"）<ref>{{cite news|last1=Welch|first1=Matt|title=Op-Ed Meet the libertarians — the #NeverTrump movement's last hope|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-welch-libertarians-never-trump-20160519-snap-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>。