Myth #4. Libertarians on the average have some preference for the Republican Party over the Democratic Party. In fact, to the extent that they had a preference, more Libertarians were apparently willing to sacrifice their Libertarian vote to rescue a Democrat than they were to sacrifice their Libertarian vote to rescue a Republican. I compared the change in the Harry…
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Myths in Ruins The election outcome did, however, crush several myths about Libertarian Presidential strategy: Myth #1. If we run a celebrity we’ll get substantial vote totals, five or ten percent of the vote, and become a major player. In 2000, the Green Party did this. They ran Ralph Nader, who is about as well known as you can get…
Excuse #2 “The election was close. Our 1996 voters instead voted for the Democrat or Republican.” The election was close in a few states. In many other states the election was anything but close. Gore carried Massachusetts by 24 points; Bush carried Utah and other states by 40 points. Most people in most states have a reasonable sense of who…
PLEDGE TO KEEP THE PLEDGE We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose. – from The Statement of Principles of…
7:34PM Meeting comes to order. There seem to be a significant number of absentees. 13 voting members are present. There was an intrusion. It was silenced. Agenda was considered. The proposal that members report one what they did in the last month was without objection moved to the front of new business. Convention Committee: Ford reports: We have about 750…
Chapter Twenty Election Day. Browne Loses. Now the show reaches the end of the road. On November 7, 2000, the American people, or at least some of them, cast their votes. In a few states, the vote total was close. The final popular vote outcome was: Al Gore 51,003,238 George Bush 50,459,624 Ralph Nader 2,882,985 Pat Buchanan 449,120 Harry Browne…
A New Campaign Strategy Throughout October and on to Election Day Browne’s campaign also continued to raise money for its own coffers. After October 18, the Browne campaign launched a new campaign strategy, a strategy not announced to its donors and volunteers. To understand Browne’s new strategy, start with how FEC regulations affect Federal Campaigns. Federal Election Laws create an…
Hello Libertarians. This is the eighth of a series of opinion articles I’ll be privileged to write for you once per month on an “inside baseball” topic for the Libertarian Party. I encourage everyone who has an opinion on whatever we’re talking about this month to comment or send phillies@4liberty.net your longer editorials, which may well be published. Grossly oversimplified,…
As delivered to the LNC at the end of September: From: Bill Redpath To: LNC Board <lncboard@lp.org> LNC Financial Statements- August 2025 Attached please find the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. financial statements, as of August 31, 2025. Due to Joint Fundraising Committee (JFC) impacts on the financial statements on Pages 5, 9 & 10 (because of Cash that is included…
Browne justified his lawsuit by complaining about FEC regulations. As a free speech issue, Browne had a point. Browne’s political complaints were of less merit. Browne said that if he listed major donors on his FEC report, the donors were potentially subject to harassment by duopoly party supporters. This issue has already been litigated, successfully, by one of the Socialist…