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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Hello Libertarians! This is one 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. On Fracturing The…
by Chris Powell <okcspowell@gmail.com> There has been a great deal of consternation regarding the LNC acting with complete disregard for any views outside of those of one faction. Leaving discussion of the motives and practices of that group aside for the moment, any Libertarian who finds themselves at odds with the LNC or their state party organization’s approach may want…
We have a count of Third-Party Presidential candidates who are on the ballot in a significant number of states. We see: Chase Oliver is on the ballot in 47 states. Jill Stein is on the ballot in 38 states. Robert Kennedy is on the ballot in 31 states, after withdrawing and being removed from some ballots <– correction courtesy Porcus…
For the 2024 US House of Representatives elections, the count of candidates is quite small. The three major third parties are running candidates, in their usual order by party size (count according to Ballot Access News): Libertarian Party – 71 candidates Green Party – 34 candidates Constitution Party – 17 candidates Other parties are running even fewer candidates. In some…
Just under 419,000 registered voters enrolled as Republicans, out of more than five million registered voters, for 8.29% of the electorate. There is a local variation, from 10.68% in Plymouth County (Cape Cod) down to 4.33 % inSuffolk County (Boston) Massachusetts has a September primary for all candidates other than President. The Republicans had three candidates in the Primary for…
For the period January 2023 to date. We see that the Green Party raised less than a sixth of the funds raised by the Libertarian Party, and the Constitution Party raised slightly more than six percent as much as the Libertarian Party. LNC Beginning cash on hand $255,395.26 Total receipts $2,266,776.50 Total disbursements $2,172,385.54 Ending cash on hand $349,786.22 Debts/loans…
The Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll of so-called swing states show Chase Oliver in 4th place at 3%, behind Kennedy at 5% but ahead of Stein at 1%. Full statistics (link hat tip to RealClearPolitics.com) https://pro-assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2024/07/Bloomberg-Swing-State-Wave-10.pdf BLMB12 If the November 2024 election for U.S. president were held today, and Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party…
Third Party Watch is led to believe that a group of Massachusetts Libertarians, some of whom were expelled from LAMA or disassociated from ULMA, are contemplating forming a new political group “Prosperity and Freedom”. The group would encourage supporters to run for office and do other political-supportive things, and is considering operating state and Federal PACs. Members are considering whether…
I refuse to hate people I have worked with, even those I do not always agree with. Do you know why? Because I am a libertarian. I have known some of these people for over a decade. I have seen the hard work they have put into this party. For the record, I thank them for their service.