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…
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…