Comments on: Remaking the Libertarian Party

By: Fred Collins for Mayor - IO ERROR

Fred Collins for Mayor - IO ERROR — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:36:18 +0000

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By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:42:07 +0000

As someone who has actually run for public office under the Libertarian banner, I’m convinced that the LP won’t ever be taken seriously until they move away from pure, uncompromising, tinfoil-hat Libertarianism to an actual acceptible mainstream political philosophy, including making some compromises.

The state and local parties I’ve seen are far too concerned with making sure everyone knows about how counter-culture they are, and how they’re the only hope to save society from the evil Demopulicans, that they come off like nutcases to voters. Sure, they get to keep their pride and say, unlike Demopublicans, they NEVER have to compromise, but the flip side to that is that they never have to worry about being elected, either.

A few targeted, well-supported LP races with candidates who can present an electable face would be a good strategy, IMHO.

By: Mark J

Mark J — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:01:26 +0000

Making the Libertarian Party a contending national party cannot come to pass without a period of Democrat dominance. Even then, you can’t be sure that people won’t go running back to the Republican party. 8-16 years of Democrat presidents will likely scare people, but you can never tell where they’ll run for solace.

Of course, there is always the possibility that if the LP starts to suck votes away from Republicans, the GOP will move toward a more libertarian platform. I tend to think of libertarianism as an ideal, and will support the people who have the best chance of implementing it.

Asking libertarian-minded voters to hand victories to the Democratic party (which is certainly the most anti-libertarian) in the hopes that as the Republican party wanes, the Libertarian party will be able to spring up and replace it, may be asking for too much foresight on the part of those voters.

By: Timothy West

Timothy West — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:13:28 +0000

Thanks for the ink!

There will be a major shift in American Politics over the next few years. If the LP sets the stage, it wont be the LP thats minor, it will be the Republicans. This war by Bush is getting ready to be unmasked as a plot, with the facts hidden from view and the policy pre made upon election. Americans dont like being made fools of, and the winds are shifting. Watch for it in about a years time.
They’ll get punished hard in the 2006 elections.