[BonnieJ]

Ny question is, What do Libertarians hope to gain by voting 3rd party when it is obvious they will never gain a substantial part of the electorate. It seems they must feel some partiality to one of the other major parties that they could help in winning elections. Which one would it be?

[ContemptofCourt]

What do Libertarians hope to gain by voting 3rd party when it is obvious they will never gain a substantial part of the electorate.

1. Why is it obvious? Not obvious to me.

2. Do you vote for someone who represents your principles? Well, gollygee, so do libertarians.

[Oberon]

...when it is obvious they will never gain a substantial part of the electorate.

That's an unfounded assumption.

[Element187]

Ny question is, What do Libertarians hope to gain by voting 3rd party when it is obvious they will never gain a substantial part of the electorate. It seems they must feel some partiality to one of the other major parties that they could help in winning elections.

I'm libertarian but I don't vote for my party when it comes to the congress or executive.... When the GOP ignores fiscal responsibility and grows the size of government, then they lose my vote... stop blaming the libertarians, this is the GOP's own fault abandoning their contract with America from back in 1994 .. so go cry about it, YOU were the ones that screwed this up... you can keep your big government party, I don't want nothing to do with it.