Yeah, I forgot about that one. I only endorse a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate if the GOP candidate is an unacceptable douche AND the Libertarian is semi-decent, like when I supported Mike Labno over Mark Kirk (I DIDN'T endorse Kirk's Libertarian opponent the next time around, as THAT guy was to Kirk's LEFT on a half dozen issues, and only clearly to his right on ONE issue -- gun rights). In any case, I would have almost certainly endorsed Mick Rich over Gary Johnson, regardless of Johnson's "name ID" in that race.
Did Johnson say which party he would have caucused with if he was actually elected to the Senate? Perhaps he took the weasley way out and said he'd caucus with whoever had the majority?
Both of the so-called "Independents" in the Senate now caucus with the RATS, and vote just like them on 90% of the issues anyway.
You mentioned the LP candidate for President pandering the the BLM crowd, I remember back in college I caught some Libertarian candidate pandering to the "Free Palestine! End Zionism!" crowd. The chair of the Illinois Libertarian Party at the time called my allegations over the internet a "smear" and threatened to "sue me" until I got a copy of one of the guy's flyers with the official "Libertarian Party of Chicago" logo that did indeed mimicking the Jew-hating left talking points. He was then forced to admit they let their candidate "ad lib" on the campaign trail and he came up with the idea of pandering to the Israel hating leftists.
That's one of the big issues I have about the LP, they run on being "principled" but they will embrace whatever trendy leftist cause is around in an urban area, if they think it helps them get votes.
As I noted, we see so many damn RINOs try to move the GOP to the LEFT on social issues and use the "I'm a Libertarian, we need to win over socially liberal, fiscally conservative" voters an excuse. But you NEVER see some DINO running in the RAT primary, trying to push THEIR party to the RIGHT on economic issues, and use the same excuse -- even though a lot of leftists CLAIM to be "libertarian". Given how much the Libertarians love pandering to urban Marxists, they should grow some balls and try infiltrating the RATS for a change. Hell, you'd think they'd "balance the ticket" of someone like Barr or Johnson, a former GOP politician, with a former RAT politician as his running mate. But nope.
And there IS a "Libertarian wing" of the RAT party, its called the Democrat Freedom Caucus.
I don’t think he said who’d caucus with. I can’t imagine he’d have propped up Chuck Schuemr though unless he’s a total POS. If he promised GOP maybe they could have gotten the Republican to drop out but he foolishly tried to win a true 3 way race trying to appeal to both sides. Anyway I rescinded the endorsement when it was clear the Republican was outpolling him.
Only turd party Senate candidate I’ve stuck with recently is (former GOP nominee) Joe Miller in Alaska since he was actually the top opponent to RINO Lisa, the rat came in 4th.
Angus Queen voted for (cloture on) the GOP police bill, which surprised me. There was some talk he would switch over once we took over but it didn’t happen. Overall he makes Collins seem conservative but is still to the right of a Maine rat.
I know of no notable rats that have switched to Libertarian (other than erstwhile Republican Chafee). That party is really a mess of factions, the opportunists that want to make it a centrist party, the true believer nuts. A lot of them are pissed off the party keeps running former Republicans. Someone like Weld and their current VP candidate have nothing in common. Lately pro-life Libertarians seem marginalized, Hornberger lit into Amash over abortion. That’s good for us, we do NOT want a pro-life alternative to the Republican nominee.
RINO Lib pig John Anderson sought and got a liberal democrat running mate, that made sense since he was to the left of Carter of some issues.