[MNJohnnie]

If Libertarians want to be able to influence policy they have to stick with the GOP, the GOP can survive without the Libertarians. Frankly by themselves, Libertarians cannot even add up to 1% of the vote. So the question is, do the Libertarians want to be politically relevant or not?

[JeffAtlanta]

If Libertarians want to be able to influence policy they have to stick with the GOP, the GOP can survive without the Libertarians.

You're confusing libertarians with members of the Libertarian party - they aren't the same thing.

Small "L" libertarians are a huge voting block in both the Republican and Democratic parties, though more so in the Republican party.

With just the social conservative vote (which a decent size still goes to the Dems), the GOP might get about 30% of the general vote - so the question is, do the social conservatives want to be politically relevant or not?

[neverdem]

Frankly by themselves, Libertarians cannot even add up to 1% of the vote. So the question is, do the Libertarians want to be politically relevant or not?

Neither this thread which mentioned about 15%, IIRC, nor this link is talking about the big 'L' Libertarian Party which will rarely be anything other than a spoiler. We're talking about one seventh of the electorate, small 'l' libertarians. Without the dems actively threatening some gun control BS, which they didn't say a peep this time, they can be the swing vote.

Libertarianism in One Country - On the Brink and beyond.

"According to Brink Lindsey, only 13 percent of Americans currently lean libertarian."