[HiTech RedNeck]

Current events have given Libertarians something to actually be relevant about. I foresee many pacifist liberals being bled off the Democrat party to them.

[contemplator]

"Current events have given Libertarians something to actually be relevant about"

You don't seem to realize that there is a significant population of Republican voters for whom the Libertarian party platform is only about one or two planks shy of having their complete agreement across the board. Libertarians are much much closer to Republicans in spirit than they are to Democrats. If the Libertarians were to simply remove the 'legalize marijuana' plank as one of their overtly stated goals there would defections from both parties, but I believe the majority would come from the ranks of the Republican party. If you listen closely to the MSM you will hear that they already lump Libertarians in with Republicans and then proceed to paint them all as religious zealots.