Posted on 11/05/2013 12:56:21 PM PST by RKBA Democrat
It’s surprising that this game still works...
But there is no doubt that it does.
I vote for the best candidate.
I once voted for a Green Party candidate for State Treasurer because the Republicans didn't run anybody and the Democrat was a felon, convicted of securities fraud (yes, you can run for office in NM even though you can't vote).
Democrats don't have to have an election-winning strategy and Republicans refuse to adopt one.
A Libertarian doesn't have to support drugs anymore than a Conservative has to support pro-life or a democrat has to support pro-choice. The vast majority of people in this country aren't single issue voters.
Sounds to me like you're one of those guys who complains "if everyone would have voted for MY choice in candidates, we would have won the election....." Well, true dat! LOL!
in conversing with “libertarians” all roads lead back to legalizing dope and hard drugs. Eliminate that from the equation and they sound similar to Republicans, the only difference is that they ruin elections by taking money from people that support the polar opposite of what they say they stand for.
If you are happy with being just election spoilers for the democrats, I don’t know what to tell you.
Nice gravy train it is these political parties.
Imagine Georgie Soros...funding a libertarian to quash a republican opponent to one of his own....
Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the founding fathers of this country were libertarians.
I don't know what to tell you.
Everyone who is shocked please contact me for a wonderful deal on a bridge.
/johnny
/johnny
Actually Libertarians and Democrats agree on many issues:
Open Borders
Unlimited Immigration and Illegal Aliens
Free Trade and Globalism
Relaxed Drug Laws
>> they sound similar to Republicans
Republicans like McConnell, Boehner, and McCain?
A lot of jobs and bennies all thanks to the WOD and the taxpayers footing the costs.
>> Actually Libertarians and Democrats agree on many issues:
And also disagree on many issues.
The LP platform doesn’t speak for all libertarians.
ping
Democrats have been funding Libertarians to split the R vote for a decade now.
Yup. And they've been pretty successful in derailing many of our candidates - particularly the more conservative ones.
WHEN will someone on our side start bankrolling Green Party candidates??
Thanks
The people derailing the "conservative" candidates are the establishment republicans.
They view the "conservatives" as an embarrassment.
I wonder how much of a payoff the Libertarian got for running.
That's my question as well, FRiend...
Check out the updated Wikipedia info on "Libertarian" Robert Sarvis:
According to campaign finance reporting Robert Sarvis received $137,380 in donations. Robert Scarvis was the largest single financial contributor to his campaign at $20,557. [60]
On election day, November 5, 2013, the Libertarian online magazine The Blaze reported that Sarvis' campaign was primarily financed by Austin, Texas software billionaire Joe Liemandt, a major Democratic donor also known as President Barack Obama's Bundler.[61] Liemandt, founder of the software company Trilogy, provided Sarvis significant support through Liemandt's "Libertarian Booster PAC. [62]
Sarvis took around 6.6% of the vote, a number nearly three times the size of McAuliffe's victory margin over Cuccinelli.[63] Sarvis' performance was among the top three strongest among any Libertarian candidate running in a state gubernatorial election.[64][65][66][67]
Sarvis was labeled as a Libertarian In Name Only (LINO) due to his alleged belief of climate change and support for GPS tracking and higher taxes.
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