He won the libertarian nomination right?
The Libertarians for Virginia website seems to be excited about pushing Sarvis.
http://lpva.com/
You know Democrats poured money into Todd Akin's primary campaign. Do you think he was a plant?
I agree Sarvis was bankrolled by Democrats up to no good, but all the libertarians I know in Northern VA went and voted for him. They obviously didn't feel he was a plant.
Most libertarians are actually social liberals first and foremost. You will almost always find, especially among the young crowd (which is the bulk of their support) that drug legalization, abortion on demand, peacenik foreign policy, etc, is really what drives them. Infact the fastest way to drive a libertarian from their party is to point out that actual libertarian positions call for an end to federal government social welfare programs.
I think it was Ann Coulter who was debating John Stossel on some of these issues. She pointed out that as long as we’re a socialist welfare state, it’s a bad idea to legalize much of what they want and she’s right. As long as we’re collectively responsible for others’ behavior it isn’t fair.
Want to do or engage in ..X...? Fine. But don’t make the rest of us pay for the bad outcome.