“The Libertarians only serve to take votes from Republicans in close races. The Demonrats probably subsidize them privately.”
Exactly.
Not unlike conservatives who have funded Green Party candidates.
That’s politics.
The Green Party, though, hasn’t had remotely as much of an impact at depriving the Dems of wins as the GOP has. The only prominent races I recall where they clearly aided the GOP was back in the ‘90s, in the 1994 NM Governor race and later in NM-3 when Bill Richardson resigned his Dem seat and a Republican won with a plurality. Dems might also cite Ralph Nader in 2000, but Nader could just as easily run as an Independent and had the same impact.
When did conservatives ever fund the Green Weenies?
I have also signed Conservative Party petitions to do the same. My uncle, who is on the local GOP committee, was confounded that I would do that, but in Illinois, the GOPE is, well, “E.”