Posted on 05/29/2024 10:45:45 AM PDT by Angelino97
Libertarian National Committee Chair Angela McArdle appeared to withhold immediate support for the Libertarian Party ticket of Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat on Tuesday, instead urging members to prioritize the potential benefits of a 2024 Trump administration.
“Everyone is understandably flipping out right now. I will have more to say this weekend,” McArdle said on Tuesday. “For now, I will say that I delivered an incredible convention, with the help of my amazing staff and volunteers. All of my critics were WRONG. I made the right call to invite Donald Trump and if libertarians can behave themselves, he will free Ross Ulbricht and put one of us in his cabinet. Ball’s in your court, libertarians. We are getting in that administration.”
McArdle is referring to a series of promises made by former Republican President Donald Trump during the Libertarian National Convention. Trump, who spoke at the convention last Saturday in an attempt to win party support for his campaign, told Libertarian delegates that he would free Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years for his creation of the Silk Road. Trump also committed to appointing a Libertarian to his cabinet as well as to senior posts.
While McArdle did not explicitly endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the ambiguity of her statement and her reluctance to support the Libertarian Party ticket have led critics of her leadership to suspect she is leaning towards aligning with Trump’s promises for the 2024 administration. When pushed by 2022 Libertarian Party of New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Karlyn Borysenko in the comments of her statement about whether she would endorse Oliver and ter Maat, McArdle additionally did not give an immediate response.
“Hi [Angela McArdle]: Will you give your full endorsement to [Chase Oliver] as your party’s candidate for President and commit to voting for him in November?” Borysenko asked. “This should really be a simple yes or no, with no elaboration required, just so it leaves no confusion.”
McArdle simply responded, “When I’m ready.”
A cabinet post comes AFTER the election. A promise comes before with no guarantee. Put Rand on the ticket before the election and the promise is kept.
Shows she’s not brainless.
“Everyone is understandably flipping out right now. I will have more to say this weekend,” McArdle said on Tuesday. “For now, I will say that I delivered an incredible convention, with the help of my amazing staff and volunteers. All of my critics were WRONG. I made the right call to invite Donald Trump and if libertarians can behave themselves, he will free Ross Ulbricht and put one of us in his cabinet. Ball’s in your court, libertarians. We are getting in that administration.
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trump gave the libs an IQ test:
<> vote trump & have a voice in government, or
<> vote lib candidates, get 3% of national vote which means nothing
<> vote lib candidates increases odds of getting 4 more years of brandonomics
So, mentally ill homosexual Oliver Chase isn’t a done deal, just days later already second thoughts?! Good for them. Endorsing Trump instead? Smart move.
Time for a backroom deal between RNC and Trump and McArdle and the Libertarians. A cabinet seat, maybe two, would be fair, maybe—carefully—some judgeships?
However, the LP National Chair might endorse Trump.
It's as if Trump were the Republican nominee, but the RNC Chair personally endorsed Chase.
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