Posted on 06/10/2024 11:53:52 AM PDT by Angelino97
In a video received by Independent Political Report earlier today, former Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root (who ran with 2008 presidential nominee former Congressman Bob Barr) claims credit for “masterminding the suicide of the LP” as a result of his role in arranging the speech by former President Trump to delegates attending the 2024 Libertarian presidential nominating convention...
A partial transcript of his remarks follows; a link to the full video can be found below.
ROOT: Trump did something historic last Saturday. It’s long forgotten; . . . He was willing to address a hostile audience, get boos, but in the end brought the House down. . .
It was my idea, my brainstorm. . . No one knows the Libertarian Party better than me.
It all started with a text last January to President Trump. . .
My game plan was perfect. I wanted him to . . . win over small L libertarians . . . mostly Goldwater-Reagan conservatives, like me.
But the actual delegates at the convention, and I know this from my days, are like 51 percent hardcore woke-left.
My theory was that Trump’s appearance would make these lefties go insane, implode, get drunk – because they all drink in the middle of convention – boo, make fools of themselves, and then go and commit suicide.
To spite Trump, the next day, they named a woke, ultra-left, gay presidential nominee.
The Libertarian Party committed suicide. Why would I want that? . . .
No conservative in America will now vote for the LP. (The LP) will only now steal Democrat votes from Biden.
Brilliant strategy, if I don’t say so myself.
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Did Trump even see this alleged text?
All previous reports were that the LP Chair invited Trump, and Trump responded.
An interesting take.
Their National Chairwoman doesn’t think it’s suicidal at all, and neither do I. If the LP ever wants to get beyond 3%, it had best do some more outreach.
But then they undid the good they had done with the nomination of Chase Oliver, whom about 40% of the LP dislikes.
Wayne Allyn Root is nuttier than a fruitcake.
Yes, he is. I also never trust 3-name people.
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