Posted on 08/12/2014 12:38:36 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
"................................The conventional wisdom is that Haugh would hurt Thom Tillis, the Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina. But the situation might not be that clear cut. Recently some conservative strategists made a careful study of the Virginia governor's race, in which Democrat Terry McAuliffe won narrowly after a Libertarian candidate received six and a half percent of the vote. The strategists went into the study thinking the Libertarian took votes mostly from Republican Ken Cuccinnelli — taking maybe 90 votes from Cuccinnelli for every 10 votes from McAuliffe. The study showed that yes, the Libertarian did hurt Cuccinnelli, but that the ratio was closer to 60-40. So the damage was not quite as one-sided as some in the GOP thought.
Still, a Libertarian candidate nearly always presents a challenge to the Republican. "We do have a problem with the libertarians," says the conservative strategist who directed the Virginia study. "The Democrats fund them. The Left has gotten good at that. We've got to address it by 2016."
Libertarianism is a hot topic these days, at least in some media circles. A recent New York Times magazine cover story asked, "Has the 'Libertarian Moment' Finally Arrived?" with the answer being yes, sort of. Some libertarians seem ready to embrace the presidential candidacy of Sen. Rand Paul and, if the Times is to believed, many throw glamorous libertarian-themed parties in Washington.
But out in the states, Libertarian and other third-party candidates could be a troublesome wild card for Republicans trying to win the Senate.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
And now there’s a libertarian US Senate candidate in Kentucky. I’ll celebrate EVERY single vote that is drained from Mitch “I’ll fight the Tea Party Everywhere” McConnell’s vote column. And I wouldn’t shed a tear should this ignoble RINO go down to a well deserved defeat.
. “The Democrats fund them...
The no win column must not be checked. Let them dems throw away the effort to distract voters to no avail other than losing the votes of their own illiterate.
The Whigs “winning” the Senate is a pipe dream, more bread and circuses to delude the masses and drain money from our pockets. The Whigs will somehow avoid the responsibility of actually governing.
And of what use will control of the Senate be? NONE! There will be no impeachment - in the House or the Senate; there will not be any budget passed; there will not be any meaningful legislation on any of our major problems.
What we will have is increased spending and debt; a return to the old filibuster rules, favoring RATs; Senators absent while they chase a Presidential race and continued lawlessness by Elmer Fudd.
I’m going to consider that candidate. Many Libertarians are really self deifying libertines. However, most libertarians hate covetousness. McConnell is an evil, lying, power glutton.
Liberal-tarians are all talk. Just look at their god Ron Paul, who, after decades of doing pretty much nothing but earmarks, finally got into a position of power to do something about his nemesis The Fed, and he up and quits. These folks are whores just like every other politician.
Libertarians and Independents are nothing but SPOILERS to ENSURE that Democrats get elected!!! IDIOTS....and IDIOT VOTERS is such a CRUCIAL time for our country.
If you want the country DESTROYED TOTALLY, then by all means VOTE for the LIBERTARIAN!! You'll get your Marijuana AND ABORTIONS!! WOW!! Oh and Retreat from the WORLD!! IDIOCY.
BINGO!!! Ron Paul is a NUTCASE!! His son is following close behind QUICKLY! He seemed normal at first.
So, conservatives just need to run a green party kind of candidate.
Once the primary is decided, conservatives must put their sanctimony aside and vote for the antidemocrat. That will generally be the Republican
Well Ann, call me a child if you will. But I’ll no longer bend over and grab my ankles for GOPe RINOs who go so far as to actively war on conservatives. The two I would not support because of their DemocRAT like behavior against conservatives this year are Thad Cochran and Mitch McConnell.
But, if you wish, feel free to bend over & grab your ankles or drop to your knees in front of these two despicable and duplicitous creatures; I’ll not join you.
Don’t sweat the “race” in Virginia. Warner will win this one by 15% easily. People in this state (for some reason) just love him like blacks love Obama.
Alison Grimes never issued a threat toward TEA Party members. If Ditch Mitch's contest was actually pivotal to kicking Harry Reid out as Majority Leader, then he might be worth supporting, but that's not the case this time around. The GOP will very likely clear a +4 gain.
And the Republicans are going to do absolutely nothing about it, AT ALL. Isn't that obvious, yet?
Sheesh. People who still put their faith in the Republican Party are idiots. Plain and simple.
You seem to have a problem with your caps locks key.
As Carl Spackler said, "that's a bit harsh."
People who have put their faith in the Republican Party to effectively govern if/when they gain control of the Senate & White House have an historical parallel with the French and the Maginot Line. We know how that worked out.
In the aftermath of the debacle in Mississippi, Reince Preibus has been hiding in the bunker.
Enjoy your Socialism.
As long as the GOPe knows they can win by cheating in the primaries they will keep doing it. Conservatives have been supporting the lessor of two evils ever since Reagan left office. How’s that been working? Some times you have to look at the long term goal instead of the current election.
If you want to starve children, then by all means VOTE for the...!!!
If you want dirty water, then by all means VOTE for the...!!!
If you want old people to get sick and die quickly, then by all means VOTE for the...!!!
If you want to deny women basic health care, then by all means VOTE for the...!!!
If you want to put black folks back in chains, then by all means VOTE for the...!!!
All of you leftists sound the same. Why are you even at a conservative site?
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