Posted on 11/06/2017 1:59:06 PM PST by deplorableindc
Virginias campaign for governor ends Tuesday with polling suggesting a tight contest between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam, leaving Libertarians yet again a potentially influential factor.
Libertarian Cliff Hyra, a patent attorney, is unlikely to win a large share of the vote, with polls suggesting 3 percent at most, but its a clear possibility he will take more votes than the race's margin of victory.
The third partys leaders say that doesnt matter, and that Hyras individual-rights platform is worth supporting regardless of electoral consequences not a new argument for Libertarians, twice accused of contributing to recent Republican defeats in Virginia.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
We’ll have to see how it all plays out. Trump changes everything.
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