I'll say this, though. Most of the votes I have cast for third parties I have regretted. I certainly hope Simon wins in California.
Actually I'm not really active in the party at all besides doing this sort of thing which I love and I think is too often overlooked by people in my party. It seems too many Libertarians would rather argue amongst themselves about who is most philosophically pure than come on to a site like this and mix it up with people who think a little differently (though not all that much, in my opinion) than they do. Their loss, definitely.
I'm sorry to hear that you've regretted most of those votes. I won't vote for Simon because he won't make any substantial changes in this state, anymore than previous Republican governors did. If you disagree (as most people here probably do) with this assertion, please explain to me how we have been (or are) any better off or have any more freedom now than our parents or grandparents had in California. Are our taxes lower? No! Are we burdened with more regulations? Yes! Who is responsible for a great deal of these taxes and regulations? Republicans! Yes, this includes conservatives too.