[Poser]

In my county most of the Libertarians got sick of losing. We joined the local Republicans. We started attending county meetings and started running for office as Republicans. We now hold 6 state House seats and a whole lot of local and county offices. We have 8 seats at the state Republican convention and hold 8 seats on the state Republican Committee.

On most issues we are quite conservative. The major disagreements with the religous right of our county aren't really an issue because local government doesn't deal with those issues and even the state legislature seldom considers them.

For all practical purposes, we are the local Republican party and we support the platform. The best part is... We get elected and actually serve in government.

There are quie a few tin-foil hat types in the Libertarian party. I'm pretty sure we don't want them in the Republican, but most thinking Libs would fit in very well with the Republicans. They are making a mistake by going it alone.

[Ben Ficklin]

Have any of the libertarians running as a repub had to face libertarians running as libertarians?

[seanc623]

In my county most of the Libertarians got sick of losing. We joined the local Republicans. We started attending county meetings and started running for office as Republicans. We now hold 6 state House seats and a whole lot of local and county offices. We have 8 seats at the state Republican convention and hold 8 seats on the state Republican Committee.

Congratulations for your hard earned success! People like you are an inspiration to everyone who wants to remain true to their principles while still being effective in the political process.