The Smoky Mountain News featured Libertarian Party (LP) candidate Clifton B. Ingram, Jr. in article about the “impressive tally” of Libertarians running for office in North Carolina this spring. From the March 7 story, “Libertarians in it to win it in 2018,” by Cory Vaillancourt: For the first time in a decade, citizens in much of western North […]
The national Libertarian Party is close to having our best first quarter revenues in over a decade! As of Thursday morning, March 22, we are just $11,000 away from this goal! A very generous donor has offered to match “at least $5,000” to help us reach this goal. So, for a limited time, your donation […]
What do gun rights and gay marriage have in common among millennials? Surging support. A recent NPR article notes that people younger than 30 in the United States “are no more liberal on gun control” than earlier generations, “despite diverging from their elders on the legalization of marijuana, same-sex marriage and other social issues.” The […]
Dear Libertarian, As you can tell from recent emails and events, our party is in a period of growth. Our voter registrations are soaring, our candidate recruitment is booming, and we have great prospects for 2018 and beyond. Our fundraising has also been doing very well, as many generous Libertarians have been excited about this […]
The Libertarian Party will elect officers and other members of the Libertarian National Committee at its 2018 Convention. Current LNC officers and members, as well as candidates for those positions, are invited to participate in a program to help recruit dues-paying members for the national Libertarian Party. This is a new program that’s completely optional. […]
Mark Ash, a Houston attorney running for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, was surprised to read his (political) obituary in the Galveston County Daily News. After 405th District Court Judge Michelle Slaughter won the Republican primary on March 6, the newspaper declared that “Since no Democratic Party candidate filed to run, Slaughter will become […]
Dear Libertarian, 2017 was a year of investment and building towards 2018. We updated IT systems and other infrastructure, expanded our team at headquarters to better serve our members and candidates, aggressively pursued ballot access, and more. All of this was important for laying the foundation needed to pursue some lofty goals in 2018. These […]
Michigan Libertarian Bill Gelineau has become the first candidate for governor from a non-establishment party to qualify under “major party” status to appear on a primary ballot there in nearly a half-century, and only the second since 1932. On Thursday, March 8, Gelineau submitted 21,187 signatures to get on the ballot. To qualify, a statewide candidate from […]
The number of U.S. voters registered as Libertarian has surged by 92 percent since 2008, reports Ballot Access News in its March 2018 edition. That increase has come at the expense of both Democrats, who are down by 8 percent over the same time period, and Republicans, who are down by 5 percent. The number […]
Dear Libertarian, We work so hard achieving ballot access so that candidates can be on ballots. So, it is particularly thrilling when, within a period of several months, we both achieve ballot access and get a slew of candidates lined up to run. Last summer, the national Libertarian Party invested close to $22,000 to help […]
Marco Battaglia, a longtime LP Iowa activist and a candidate for the Libertarian nomination for Iowa governor in 2018, was interviewed on KSCJ-FM radio on February 26. In the interview, Battaglia, who writes for the Iowa Free Press and is a bassist in three bands, discusses why the time is right to elect Libertarians, his […]
President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on solar panels, washing machines, steel, and aluminum. Shortly after announcing his tariffs, Trump tweeted that “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” The opposite is true. Trade wars are harmful across the board, and the cost of these tariffs will be paid in higher prices, lost jobs, […]
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