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Libertarian Jim McDermott for Congress in Alaska polling at 12%

Libertarian Jim McDermott running for Alaska’s sole congressional seat is polling at 12% according to a Public Policy Polling survey released on February 4, 2014. Incumbent Republican Don Young and Democrat Matt Moore are polling at 50% and 22%, respectively. The last poll by PPP in July of 2013 had Young and Moore at 56% and […]

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Libertarian Party statement on unemployment for Press TV

U.S. Department of Labor figures show that actual unemployment is much higher than the federal government’s number of “officially unemployed” workers. When added to the Department of Labor’s number of workers “not in the work force,” the total comes to 102.2 million — almost 10 million more unemployed since Barack Obama took office. In response, […]

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Late notice: Lucas Overby on C-SPAN tonight

Tonight, Libertarian candidate Lucas Overby, who is running for office in Florida Congressional District 13, will appear in a nationally televised debate with his Democratic and Republican opponents. The debate will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on CSPAN 3. Direct video link. Don’t miss this historical event! Vist Lucas Overby’s […]

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4 Libertarian books for 30 bucks

Now more than 900 books ordered! Please order yours today! Our deadline is this Friday, Jan. 31. If we don’t sell out by Friday, we might leave the order form up for a few more days. But please click here to order today if you can! January 30, 2014 Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m offering […]

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Gov. Gary Johnson on Stossel to discuss State of the Union

Gov. Gary Johnson will be joining John Stossel live in New York on the Fox Business Network during and after President Obama’s State of the Union speech. The show starts at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time. In an email notice, Johnson says: Since last year’s State of the Union speech, the national debt has increased by […]

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Libertarian Party response to 2014 State of the Union address

For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 28, 2014 WASHINGTON — Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict issued the following statement today in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: Thanks to unprecedented levels of government interference and government coercion, Americans’ rights are violated like never before. We are harmed by taxes, regulations, prohibitions, […]

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LP response to President Barack Obama's announced plan for minor reforms of NSA mass surveillance

For Immediate Release Friday, January 17, 2014 Statement from Geoffrey J. Neale, chair, Libertarian National Committee, in response to President Barack Obama’s announced plan for minor reforms of NSA mass surveillance: “Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of the rights of its citizens, it is the right of the people to alter or to […]

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North Carolina Libertarians see opportunity in rising discontent of voters

Brad Hessel, LP North Carolina Executive Director The Republican and Democratic establishment is devoted to a government that constantly expands in size and power, bringing Americans reckless spending, punitive taxation, burdensome regulation, pervasive surveillance, outrageous prohibitions, destructive foreign policy, and militarized law enforcement. As voter dissatisfaction continues to rise, the Libertarian Party of North Carolina’s […]

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New Gallup Poll: 46 percent of Americans don’t identify as either Democrat or Republican

More good news for Libertarian Party prospects. Americans who self-identify as politically independent hit a 25-year high of 46 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll did not ask participants if they identified specifically as Libertarian. For all polls conducted during 2013, the average percentage of respondents […]

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LP Monday Message: 680 books, LP News, State Conventions

Dear Friend of Liberty, Thursday’s note generated orders for more than 680 books — much more than we had planned for! Most bought all four for 30 bucks. We oversold two of the books (our supplier’s out, too), but are substituting to two newer books by the same two authors. Click here for the order […]

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LPIN targets vulnerable state House seats in 2014 Indiana election

The Indiana LP will be targeting vulnerable state House seats in the 2014 election, the state affiliate announced in a Thursday press release, which presented an initial list of 20 sitting politicians that LPIN Chair Dan Drexler says they hope will be defeated in November: On Thursday, the Libertarian Party of Indiana released a list […]

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