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David Patterson, Kentucky LP candidate for U.S. Senate Another Libertarian is showing impressive poll numbers in a nationally-watched campaign this year, which could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Libertarian David Patterson is polling at 7 percent in a match-up with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan […]

From a Fox News story about the Libertarian impact on U.S. Senate races this year: “Gay marriage, less taxes, there’s overlap there,” Libertarian Party President Wes Benedict told FoxNews.com earlier this week. “From a marketing perspective, we want to distinguish ourselves from Democrats and Republicans. But we do want to attract voters from both sides.” […]

Dear Libertarian, We’re pleased to introduce three new high-quality full-color brochures for you to help promote the Libertarian Party. 1.  We’ve updated our traditional basic introductory brochure, The Libertarian Party. (Click here for a full-size PDF of The Libertarian Party brochure.) 2.  The new What if it were possible brochure attempts to engage the reader […]

The New Hampshire affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (NHCLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Libertarian Party to stop a bill that would change ballot access in the state from arduous to near impossible for competitors of the Democratic and Republican parties. The press in the Live Free or Die state […]

In response to this article about a CNN interview of former Vice President Dick Cheney, Libertarian Party Political Director Carla Howell asserted on Press TV that, as a prime instigator of the 2002 U.S. invasion of Iraq based on false claims of “weapons of mass destruction,” Cheney’s opinion on today’s violence in Iraq is invalid. […]

Bill Redpath, LPVA Chair and US House District 10 candidate The Libertarian Party of Virginia will have eight federal candidates on the ballot this November, the most federal candidates in an election in their history, and the most federal candidates on a ballot in the state for a non-establishment party since 1934, when the Socialist Party ran […]

Frank Gilbert The above quote was a tweet from reporter John Brummet of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the largest newspaper in the state, discussing the debates among the candidates running for statewide office this November. There were three debates held last Friday for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and Arkansas LP candidates […]

Senator David Leyonhjelm The presentation by David Leyonhjelm to the Australian senate on July 9 is a great libertarian speech by any standard. But the fact that he gave it as an elected member of the body marks another landmark in the worldwide expansion of the Libertarian Party and its allies. David Leyonhjelm was elected […]

Sean Haugh on MSNBC’s “Hardball” Sean Haugh, the North Carolina Libertarian Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate, was interviewed by Chris Matthews on the MSNBC show “Hardball” on Tuesday. Watch it now.