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Ben Backus, who is running for the Gering, Nebraska City Council in Ward 3, will be elected to office on November 8, as his competitor, Jeffrey Allen, recently withdrew from the race. “He said he wouldn’t have the time to run an effective campaign against me,” said Mr. Backus. Backus just missed getting elected by 40 […]

  Dear fellow Libertarian, There may never be another election in our lifetime when so many voters have remained undecided this late in the election. There may never be so many people showing up at the polls on Election Day who are still undecided. The sample ballot or hand card you give them that day […]

“For the Libertarian Party of Minnesota, election victory does not rest on their presidential candidate actually winning. “If the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson receives 5 percent of the vote in Minnesota, his minor party would gain major party status in the state.” “The party appears on the cusp: In both Minnesota and national polling, the […]

Indiana Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Lucy Brenton was assertive and bold in a 3-way televised debate with the Democratic and Republican challengers on October 18, which was broadcast on Indianapolis station WFYI-TV. “Stop bailing out businesses. Stop bailing out your cronies, and bail us out instead. Let us keep our taxpayer money in our pockets.” […]

Libertarian David Afton, running for Prosecutor in Wayne County, Michigan, got a boost from Deadline Detroit columnist Allan Lengel. Lengel cites statements from the Informant America blog, which advocates for the release of Rick Wershe. Sentenced for life, Wershe was convicted of dealing drugs as a teenager: “Attorney David Afton, the Libertarian candidate you’ve probably never heard of, is running […]

From the New Mexico Political Report on October 26: “New Mexico could see a Libertarian primary election on the same day as the Democratic and Republican primaries in 2018. “That will depend on the outcome of this year’s presidential election and if the state’s Libertarian Party can boost its membership numbers. “Currently the Libertarian Party […]

“Do not cast your vote in 2016 until you see this film!” Overstock.com founder Patrick Byrne, with acclaimed Hollywood producer of Farenhype 9/11, Jeff Hays, and filmmaker James Greenwood, created the new documentary Rigged 2016: Silencing Outside Voices. It explores the corrupting influence of the two-party system, using Libertarian Gary Johnson’s campaign as a focal point. Greenwood has […]

Watch the “Rigged” movie trailer here.

Jon Bombach It’s an uphill battle. But Libertarian Jon Bombach is determined to take on the crony capitalism he believes is plaguing Baltimore. “In every neighborhood I lived in — from Seton Hill to Little Italy — people shared the same stories,” he recalls.   “Business owners facing stiff regulations. Basic services not being met.”   But he saw […]

Allen Buckley, the Georgia Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate, is polling at 11%, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 21. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, then the race moves to a runoff election between the top two finishers on January 10, 2017. In 2008, Mr. Buckley forced a runoff […]

Mark Miller, the Libertarian candidate for the Railroad Commission in Texas, was endorsed by the Star-Telegram on October 20. Mr. Miller has been endorsed by the major daily newspapers in the state. “Texans should buck two-party tradition and elect Libertarian Mark Miller, a former University of Texas at Austin petroleum engineering professor with deep oil […]

Allen Buckley Allen Buckley, the Georgia Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate, is polling at 11%, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on October 21. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, then the race moves to a runoff election between the top two finishers on January 10, 2017. In 2008, Mr. Buckley forced […]