“The Libertarian Party already is on track to be on every state ballot this fall. Party chairman Nicholas Sarwark, 36, whose family owns an independent car dealership in Phoenix, says more than one of this year’s presidential contenders have been in touch to express interest in the Libertarian nomination. He won’t name names or even […]
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Weathers running for city council in South Dakota April 12
Tricia Weathers April 12 may be the first time a Libertarian in South Dakota has ever been elected to office. Tricia Weathers is running for the Box Elder City Council. Box Elder is a city of approximately 9,300 people in the western part of the state, east of Rapid City and near Ellsworth Air Force […]
Call for Nominations: Libertarian Party Awards for the 2016 National LP Convention
The following awards will be presented during the 2016 National LP Convention in Orlando, Florida. THOMAS JEFFERSON Leadership Award – will be presented to the LP member whose achievements merit our recognition of outstanding leadership, high character, and dedication to the principles and goals of the Party. PATRICK HENRY Candidate Award – will be presented to the LP […]
Reason: How Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton Have Made the Libertarian Party Relevant
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the likely presidential nominees of America’s two major political parties, would be among the best-known and most-disliked candidates in history. What better time for the Libertarian Party (LP), the only third party that will be on all 50 states’ ballots, to make its move into the mainstream? “Reason spoke with […]
Poll: Who won the Libertarian Presidential debate on Stossel?
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Hypocrite Kasich
The John Kasich for president campaign accused Ted Cruz of practicing “dirty pool and dirty politics” — an apt description of what Kasich did when he used the power of his governor’s office to knock Libertarian challenger Charlie Earl off the ballot in 2014. The Montana co-chair for the Kasich campaign made the accusation after the Cruz campaign challenged the […]
Libertarian presidential debate to air on Stossel Show Tonight
Part One of the first, nationally-televised, pre-convention, Libertarian presidential debate will air tonight, April 1, on Fox Business Network’s Stossel Show at 9 pm ET. Part Two will air on April 8.
Libertarian presidential debate to air on Stossel Show Tonight
For Immediate Release Friday, April 1, 2016 Part One of the first, nationally-televised, pre-convention, Libertarian presidential debate will air tonight, April 1, on Fox Business Network’s Stossel Show at 9 PM ET. Part Two will air on April 8. The nation’s third largest political party, Libertarians represent a growing plurality of Americans who are neither […]
Reason: A better choice for 2016
John Stossel “Trump! Clinton! Is that all there is? No. Fortunately, we have other choices. “A recent poll shows that if the election were held today, 11 percent of Americans would vote for a Libertarian, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. That’s surprising, since last election Johnson got just 1 percent of the vote. “This […]
Washington Times: LNC chair says former candidates have approached us about running
Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian Party, said former presidential candidates have approached the LP to solicit information about launching a White House bid on the Libertarian ticket. “We have been approached by candidates who have dropped out of the old party races about running on the Libertarian Party ticket,” Mr. Sarwark told The Washington Times. […]
Libertarians can reach minority voters with the right message
This article was originally published in the Sept. 2015 issue of LP News (page 7). By Benjamin Smith For too long, the assumption has been that African American voters will vote only for Democrats because social programs are the sole issue that concerns them. This is not true. There is opportunity to spread the Libertarian […]
LPMN Executive Director Kevin Bradley on Minnesota Public Radio
Kevin Bradley Minnesota Libertarian Party Executive Director Kevin Bradley appeared on the Minnesota Public Radio show Morning Edition on March 25, to discuss the possibility of the state’s former governor, Jesse Ventura, running for the Libertarian Party 2016 Presidential nomination. Click here to read the article and listen to the interview.