From NBC News on March 24: “As the Republican Party grapples with a potential Donald Trump nomination, third parties – especially those with established infrastructures and widespread ballot access – could become an avenue for alternatives. “The split in the Republican Party over Trump’s candidacy has opened up a wide range of possibilities if a […]
Gov. Gary Johnson, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nomination, is polling at 11% in a three-way race against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and GOP front-runner Donald Trump, according to a Monmouth University poll this week. Clinton was at 42 percent, Trump was at 34 percent, and Johnson was at 11 percent. Read articles covering the poll in […]
Aaron Starr The city of Oxnard, California is heading to court in an attempt to stave off a resident’s effort to overturn sewer rate hikes at the ballot box, the city announced Wednesday evening. The city is suing former LNC treasurer and long time LP activist Aaron Starr, who earlier this month filed paperwork for a planned signature drive […]
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Gary Johnson The New York Times ran a feature story on March 22 on Gary Johnson, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination. “…the anti-Trump movement’s only hope to save the party might be a Libertarian. According to Julia Azari, a professor of political science at Marquette University, a Trump victory would actually prove […]
Gary Johnson Gary Johnson, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential nomination, was interviewed on March 19 by CNBC. “I do believe that the vast majority of the people in this country are libertarian; they just don’t know it yet,” said Mr. Johnson. Click here to read the interview.
For Immediate Release Monday, March 21, 2016 Today the Oklahoma State Election Board announced that the Libertarian Party’s (OKLP) petition submitted on February 22 is valid, allowing candidates to appear on the state’s November ballot as Libertarians. OKLP has not been recognized as an official political organization in the state since 2000. To become a […]
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“‘We are friends of refugees — those fleeing war torn countries, those fleeing desperate poverty, and also those fleeing despotic candidates such as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We welcome former Republicans and Democrats who value liberty and justice for all to find a new home in the Libertarian Party,’ the organization notes in a […]
By Justin Raimondo This abridged version of a Nov. 3, 2014, column by Justin Raimondo was reprinted with permission from Antiwar.com in the June 2015 issue of LP News (page 11). It applies to all Libertarian issues, not just war. Why participate in electoral politics? This is a question I’m often asked by antiwar activists […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 16, 2016 It looks increasingly likely that Mr. Trump and Sec. Clinton will be the nominees for the Republican and Democratic Parties. Neither candidate is a friend to liberty. And freedom-loving Americans everywhere are deeply concerned. For quite some time, Pew Research Center polls have consistently shown that more Americans […]
Huffington Post Hill editor wrote: “If you’re a Republican who can’t stand to vote for Donald Trump, Gary Johnson might be your guy.” “…The way Johnson sees it, there’s a “vast middle” of the electorate that would be drawn to his socially liberal, economically conservative platform and turned off by the polarizing figures that are […]
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