As the wildest political year in recent memory comes to an end, it’s time for politicos across the spectrum to take stock of what worked and what didn’t in our modern political era.
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Posts published in December 2016
Via email from LPHQ:
Dear Libertarian,
Some folks have asked me why the Libertarian Party is not participating in Jill Stein’s recount efforts.
My answer is that Libertarians don’t have a preferred flavor of statism.…
Email from the Freedom Socialist Party:
Wow, what a year. Everybody sees 2016 as politically extraordinary – literally, out of the ordinary. In some ways that’s true.…
Ralph Nader at blog.nader.org:
The Trumpsters are coming to town—led by a failed gambling czar, corporate welfare king and major tax escapee—and they are hell bent on unmaking Washington, D.C.…
IPR reader Jim in comments on a prior post:
If one only looks at the races where voting for a libertarian was an option, the LP has taken a larger percentage of those contested elections for President, US Senate, and US House every year since 2004.
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Gubernatorial Totals by Party, 2016:
Here are national totals for gubernatorial races, by party, for the November 2016 election:
Republican 9,688,152
Democratic 9,288,358
Libertarian 392,890
Green 69,107
Independent Party of Oregon 47,481
Constitution 23,441
Independent American 15,912
Liberty Union 8,912Independent candidates got 30,019.
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Dear Libertarian,
As you consider your end-of-the-year charitable giving, please consider giving to the Libertarian Party.
2016 was a record-breaking year for the Libertarian Party because generations of Libertarians such as you have been investing faithfully in our growth.…
Dear Fellow Patriots:
The 2016 tumultuous and historic General Election is behind us and it has opened numerous doors of opportunity for the Constitution Party.…