Thing you hate about the Libertarians the most

[afcassidy]

I think a name change to something more like "The Liberty Party" would be helpful. 

Voters don't have the longest attention spans, and explaining the word Libertarian takes up a valuable 20 seconds... probably as much of their time as you'll get. 

[MaC]

The libertarians should join the Republicans

naw, the Republicans should join the libertarians, and meanwhile drop the hawkish foreign policy, war on drugs, and hard right religious issues. 

[MasterJedi]

The libertarians should join the Republicans

naw, the Republicans should join the libertarians, and meanwhile drop the hawkish foreign policy, war on drugs, and hard right religious issues. 

Uh how about not!

[MaC]

oh cummon MasterJedi, we'd be able to pummel liberals into submission : )

Then, after we beat them, and the Democrats become the third party noone votes for, we can split again.

[Bono]

Trouble with the Libertarians is that they don't lie.

[Alcon]

The libertarians should join the Republicans

naw, the Republicans should join the libertarians, and meanwhile drop the hawkish foreign policy, war on drugs, and hard right religious issues. 

Or the Libertarians could become willing to comprimise on foreign policy and stop extremist positions like acting like tax evaders are freedom fighters and then more than a half of a percent of the population might vote for them.

[Jake]

oh cummon MasterJedi, we'd be able to pummel liberals into submission : )

Then, after we beat them, and the Democrats become the third party noone votes for, we can split again.

You have how many members again? Add the Libertarian votes and Republican votes in the states in 2004. Nothing changes.

[Jake]

Rossi won that anyway

[A18]

oh cummon MasterJedi, we'd be able to pummel liberals into submission : )

Then, after we beat them, and the Democrats become the third party noone votes for, we can split again.

You have how many members again? Add the Libertarian votes and Republican votes in the states in 2004. Nothing changes.

We would have won more Senate seats in 2000.

[Jake]

I'm interested. How many exactly and which ones?

[A18]

Actually, just Washington. Michigan would have been closer.

[MaC]

Also, we could've changed the result of the 2000 Presidential.  There were like 5 or 6 states that (without Nader) Harry Browne could have swung the election with.

[Alcon]

Actually, just Washington. Michigan would have been closer.

That is one case where the Libertarian vote would have probably been mostly split - the candidate was a lesbian, which brought many socially liberal voters out that would normally vote Democratic.

[afcassidy]

I think the Libertarians had major effects on the 2002 governor's races in Wisconsin and Oregon.  Their 2004 Presidential campaign was largely a waste of effort, though.

[afcassidy]

Partly inspired by the discussion here I've written an article for my blog on 8 things the LP needs to do...

Would appreciate feedback.

http://thirdpartywatch.com/?p=8

[Platypus]

ING STRAWMAN TECHNIQUES.

This applies to trhe gun lobby, especially/also.