The last week saw a mix of tragedy and triumph for Libertarians.
Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Doug Butzier died in a plane crash a week ago today on his return from a campaign event that evening, according to a KWWL news report. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. Read more about why Libertarian Doug Butzier ran for office.
In brighter news, Libertarian polls numbers indicate that the demand continues to grow steadily for Libertarians while approval of the two old parties remains low.
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Libertarians getting 9% support for Congress in poll
According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Oct. 15, more voters say they will support Libertarians for Congress this year, compared to the last mid-term elections in 2010.
The Wall Street Journal reports, "The poll found that voters are more likely than four years ago to say they would vote for Libertarian and Green party candidates if given a chance, with Libertarians drawing support from 9% of likely voters."
That's a significant increase from 2010, when a similar Wall Street Journal poll indicated 5–6 percent of voters would support Libertarians.
Gallup polls
continue to say Americans want a third party
Polling firm Gallup reports:
A majority of U.S. adults, 58%, say a third U.S. political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic parties "do such a poor job" representing the American people.
Americans' current desire for a third party is consistent with their generally negative views of both the Republican and Democratic parties, with only about four in 10 viewing each positively.
ND
Libertarian Jack Seaman the "break-out star" of debate
Jack Seaman,
LP North Dakota candidate
for U.S. House
"... the real break-out star of the debate was Libertarian Party candidate Jack Seaman," wrote Rob Port. "Agree with his positions or not, he was engaged and articulate and seemed to have a reasonable understanding of what he was talking about. Before I even saw this debate my inbox and social media accounts were full of people telling me how surprised they were at Seaman's performance."
Georgia
LP state chair featured in Ozy.com
Doug Craig
Libertarian
gubernatorial candidate will keep Alaska free of state income tax
Carolyn Clift
"Alaska needs a Libertarian governor to fight the overspending in Juneau and bring our budget back to sustainable levels," Clift wrote on her candidate website position page. "As governor, I will use my line-item veto power to shrink the budget back down to $5.5 billion; to prevent deficit spending; and to prevent reinstating the income tax."
Libertarian
anti-prohibition activist Bill Wohlsifer running for AG
Libertarian
Party of Florida candidate for attorney general Bill Wohlsifer has worked for
years to ease the pain of Floridians who suffer from diseases that can be
successfully treated with medical marijuana. He is the author of the Cathy
Jordan Medical Cannabis Act (2012), a bill that was introduced in the state
senate earlier this year.
Bill Wohlsifer is also the first Libertarian candidate for AG in Florida's history. He had an excellent showing against the Republican and Democrat challenger in a mainstream televised debate.
Wohlsifer has stated that his first act as Florida's chief legal officer will be to remove cannabis from Schedule I of Florida's controlled substances list, to Schedules II and III.
His next action will be to withdraw Florida from an EPA lawsuit that favors the fertilizer industry over the will of the people, and then to dismiss all five pending appeals against favorable same-gender marriage court decisions in Florida. That is day one in office.
Colorado
Libertarian Lily Williams brings lessons from China to her bid for state house
Lily Williams
"By telling my own story, I wanted to share my message with you: Big governments do not work; big governments are very dangerous because they eventually use force," Williams said. "Big government attracts people who love power and control."
Williams spent 24 years living under the communist regime before emigrating to the United States. But she fears the United States is becoming more socialist, and losing the freedoms for which she came here.
"I've known Lily personally for many years, and she has a passion for protecting freedom and liberty, born out of her experience as an immigrant from communist China," said LNC chair and fomer Colorado LP vice-chair Nicholas Sarwark. "She's deeply involved in the community in Parker and committed to work hard for the residents of her district, and I couldn't be more proud that she's carrying the banner of the Libertarian Party."
Wife of
Libertarian for governor speaks out against newspaper's election coverage
Keen and Eileen Umbehr
Dear Mr. Adler,
I respect your right to conclude in advance that my husband, Keen Umbehr, will not win the upcoming Kansas governor's race. I also respect the Kansas City Star's right to cover the race however they see fit as I am keenly aware of what they say about those who buy their ink by the barrel.
Much to the chagrin of many, Keen's entrance in the governor's race has made it a 3-way competition, thereby lowering the threshold for the number of votes needed to obtain a victory.
But even if you don't think Keen has a chance of winning, it doesn't change the fact that his name will appear on the November 4 ballot as a third option for Kansas voters. In my way of thinking, that makes his candidacy newsworthy.
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Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Doug Butzier died in a plane crash a week ago today on his return from a campaign event that evening, according to a KWWL news report. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known. Read more about why Libertarian Doug Butzier ran for office.
In brighter news, Libertarian polls numbers indicate that the demand continues to grow steadily for Libertarians while approval of the two old parties remains low.
- Libertarians getting 9% support for
Congress in poll
- Gallup polls continue to say
Americans want a third party
- ND Libertarian Jack Seaman the
"break-out star" of debate
- Georgia LP state chair featured in
Ozy.com
- Libertarian gubernatorial candidate
will keep Alaska free of state income tax
- Libertarian anti-prohibition
activist Bill Wohlsifer running for AG
- Colorado Libertarian Lily Williams
brings lessons from China to her bid for state house
- Wife of Libertarian for governor
speaks out against newspaper's election coverage
Libertarians getting 9% support for Congress in poll
According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Oct. 15, more voters say they will support Libertarians for Congress this year, compared to the last mid-term elections in 2010.
The Wall Street Journal reports, "The poll found that voters are more likely than four years ago to say they would vote for Libertarian and Green party candidates if given a chance, with Libertarians drawing support from 9% of likely voters."
That's a significant increase from 2010, when a similar Wall Street Journal poll indicated 5–6 percent of voters would support Libertarians.
Polling firm Gallup reports:
A majority of U.S. adults, 58%, say a third U.S. political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic parties "do such a poor job" representing the American people.
Americans' current desire for a third party is consistent with their generally negative views of both the Republican and Democratic parties, with only about four in 10 viewing each positively.
Jack Seaman,
LP North Dakota candidate
for U.S. House
"... the real break-out star of the debate was Libertarian Party candidate Jack Seaman," wrote Rob Port. "Agree with his positions or not, he was engaged and articulate and seemed to have a reasonable understanding of what he was talking about. Before I even saw this debate my inbox and social media accounts were full of people telling me how surprised they were at Seaman's performance."
Doug Craig
Carolyn Clift
"Alaska needs a Libertarian governor to fight the overspending in Juneau and bring our budget back to sustainable levels," Clift wrote on her candidate website position page. "As governor, I will use my line-item veto power to shrink the budget back down to $5.5 billion; to prevent deficit spending; and to prevent reinstating the income tax."
Libertarian
Party of Florida candidate for attorney general Bill Wohlsifer has worked for
years to ease the pain of Floridians who suffer from diseases that can be
successfully treated with medical marijuana. He is the author of the Cathy
Jordan Medical Cannabis Act (2012), a bill that was introduced in the state
senate earlier this year.Bill Wohlsifer is also the first Libertarian candidate for AG in Florida's history. He had an excellent showing against the Republican and Democrat challenger in a mainstream televised debate.
Wohlsifer has stated that his first act as Florida's chief legal officer will be to remove cannabis from Schedule I of Florida's controlled substances list, to Schedules II and III.
His next action will be to withdraw Florida from an EPA lawsuit that favors the fertilizer industry over the will of the people, and then to dismiss all five pending appeals against favorable same-gender marriage court decisions in Florida. That is day one in office.
Lily Williams
"By telling my own story, I wanted to share my message with you: Big governments do not work; big governments are very dangerous because they eventually use force," Williams said. "Big government attracts people who love power and control."
Williams spent 24 years living under the communist regime before emigrating to the United States. But she fears the United States is becoming more socialist, and losing the freedoms for which she came here.
"I've known Lily personally for many years, and she has a passion for protecting freedom and liberty, born out of her experience as an immigrant from communist China," said LNC chair and fomer Colorado LP vice-chair Nicholas Sarwark. "She's deeply involved in the community in Parker and committed to work hard for the residents of her district, and I couldn't be more proud that she's carrying the banner of the Libertarian Party."
Keen and Eileen Umbehr
Dear Mr. Adler,
I respect your right to conclude in advance that my husband, Keen Umbehr, will not win the upcoming Kansas governor's race. I also respect the Kansas City Star's right to cover the race however they see fit as I am keenly aware of what they say about those who buy their ink by the barrel.
Much to the chagrin of many, Keen's entrance in the governor's race has made it a 3-way competition, thereby lowering the threshold for the number of votes needed to obtain a victory.
But even if you don't think Keen has a chance of winning, it doesn't change the fact that his name will appear on the November 4 ballot as a third option for Kansas voters. In my way of thinking, that makes his candidacy newsworthy.
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