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New Gallup Poll: 46 percent of Americans don't identify as either Democrat or Republican
More good news for Libertarian Party prospects.
Americans who self-identify as politically independent hit a 25-year high of 46 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll did not ask participants if they identified specifically as Libertarian.
For all polls conducted during 2013, the average percentage of respondents who identified as independent was 42 percent, another high mark since Gallup started conducting the poll 25 years ago.
North Carolina
Libertarians see opportunity in rising discontent of voters
Brad Hessel,
LP North Carolina
Executive Director
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina's new executive director believes the growing public dissatisfaction with the government in general and the "two-party" system in particular offers a new opportunity to move public policy in a more libertarian direction.
"As the Democrats and Republicans move us relentlessly down the road to hell, kicking the can as we go, more and more Americans can feel the heat rising," said Brad Hessel, who was appointed last month.
LPIN targets vulnerable
state House seats in 2014 Indiana election
The
Indiana LP will be targeting vulnerable state House seats in the 2014 election,
the state affiliate announced
in a Thursday press release, which presented an initial list of 20 sitting
politicians that LPIN Chair Dan Drexler says they hope will be defeated in
November:
On Thursday, the Libertarian Party of Indiana released a list of targeted Indiana House seats to challenge in 2014. The list contains a mix of twenty Republican and Democrat held seats.
Those seats include:
Ed Soliday, District 4; B. Patrick Bauer, District 6; Ryan Dvorak, District 8; Vernon Smith, District 14; Harold Slager, District 15; Tim Wesco, District 21; Randolph Truitt, District 26; Eric Turner, District 32; Jack Lutz, District 35; Heath Vannater, District 38; Alan Morrison, District 42; Kreg Battles, District 45; Richard Hamm, District 56; Peggy Mayfield, District 60; Matt Ubelhor, District 62; Thomas Washburne, District 64; Lloyd Arnold, District 74; Wendy McNamara, District 76; Christina Hale, District 87; and Mike Speedy, District 90.
2014 State
Conventions
Visit LP.org for a schedule of Libertarian state conventions in 2014. Click on each state to get more information. Not all states have conventions every year. Some states have not scheduled their conventions yet. Updates will be posted as they become available.
Ohio LP court
victory cuts back GOP attempt to block ballot access
A U.S. district court ruling on Jan. 7 substantially reduced the onerous ballot access rules that Ohio Republicans attempted to impose on Libertarians running for office, leaving the Ohio LP in good shape for retaining ballot access through 2018.
State LP Chair Kevin Knedler reports that:
New
Hampshire legislature first to vote in favor of marijuana legalization
Defeat of the failed war on marijuana — long opposed by the Libertarian Party — took another giant step forward on Jan. 15 when the New Hampshire House became the first legislative body in the United States to vote in favor of legalization of cannabis.
The bill, H.B. 492, would decriminalize possession of one ounce of marijuana by adults and would allow residents to grow up to six plants. It passed in the House by a vote of 170-162 after heated debate.
US
government 'manipulating' unemployment rate
The US
government is "manipulating" the country's "dangerously
high" unemployment rate, one of the many ways that it "deceives
American voters," a political analyst tells Press TV.
"Manipulating the unemployment rate is one of many ways that the federal government deceives American voters," said Carla Howell, the political director for the Libertarian National Committee in Washington.
"The unemployment rate is dangerously high for young workers. They're trapped between a rock and a hard place," she said on Monday.
"But young workers aren't the only ones affected. Workers of all ages are struggling to find well-paying jobs," she added.
"No matter what politicians claim the unemployment rate is, workers searching for jobs know better. They see that Democratic and Republican promises to ‘stimulate the economy' have utterly failed."
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New Gallup Poll: 46 percent of Americans don't identify as either Democrat or Republican
More good news for Libertarian Party prospects.
Americans who self-identify as politically independent hit a 25-year high of 46 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll did not ask participants if they identified specifically as Libertarian.
For all polls conducted during 2013, the average percentage of respondents who identified as independent was 42 percent, another high mark since Gallup started conducting the poll 25 years ago.
Brad Hessel,
LP North Carolina
Executive Director
The Libertarian Party of North Carolina's new executive director believes the growing public dissatisfaction with the government in general and the "two-party" system in particular offers a new opportunity to move public policy in a more libertarian direction.
"As the Democrats and Republicans move us relentlessly down the road to hell, kicking the can as we go, more and more Americans can feel the heat rising," said Brad Hessel, who was appointed last month.
The
Indiana LP will be targeting vulnerable state House seats in the 2014 election,
the state affiliate announced
in a Thursday press release, which presented an initial list of 20 sitting
politicians that LPIN Chair Dan Drexler says they hope will be defeated in
November:On Thursday, the Libertarian Party of Indiana released a list of targeted Indiana House seats to challenge in 2014. The list contains a mix of twenty Republican and Democrat held seats.
Those seats include:
Ed Soliday, District 4; B. Patrick Bauer, District 6; Ryan Dvorak, District 8; Vernon Smith, District 14; Harold Slager, District 15; Tim Wesco, District 21; Randolph Truitt, District 26; Eric Turner, District 32; Jack Lutz, District 35; Heath Vannater, District 38; Alan Morrison, District 42; Kreg Battles, District 45; Richard Hamm, District 56; Peggy Mayfield, District 60; Matt Ubelhor, District 62; Thomas Washburne, District 64; Lloyd Arnold, District 74; Wendy McNamara, District 76; Christina Hale, District 87; and Mike Speedy, District 90.
Visit LP.org for a schedule of Libertarian state conventions in 2014. Click on each state to get more information. Not all states have conventions every year. Some states have not scheduled their conventions yet. Updates will be posted as they become available.
A U.S. district court ruling on Jan. 7 substantially reduced the onerous ballot access rules that Ohio Republicans attempted to impose on Libertarians running for office, leaving the Ohio LP in good shape for retaining ballot access through 2018.
State LP Chair Kevin Knedler reports that:
- Libertarians will be included in the primary election
and on the November ballot in 2014, labeled as Libertarian.
- He expects the Libertarian governor candidate Charles
Earl to win more than 2 percent of the vote in November. He is currently
polling at 6 percent. This will keep the LP on the ballot for four years
instead of two years.
- The LP's 2016 presidential candidate will likely make
the ballot.
Defeat of the failed war on marijuana — long opposed by the Libertarian Party — took another giant step forward on Jan. 15 when the New Hampshire House became the first legislative body in the United States to vote in favor of legalization of cannabis.
The bill, H.B. 492, would decriminalize possession of one ounce of marijuana by adults and would allow residents to grow up to six plants. It passed in the House by a vote of 170-162 after heated debate.
The US
government is "manipulating" the country's "dangerously
high" unemployment rate, one of the many ways that it "deceives
American voters," a political analyst tells Press TV."Manipulating the unemployment rate is one of many ways that the federal government deceives American voters," said Carla Howell, the political director for the Libertarian National Committee in Washington.
"The unemployment rate is dangerously high for young workers. They're trapped between a rock and a hard place," she said on Monday.
"But young workers aren't the only ones affected. Workers of all ages are struggling to find well-paying jobs," she added.
"No matter what politicians claim the unemployment rate is, workers searching for jobs know better. They see that Democratic and Republican promises to ‘stimulate the economy' have utterly failed."
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