Yearly Archives
2011
Root in The Washington Times: The ‘Supercommitee’ should fail
LNCC Chairman Wayne Root exposes the truth about Republicans and fiscal responsibility in this column in today’s Washington Times: “The congressional supercommittee tasked with cutting the debt is almost out of time. Good. Run out the clock. If its members do not come to an agreement, we’ll be forced to accept automatic across-the-board cuts to […]
Read more48% would consider voting for libertarian, most support libertarian proposals
A new Reason-Rupe Public Opinion Survey finds large public support for voting for a libertarian candidate, and for libertarian economic polices. Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans would consider voting for a third-party candidate who is economically conservative and socially liberal. In a tightly, contested three-way race a candidate would only need between 35 and 40 […]
Read moreVa. Libertarian sets new mark with 31.5%, statistically ties GOP across ballot
“On November 8, Virginia elected its legislature. Libertarian Party nominee Mike R. Kane, running in the 41st House seat in Fairfax County in a two-person race, polled 31.5% of the vote,” Richard Winger’s Ballot Access News reports. ” The incumbent Democrat, Eileen Filler-Corn, won the election.” That’s significant for two reasons. First, Kane’s 31.5 percent […]
Read moreEvery vote counts. Libertarian beats GOP incumbent by one vote.
Richard Winger’s Ballot Access News reports: “On November 8, 2011, the town of Henry, Indiana, held partisan elections for Town Council…For the third seat, two candidates were on the ballot, Libertarian Dennis Denney and Republican incumbent Rebecca Hammer. The final results show that Denney received 93 votes and Hammer received 92. Thanks to Rick Hasen […]
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