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60% of voters see no progress on economy. Libertarians offer a plan.
A Poll Position survey of 1,242 registered voters, conducted Feb. 12, finds only 38 percent of voters think the U.S. economy is getting better. Another 38 percent think the economy is becoming worse, while 22 percent say it’s staying the same. Among independent voters the numbers are even grimmer. A whopping 48 percent say the […]
Read moreWhy are independent voters turning libertarian?
Aside from the fact we’re right on everything 100% of the time. Matt Welch looks at the growing phenomenon of independent voters backing libertarian candidates in this month’s issue of Reason. He writes, in part: But even after the initial Iowa caucuses, exit polls showed something extraordinary: Independents are making up for the enthusiasm gap […]
Read morePoll du jour: Libertarian electorate growing
A Gallup poll finds 37 percent of Americans support “a government that provides only the most basic government functions,” roughly the share of the vote needed to win a three-way election contest. Gallup asked Americans “where would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means you think the government should […]
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 […]
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