Recent content by svf

5% nationally would be epic yet unlikely. But keep in mind that in many states, the percentage to get automatic ballot access for LP is much lower... http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/statewide-libertarian-vote-totals-that-will-give-lp-ballot-access

Apparently not... http://www.dailypaul.com/257044/new-york-state-write-in-for-ron-paul

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-conservative-vote-a-symposium/ Lots to chew on here, including some love for Gary, Virgil, and writing in Ron. This is probably my favorite bit...

Eight minutes of relative sanity on MSNBC of all places...

http://libertyunbound.com/node/920 "The Case for Johnson" is very well stated, in my opinion... The whole article is an excellent read, no matter how you've decided to vote (or not...)

Far more common situation is people vote for the "top of the ballot" races and ignore all the local, judges, district, etc. stuff. Also lots of people (myself included) simply don't vote if there is only one candidate running for a given office. For example, in my Illinois district there...

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/the-odd-case-of-the-undecided-fiscal-conservativesocial-liberal/ Excellent observations...

Yeah, I guess he's been on the record on this since 2009 - not sure where he stood while in office, however... http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/tom-tancredo-says-legalize-drugs/

Sure, but check out these quotes too - he actually seems to support the idea of legalization... I guess this is progress!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/16/marijuana-legalization-conservatives_n_1969556.html Tom Tancredo... !?! Will wonders never cease?

I can sympathize with this. I've been more-or-less underwhelmed and/or disappointed in Gary's campaign - the ads, the fundraising pitches, the "strategy", etc. I know it's hard to run without much funding, but he hasn't made the most of his limited resources in my opinion. Also wasting a lot...

Then, by your definition, Ron Paul is not a "true" libertarian either. He belives in federal restrictions on immigration. He would let states impose restrictions on drug use. He would let the states pass their own laws defining marriage. He would let the states legislate in favor of or...

Sorry if I wan't clear, but what I don't understand is the "democrat in libertarian clothing" thing. Of course I understand the concerns you listed, from a "purist" point-of-view for lack of a better term (I am sympathetic to this at times, being a fairly hard-core Libertarian guy for 15+...

I don't understand this. Sure, his positions on Civil Liberties, Immigration, Gay Marriage, Afghanistan War, War on Drugs are more in line with supposed "Democrat" positions (not actually held or practiced by most elected Democrats any more). Ron Paul has often been criticized for pretty much...

Note the wording of the question: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/pollingcenter/polls/3250 Unless somebody volunteered "other" or "no opinion" their answers were not included in the poll. I also assume anyone who said "neither" was not included in the "other" or "no opinion" categories, but...