82% of Voters Will See at least One Libertarian on their Ballots
October 19th, 2010
There is at least one Libertarian on the ballot across the U.S, in areas containing 81.9% of the voters, for the November 2010 election. The Libertarian Party, as is usual in midterm years, is on the ballot in more places than any other minor party.
For 2010, the equivalent percentages for other leading minor parties are: Green, 54.6%; Constitution, 39.0%; Working Families, 8.8%. Of course, most of the Working Families Party nominees are also Democratic Party nominees.
Also, 7.3% of the voters will see a candidate on the ballot with the Tea Party label, but there is no nationally-organized political party with that name. Voters will see the Tea Party label in Florida, Nevada, and in a single U.S. House district in New Jersey. And, 9.5% of voters will see an Independence Party nominee on their ballots, but there is no national political party with that name, just three particular state parties in Minnesota, New York, and South Carolina.
- www.ballot-access.org/2010/10/19/82-of-voters-will-see-at-least-one-libertarian-on-their-ballots/
82% of Voters Will See at least One Libertarian on their Ballots
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by KenH, Oct 21, 2010.
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So!!!, If there's one on my ballot I won't vote for him or her and I believe that will be the case with most voters. Just because there's a lot of them running doesn't mean they will be voted into office.
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I could not support a party who is pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage. I didnt not have to read far to disqualify the whole party.
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And in all likelihood, 82% of voters are going to see on the ballot a Libertarian candidate who will lose.
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preachinjesus Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I'll be voting out almost every incumbent in office from both parties. If a libertarian is there and has a good foundation of principles (I am pretty well read on the candidates before I go and vote) I'll vote for them.
We need to completely overhaul all elected offices in DC and reduce the employment base of the federal government. Of this I am absolutely convinced. -
From the Libertarian official website: http://www.lp.org/platform
1.3 Personal Relationships
Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should have no impact on the government's treatment of individuals, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws. Government does not have the authority to define, license or
restrict personal relationships. Consenting adults should be free to choose their own sexual practices and personal relationships.
1.4 Abortion
Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on all sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration. -
True enough the libertarians are not pro-life, but neither are they pro-abortion. They are pro-liberty; they think the government should stay out of it.
I agree with them on many points, but abortion is one where I have to disagree. Where your liberty ends is where mine begins and when your liberty costs another human being their life, then that is no longer liberty.
I do think it is very interesting how when we go far enough to the left or right we seem to come full circle. Anarchism is the end result of either political extreme.
The protection of the innocents and the helpless is a valid function of government. -
Fiscal change will come only because it is forced on the politicians of the major parties. Of course, even such fiscal change will not stop the march toward more of a police state. -
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My problem with the Libertarian Party's position can be best summed up by a quotation commonly attributed to Edmund Burke.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Libertarians would do nothing about abortion.
Nothing about drug abuse.
Nothing on a whole host of other moral issues. -
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Ron Paul is the closest that we have to a Libertarian in Federal office to my knowledge.
And he is really big on earmarks. -
On their tolerant stance on abortion...