It includes each and every single member of the Republican party who calls themselves Libertarian including ANYONE you mention who appeared on the ballot as a Republican.
--- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So Paul, does that include Don Gorman? Gorman and the other 3 > elected to the NH Legislature in the mid-1990s that the LP was so > proud about were actually elected as Republicans. > > For instance, Gorman got fully 48% of his vote on the Republican > line and 6% on the Libertarian line of the ballot. > > They "Caucused" in the Legislature as "Libertarians" but appeared on > the ballot as Republicans. > > Please explain. > > Oh, and btw, how about those two "Libertarian" City Councilman up in > Troy, Michigan (pop. 70,000), Martin Holyroke and the other guy > (forget his name?), who the LP is so proud of. Both were supported > by the local GOP, at least one of them calls himself a "libertarian > Republican," and both are active with the local Republicans. > > Oh, and I should also mention that in the 2 years Andre Marrou was > an elected Libertarian State Legislator in Alaska, 1985-87, he > caucused with the Republicans. > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > There are absolutely zero libertarians serving in state > legislatures > > or in any other position while in the Republican party. > > > > > > [ModeratorNote: I slipped up by letting Eric's comment thru, > > so you get to rebut this once. > > > > WHO iz or iz not a libertarian is OFF-topic in this forum while > > WHAT is or is not libertarian is always ON-topic here. > > > > -TLP ] > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > Sounds like you're sympathetic to the libertarian Republican > > > strategy. You may wish to check out the libt. GOP movement at > > > www.rlc.org or over at Yahoo Libertarian Republican group. > > > > > > BTW, there are at least 20 hardcore libertarians serving in > state > > > legislatures around the country right now as Republicans, many > > > affiliated directly with the Libertarian Party, in states such > as > > > Michigan (!!), California, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Mass, NH > and > > > Alaska. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" <rockroller@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Scott is as Libertarian as you, Paul. > > > > > > > > He accomplished much running as a Republican. He stuck to his > > > > Libertarian positions, yet still managed to earn the > endorsement of > > > > the local Republican party. If he continues his hard work, he > > > could > > > > very well be, eventually, the Ron Paul of Illinois. > > > > > > > > His switch to the GOP also played a big part in shaking the > > > Illinois > > > > LP out of it's dysfunction and begin it's move back towards > > > effectiveness. > > > > > > > > Scott accomplished much for libertarianism in this area by > running > > > as > > > > a Republican. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Assuming he actually WAS a libertarian (which is almost > never > > > the case > > > > > with people YOU describe as libertarians), he sold his soul > in > > > hopes > > > > > of winning and he still lost. What did he accomplish by > running > > > as a > > > > > Republican? NOTHING. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In case you guys hadn't heard yet, Libertarian Party > member > > > and > > > > > > current Republican Scott Bludhorn lost his GOP primary > race to > > > the > > > > > > incumbenet 54 to 46% in the Chicago suburbs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Though, Scott did increase his vote substantially from his > 9% > > > showing > > > > > > as an LPer in 2004. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's hope his runs again for the seat in the future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
