Maybe so, maybe not? The more important point is that fewer Libertarians won election this year than in previous years, perhaps as much as a decade on the local level. And we're now at 35 years and counting, and still the LP has not elected a single Congressman, and has no State Legislators.
Nobody cares about percentages. Only winning matters. --- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that fewer voters run > every year. If fewer candidates run, they get fewer votes. If you > chase away real libertarians, infest the LP with Republicans who gut > the platform, you get less libertarian candidates. > > Those who did run, averaged better than most years ... like me. > > > > --- In [email protected], Eric Dondero <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > For First Time Since 1998, Libertarians Fall > Short of 1,000,000 Votes for US House November 16th, 2006 Teddy > Roosevelt�s Progressive Party polled 2,205,542 votes for its > candidates for US House in 1912, and 1,117,939 votes for that office > in 1914. > > But after that, no party other than the Democratic and Republican > Parties had ever polled as much as 1,000,000 votes for its candidates > for US House, until the Libertarians did it in 2000, 2002, and 2004. > The totals were: 2000 1,727,181; 2002 1,204,248; 2004 1,026,668. > > But in 2006, the Libertarians have fallen short of that benchmark. > With approximately 98% of the national vote now counted, the > Libertarian total (not including the special election in the Texas > 22nd district) stands at 608,308. The lower total is a consequence of > fewer Libertarian candidates this year (for that office) than in any > year since 1994. > > The US Senate Libertarian total this year so far is 602,436. > > This year, the 2nd highest total for US House was achieved by the > Green Party, whose total now stands at 273,071. The Green US Senate > total so far is 358,067. > > > > > > > > > > Libertarian Republicans > > > > Fiscally Conservative, Socially Tolerant & Pro-Defense! > > > > Dondero is a US Navy Veteran, former Libertarian Party National > Committeeman, fmr. Senior Aide to US Congressman Ron Paul R-TX, and > Founder of the Republican Liberty Caucus. www.mainstreamlibertarian.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
