Press releases and fundraising related items
As political news is embroiled in congressional hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sexual assault allegations made against him, Congress is also busy quietly passing staggering spending bills with bipartisan support. “In front of the cameras, Democrats and Republicans in Congress are distracting us with a he-said-she-said reality show,” said Libertarian National […]
Dear Libertarian, We are on a mission to elect more Libertarians to state legislatures! There are several candidates running in Western states, in races that are particularly opportune for us. To help them campaign as aggressively as possible, we’ve deployed two field teams to help in these targeted races. Would you please pitch in? $25 […]
Libertarian Party voter registration has surged 92 percent in the last 10 years, according to Ballot Access News. The number of registered Democrats has declined 8 percent over that time, and Republican voter registration is down 5 percent. Democrats and Republicans are also being battered by people leaving their tribes to register as independents, who […]
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Store shelves at a Publix supermarket in Winter Haven, Fla., before Hurricane Irma struck in September 2017.Photo by Andrew Heneen (CC BY 4.0). As Hurricane Florence reaches the eastern seaboard, people in the storm’s path have gathered necessities to ready themselves for potential disaster. These preparations have also brought a litany of warnings about price […]
On Sept. 12, the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected a scheme by Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver to implement straight-ticket voting for ballots in the November election. The justices took less than three hours to render their decision after hearing arguments. A. Blair Dunn, the Libertarian Party candidate for attorney general who drafted […]
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 7 would eliminate capital gains taxes on most transactions conducted with precious metals. West Virginia Rep. Alex Mooney introduced the Money Metals Tax Neutrality Act, which was quickly cosponsored by Rep. French Hill of Arkansas and Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho. If passed, the […]
Dear Libertarian, Months and months of hard work have been paying off as we cross the ballot-access finish line in more states. This week, we add Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania to the tally. That puts us at ballot access in 48 states (plus DC) for 2018! It is also worth noting and celebrating that […]
Libertarian Party candidates throughout the United States are walking the walk necessary to win elections this fall, at all levels of government. Gov. Gary Johnson announced his campaign for U.S. Senate at an Aug. 16 press conference in Albuquerque, N.M. In a recently announced high-profile race, former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is running […]
President Donald Trump has started trade wars with China, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, and probably every country he’s ever heard of is in his sights. When someone picks a fight with multiple opponents, it’s a safe bet that some of those opponents will fight back rather than knuckle under. It’s happening, and the United States […]
Dear Libertarian, Last week, I told you about a special opportunity to have your donation DOUBLED, as we work to provide a customized database for state and local parties. I’m happy to share with you that since then Libertarians have contributed $5,336 towards this project! That has been doubled to $10,672! And, that has funded […]
Heriberto Pons, vice president of the Cuban Libertarian Party–José Martí, was arrested along with four other Libertarian activists by Cuban state security sorces on Aug. 20, according to a report by Mamela Fiallo Flor in the PanAm Post. They were arrested at their party headquarters after formulating a statement opposing Decree 349, which, when it […]
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