[randita]

I’m not a libertarian, but those people who vote libertarian are saying, “we don’t like the R or the D”. So it’s jumping to conclusions to think that any of those voters would vote for the R or the D, especially in great enough numbers to make a difference for either candidate.

[Rockitz]

The intersection between Liberterian and Repbulican ideology is much greater than that between Liberterians and Democrats. Virginia Liberterians just shot themselves in their collective foot. Idiots!

[Longbow1969]

I’m not a libertarian, but those people who vote libertarian are saying, “we don’t like the R or the D”. So it’s jumping to conclusions to think that any of those voters would vote for the R or the D, especially in great enough numbers to make a difference for either candidate.

It is definitely true that Libertarians play the spoiler role in some districts/states handing victories to Democrats that Republicans would have otherwise had. However, in Virginia I don't think that dynamic is true. From everything I've heard and witnessed, Libertarian voters here draw as much or more from Democrats as they do Republicans - infact many simply wouldn't have voted for either of the two major parties. They chose to flush their votes down the crapper by voting 3rd party, but I don't think it hurt either Cuccinelli or Gillespie.

[duffee]

Two years ago in the Virginia Governors race didn’t democrats financially support the libertarian campaign? Did they do it again this time? If it’s true now or then, to me it takes away any legitamacy or credibility the libertarians have.

[sloop]

“I’m not a libertarian, but those people who vote libertarian are saying, “we don’t like the R or the D”. So it’s jumping to conclusions to think that any of those voters would vote for the R or the D, especially in great enough numbers to make a difference for either candidate.”

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