Even though I have a libertarian streak, I noticed in this race the libertarian candidate polls 4%. I suspect most of those votes would go to the Republican candidate if the libertarian candidate was not running. Once again, a candidate who has no chance of winning in a state-wide race in Illinois may help a Demorat be re-elected.
>>I suspect most of those votes would go to the Republican candidate if the libertarian candidate was not running.<<
Maybe, but I suspect that some of them will be rational and know they’re just wasting their vote, and will vote GOP at the polls, while others would have just stayed home without a Libertarian candidate to vote for. Why? Because they’re so mad at the GOP for, gee, all of the reasons so frequently cited here, and they actually mean it when they say they won’t vote for a GOP candidate even if it throws the election to a Democrat.