Libertarians brush off concerns they'll play 'spoiler' in Virginia governor's race

Washington Examiner ^ | Nov. 6, 2017

[deplorableindc]

Virginia’s campaign for governor ends Tuesday with polling suggesting a tight contest between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam, leaving Libertarians yet again a potentially influential factor.

Libertarian Cliff Hyra, a patent attorney, is unlikely to win a large share of the vote, with polls suggesting 3 percent at most, but it’s a clear possibility he will take more votes than the race's margin of victory.

The third party’s leaders say that doesn’t matter, and that Hyra’s individual-rights platform is worth supporting regardless of electoral consequences — not a new argument for Libertarians, twice accused of contributing to recent Republican defeats in Virginia.

[HokieMom]

We’ll have to see how it all plays out. Trump changes everything.

[NobleFree]

If Hyra had thrown his support to Gillespie, Gillespie would have lost by only 8%.