Party has been dysfunctional since damn near it’s inception. It’s rarely ever managed to put together a slate of candidates with any mainstream appeal.
Part of why they’ve never managed to seriously affect National Politics. On top of the incentive of the major parties to discredit them.
And the flavors of Libertarian and their many subcategories keep growing year to year. As the party keeps picking up orphan voters and protest voters. Making it even harder for the party to agree on anything at a National Level. Given their ideology is somewhat inherently disunited and fractious. With a focus on individualism. Even at the best of times.
You are wrong in this. I was with the Party since its inception in 1972, and the quality of its spokesmen was generally high, and persisted for some presidential cycles. But I had to part ways in the 1990s after conducting an investigation of a major financial corruption event in the Washington state chapter of the Party. And during all this time, the anarchist faction was gaining influence over the direction of the party. Since they were opposed to government per se---even Constitutional government---there was no way they could connect with people who loved this country (and still can't). It has now degenerated into a boutique where personalities vie for followers.
So, a good and promising start, but stumbling and dissolution afterward.
Party has been dysfunctional since damn near it’s inception. It’s rarely ever managed to put together a slate of candidates with any mainstream appeal.
Part of why they’ve never managed to seriously affect National Politics. On top of the incentive of the major parties to discredit them.
And the flavors of Libertarian and their many subcategories keep growing year to year. As the party keeps picking up orphan voters and protest voters. Making it even harder for the party to agree on anything at a National Level. Given their ideology is somewhat inherently disunited and fractious. With a focus on individualism. Even at the best of times.
You are wrong in this. I was with the Party since its inception in 1972, and the quality of its spokesmen was generally high, and persisted for some presidential cycles. But I had to part ways in the 1990s after conducting an investigation of a major financial corruption event in the Washington state chapter of the Party. And during all this time, the anarchist faction was gaining influence over the direction of the party. Since they were opposed to government per se---even Constitutional government---there was no way they could connect with people who loved this country (and still can't). It has now degenerated into a boutique where personalities vie for followers.
So, a good and promising start, but stumbling and dissolution afterward.
...compelling addendum...