@spruce112358
Well there we finally have it! The LP is keeping the future safe for their progeny by nominating ... *checks notes* ... Chase Oliver.
Nice job.
MISES CAUCUS REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY. ANGELA MCARDLE RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM
Libertarian Party delegates gathered in Washington DC for the 2024 Libertarian National Convention decided in a vote that Angela McArdle will remain the Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Angela McArdle received over 53% of delegate votes in a second round. The closest contender Mark Rutheford received 44% of votes. The delegates still need to decide who the presidential [Chase Oliver] and vice-presidential nominee [Mike ter Maat] will be.
McArdle’s victory margin was much smaller than last time
The result is a victory for the incumbent Mises Caucus faction, which has garnered control over all Libertarian National Committee in 2022 in what was named “The Takeover”. It was then that Angela McArdle supported by the Mises Caucus became the Chair of LNC, after only one round of ballots, receiving almost 70% of the votes.
The faction in power has had a rocky road ever since. Over the two years of their reign, the party has been losing donors and members. There has been uproar around McArdle hiring her boyfriend Austin Padgett as the chief fundraiser for the Libertarian Party. He was contracted without providing appropriate conflict of interest disclosure beforehand. According to the leaked chats between LNC members, McArdle struggled at that time with her finances. In addition, chair’s company specializing in makeup for women, closed soon after it was launched.
More recently McArdle was responsible for the decision to allow Donald Trump to speak at the Libertarian National Convention in DC, which has caused major controversy among libertarians. LNC leadership contributed to even more quarrels by the last-minute decision to change the members of the Credentials Committee, who then proceeded to remove delegates selected for the convention by the state parties from Michigan, Washington and Oklahoma. Removed delegates were reinstated by the delegates on the convention floor on the first day of the proceedings in DC.
@spruce112358 saidAllowing a person to speak caused major controversy. Keep holding fast to those principles LP.
MISES CAUCUS REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY. ANGELA MCARDLE RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM
Libertarian Party delegates gathered in Washington DC for the 2024 Libertarian National Convention decided in a vote that Angela McArdle will remain the Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Angela McArdle received over 53% of delegate votes in a second round. ...[text shortened]... were reinstated by the delegates on the convention floor on the first day of the proceedings in DC.
@Sleepyguy saidInviting an anti-libertarian to speak at a libertarian convention is what caused the controversy. Unless his presentation was about "what not to do", trump at the libertarian convention made no sense.
Allowing a person to speak caused major controversy. Keep holding fast to those principles LP.
@wildgrass saidWhatever. It doesn't matter. Like everyone else, I'm going back to not thinking about the Libertarian Party. They're just doing cosplay.
Inviting an anti-libertarian to speak at a libertarian convention is what caused the controversy. Unless his presentation was about "what not to do", trump at the libertarian convention made no sense.
Let the mocking begin.
https://babylonbee.com/news/libertarian-party-nominates-giant-gay-bong
@Sleepyguy saidBabylon Bee is mad their fuhrer got mocked at the convention.
Whatever. It doesn't matter. Like everyone else, I'm going back to not thinking about the Libertarian Party. They're just doing cosplay.
Let the mocking begin.
https://babylonbee.com/news/libertarian-party-nominates-giant-gay-bong
@Sleepyguy said"The large rainbow-striped, cannabis water pipe is running on a platform of ending the Fed, lowering taxes, and aborting kids, transing kids, giving drugs to kids, and letting unaccompanied kids cross the southern border.
Whatever. It doesn't matter. Like everyone else, I'm going back to not thinking about the Libertarian Party. They're just doing cosplay.
Let the mocking begin.
https://babylonbee.com/news/libertarian-party-nominates-giant-gay-bong
"At publishing time, The Libertarian Party had sought to withdraw the nomination after it was revealed their new candidate wasn't interested in eliminating age of consent** laws."
** A not-so-subtle reference to Arvin Vohra, the previous vice-chair of the LP, who was expelled - controversially for some!
@sonhouse saidIt was the correct reaction. There was never going to be much he could say, asking libertarians to back him would have been the worst thing to say, maybe he should have gone over some of the things he's achieved for eg relaxing FDA drug approval for people with terminal conditions, but even this would not be enough for most libertarians, too small, too slow.
@eYe
It was a GREAT thing they BOO'd him at that rally.
At least SOME folks are not taken in by a loser and grifter.
@Wajoma saidThe deficit spending train was traveling 3x faster when trump left vs. when Obama left. It's hard to argue he was even trying to move the train in that direction.
It was the correct reaction. There was never going to be much he could say, asking libertarians to back him would have been the worst thing to say, maybe he should have gone over some of the things he's achieved for eg relaxing FDA drug approval for people with terminal conditions, but even this would not be enough for most libertarians, too small, too slow.
@wildgrass saidNot relevant to this discussion, you're as bad as sunstroker with your TDS
The deficit spending train was traveling 3x faster when trump left vs. when Obama left. It's hard to argue he was even trying to move the train in that direction.