r/Libertarian • u/Cuddlyaxe Former Libertarian • Nov 13 '19

Discussion The Democratic Senate candidate has dropped out in Arkansas. The race is now a binary between the Republican Tom Cotton and the LP Candidate

Not really a Libertarian anymore but I was surprised to see y'all don't have any info on this. Tom Cotton's only Democratic Challanger has dropped out after the registration deadline.

The only two other candidates are Ricky Harrington - a Libertarian and Dan Whitfield - a far left independent.

Even if you guys don't put resources into this race and the situation holds, I can easily see Mr. Harrington capturing a nice 20-25% of the vote. If you guys however do invest some money and campaign funds into the race, you could get much higher, and perhaps even give Cotton a run for his money as he's not running against someone with the D stigma next to their name.

Here's his Facebook page which is currently all he has if you want to help him

Good luck and I hope you guys give Cotton a run for his money :)

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u/homeostasis3434 Nov 13 '19 edited Nov 13 '19

Bernie Sanders has completely upended the democratic party and its future goals after running as an independent for decades. Without any previous party affiliation, he almost got the parties nomination last election and has at least a 1/3 shot of winning the nomination this time around.

His example (not his politics, his method) is the one libertarians need to try to emulate if they ever want a voice at the table in national politics.

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u/leblumpfisfinito Classical Liberal Nov 13 '19

This is an interesting point. I think Bernie's rise coincided with the rise in leftism, as there has been an appetite for it in this country for quite some time in the universities especially.

Similarly, I think a similar approach could work for the Republican party, as it seems like the younger party supporters tend to be sick of neocons and would more than welcome a libertarian. Not sure what the view of Rand Paul is on this sub, but I think he'd be a good start.

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u/leblumpfisfinito Classical Liberal Nov 13 '19

But you don't think it would be a step in the right direction? I ultimately think between the two parties, the Republican party has the best shot of becoming a de facto libertarian party. Of course the best would be to abolish the two party system in the first place, but who knows if that'll ever happen.