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>They've also soured their brand so much by inflexibly pursuing the same dogmatic economic policies And then simultaneously they back policies that should be a
by dontbenebby 8y ago
>They've also soured their brand so much by inflexibly pursuing the same dogmatic economic policies
And then simultaneously they back policies that should be against if they're truly the party of limited government. (Ex: being anti-marijuana, pro-asset forfeiture).
A libertarian-style republican who wants to legalize weed, get the troops home, and roll back mass surveillance could clean up in 2020, but I doubt that's who the Rs will run.
- RickJWagner 8y agoMaybe not. But the Libertarians might! I do wish third parties had more influence. Maybe some day.
- ardy42 8y ago> A libertarian-style republican who wants to legalize weed, get the troops home, and roll back mass surveillance could clean up in 2020, but I doubt that's who the Rs will run. I don't think so. If it were, the Libertarian party would do much better than it does. I don't think conservative/libertarian economics is a big winner, and only has done as well as it has because it's been hitched to social conservatism. Drop the latter, and a big chunk of the Republican base will be pushed into the Democratic camp, and the Democrats will win. I think a genuine populist who can deliver liberal economic policies while respecting conservative social values would clean up in 2020. Trump pretended to be one, which I think was crucial to his success, but he's been too weak and too dishonest to really deliver.
- dontbenebby 8y ago>I don't think so. If it were, the Libertarian party would do much better than it does. Well, we've trained people on both sides of the aise that voting 3rd party will result in the "other guy" getting elected :)