I ran for office as a Libertarian many years ago, not seriously, but they needed people to run to retain their privileged position on the ballot in the future.

I ran for office as a Libertarian many years ago, not seriously, but they needed people to run to retain their privileged position on the ballot in the future. As a long-time Democrat, I was amused and angered by local Republicans on TV who griped about Libertarians who were siphoning votes. “You think these voters would vote for the Democratic party?” Yes, jerk, some of them would, because we believe in civil liberty.