As Ed Gillespie pulls within three percentage points of Ralph Northam, attention turns toward the mild-mannered intellectual property lawyer looking to follow in Robert Sarvis's footsteps.
Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee is still bullish on the party (and NY gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe), has no regrets or apologies about 2016, and hasn't ruled out another run for office
This year marks communism's 100th birthday. Its horrors should remind us of the value of freedom.
But registered voters, total donations to the Party remain strong even in the face of historically large loss of members for post-presidential election year.
Trump is 'the best recruiting tool for the Libertarian Party we've ever had.'
Johnson's lawyer vows to fight on with the case, claiming today's decision does not properly address their complaints.
Michael Munger on the radicalism of public-choice economics, the failure of Democracy in Chains, and how the libertarian movement needs to evolve.
Leftists "have infiltrated and corrupted" the L.P., the former Senate primary-election loser charges on his way out the door
Colorado Libertarian Steve Kerbel wants to remove an incentive for police to harass citizens.
Democrats and Republicans running establishment candidates.
Second-place finisher in 2016 presidential primary will run for Missouri Senate seat as a Republican.
Second-place finisher in 2016 LP presidential primary aims to take on Democrat Claire McCaskill in home state of Missouri.
Jack Hunter slams GarJo and Charles Peralo defends, while L.P. officials scheme and Austin Petersen prepares for a "special announcement."
Despite an agenda mostly aimed at less government spending and interference in people's lives, creeping libertarianism frightens some New Hampshire progressives.
The chilling encounter was captured on video.
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk body slamming reporters, Trump's big trip, the TSA vs. laptops, and more.
First-termers Caleb Dyer (former Republican) and Joseph Stallcop (former Democrat) both switched their Party allegiance to Libertarian.
Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, involved in poster campaign for previously arrested Cuban libertarians, has disappeared, his associates report.
The Party, named after famed 19th century Cuban independence fighter Jose Marti, is putting up posters of the incarcerated activists around Havana.
The two parties are more interested in fighting each other than maintaining a consistent ideology
A hearing in Johnson's case was held today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, insisting that the Debate Commission in collusion with the major parties are violating antitrust law when it comes to "political markets."
Federal Election Commission ordered by judge to give more serious considerations to arguments about the Commission on Presidential Debates' partisanship and criteria for admitting third party candidates.
One dissenting justice on Ohio Supreme Court says that the group of people who got Johnson on the ballot deserve ballot status even if their candidate appeared as an "independent."
Federal judge: The FEC isn't considering the L.P.'s arguments that the Commission is unfairly partisan and using illegitimate criteria to exclude third parties.
The special election to fill the seat of Rep. Tom Price.
District Judge Beryl Howell thinks the L.P.'s claim that the restrictions are "content based" and possibly illegitimate at least deserve day in court.
From man-boobs to Rachel Maddow controversies to the best (and yet most disappointing!) vote total in history, we followed the party's historic year.
Even though the state generally doesn't count write-in votes; but any tool to hobble the Libertarians might be good enough.
And then donate to the magazine that lets you do stuff like that!
Former Free State Project chair Aaron Day is sure his over 17,000 votes as independent cost Kelly Ayotte her around 1,000 vote loss.
Libertarian Party also earns a record number of votes for U.S. House elections, in addition to its historic presidential results.
Is the Libertarian label electoral poison, or is there another explanation?
Sarwark sat down with Reason's Matt Welch to discuss the post-election fallout and the future of the LP.
Reason TV traveled to Albuquerque to get Johnson supporters' take on this election and their role in it, and to find out what's next for the Libertarian Party after an historic showing in the popular vote.
"I think in 8 to 12 years the Libertarian Party could become the number-one party in the United States," the L.P. VP nominee says, "and I intend to participate in that."
Texas Looks Like L.P. Ballot Access Was Won In Railroad Commission Race
Libertarian is up at least 3x up on his 2012 results in every state, exceeding the Clinton-Trump spread in one-quarter of the country, beating Jill Stein everywhere, and ahead of ballot-access thresholds in 24 of 29 states.
Paul Stanton deals with debate disappointments, state party sourness, and presidential ticket travails, and fights his way to tomorrow's electoral finish line.
Lily Tang Williams, for Senator from Colorado; Thomas Simmons, for House of Representatives from Massachusetts; Mark Miller, for Texas Railroad Commission
Some of the policies you can get if you vote Libertarian, from localizing education to downsizing the military.
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
Party angry over Moore's vote on Raiders stadium subsidy; Moore thinks the L.P. needs to grow and "stop trying to advance the more radical agenda, pick and choose your fights and get more mainstream."
Kmele talks race politics from Eastern Island, while Moynihan and Welch try to figure out what William Weld wrought
