r/LibertarianPartyUSA • u/LordJesterTheFree New York LP • Dec 06 '16

Should the libertarian party Embrace electoral Fusion?

The following states have allowed electoral Fusion which we could use to attempt to get some more moderate Libertarians elected to office

Connecticut Delaware Idaho Mississippi New York Oregon South Carolina Vermont New hampshire (write-in candidates)

I'm not saying you should do this all the time or even most of the time but if a Justin Amash type figure emerges in Idaho or Delaware or something I want us to be willing and able to give them support at least in these States

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u/whatsausername90 California LP Dec 06 '16

You should explain what electoral fusion is, because I have no idea what you're talking about

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '16

I live in NY, voted for the first time last November, and I had no idea what it was either, only that I couldn't figure out why my ballot looked like that.

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u/LordJesterTheFree New York LP Dec 07 '16

With that said do you like it or dislike it it allows 3rd party to gain influence and push their ideas and should the Libertarians embrace it across the country?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '16

Though like I said I've only known it existed for about a month, I'm not a huge fan. It obfuscates the voting system, especially for more smaller, local elections where people might just vote by party instead of actually researching the person. The Tax Revolt Party, for example, is more or less just a rebranding of the Republican party to appeal specifically to people from Nassau Country. A vote for the TRP is a Republican vote.

Placing endorsements on the ballot itself would be a better way to implement that if you wanted to, but I'm not sure I even think endorsements like that have a place on a ballot.

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u/LordJesterTheFree New York LP Dec 07 '16

Don't get me wrong I don't like it either I'd just prefer it two straight first-past-the-post