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Libertarian Party candidates have cost Republicans several Senate seats in close races over the past decade, most recently Stan “Blue Man” Jones helping to retire Montana Sen. Conrad Burns in 2006. This time, a Constitution Party candidate might make the difference in Oregon GOP Sen. Gordon Smith’s tough re-election race.
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Pizza God| 10.18.08 @ 2:17PM
Maybe the Republican should look at why the Libertarians are being able to do this.
Libertarians stand for Less government, less Taxes and personal responsibility.
Those are all things the Republican party is SUPPOSE to believe.
I know that is why I will be voting for a hand full of Libertarian candidates this year. No one who voted for the bailout will get my vote and I will not vote Democratic.
louis vuitton | 4.26.10 @ 10:08PM
UPDATE: How can you look at the subject line of this blog post without thinking of Meat Loaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"?
Meanwhile, some other canada goose conservatives seem to be contented that her hawkish answers suggest that her heart is in the right place. But that's the same assumption conservatives made about President Bush, and look how that turned out.