2007-04-29 09:47:22 · 9 answers · asked by a person 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I am Libertarian in philosophy but belong to no party of hav any affiliation to a party. I will say , that when I cross over I tend to vote Republican. I do this, because most Libertarians believe in smaller government with as little interference from a large centralized government as possible. The democrats generally want more taxes and more government programs and less individual responsabilty. These are the reasons that most Libertarians will philosophically side with Republicans when not given a viable alternative.
2007-04-29 10:04:38 · answer #1 · answered by booman17 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If there's no Libertarian candidate running for a particular office, a Libertarian voter will probably vote for the candidate who best favors individual rights. This will vary by election, because Democrats are strong on some individual rights and Republicans strong on others.
2007-04-29 11:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by McNeef 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most I know vote Republican. The Libertarian platform is less government in individual lives. Which is part of the Republican thought.
2007-04-29 15:54:35 · answer #3 · answered by Moneta_Lucina 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They vote Libertarian. They draw equal crowds from both the right and the left side of politics.
2007-04-29 09:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by freemanbac 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They usually vote Libertarian.
2007-04-29 09:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Libertarians do no longer trust Democrats on social subjects. Democrats and Republicans the two desire to impose their values on others (Democrats opt to impose political correctness on all of us, whilst Republicans opt to impose religious values on all of us). Libertarians additionally do no longer likely trust Republicans on the financial equipment (libertarians believe in somewhat constrained government, whilst Republicans choose welfare for their favorite firms and for the army). Libertarians additionally do no longer trust the two party on distant places coverage. Republicans are warmongers. Democrats are warmongers, if the "international community" has the same opinion to pass alongside with them. Libertarians oppose wars, as risky to existence, liberty, and sources and to the rustic. Libertarianism can likely ultimate be defined as absolute opposition to the initiation of tension (of direction, it incredibly is frequently actual misinterpreted by using statists or perhaps by using a few libertarians who do no longer think of issues by needless to say). Libertarians are plenty extra in all probability to vote for Republicans than Democrats, because of the fact the Republicans fake to be for small government. There are additionally a handful of libertarian elected officers interior the Republican party (Ron Paul is the main obtrusive occasion). different libertarians choose for to no longer vote (because of the fact balloting is definitely pointless or, for some, because of the fact balloting is supposedly an "initiation of tension," in spite of the certainty that i think of those arguments are ridiculous, as they assert that it incredibly is the two incorrect to stand as much as initiators of tension because it incredibly is to start up it) or to vote for third events different than the LP (as an occasion, the Boston Tea party, that's extra principled than the present management of the LP).
2016-12-29 17:04:24 · answer #6 · answered by kralovetz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll find that many independent voters will vote on issues rather than party planks.
I vote on issues that matter to me. Candidates that are clearly packaged by one or the other party tend to show their best and worst the moment they begin embracing the party line.
2007-04-29 09:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by Max H 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Many libertarians oppose democracy and therefore eschew politics and voting.
2007-04-30 14:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by OU818 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When they cross over...it is usually to the Republican side
2007-04-29 09:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋