Sunday, June 9, 2013

The New GOP; libertarian fusionism in Virginia

The New Republican Party: Libertarian Fusionism in Virginia | United Liberty | Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government - Matthew Hurtt:

June 3, 2013 - "The rise of the so-called “liberty movement,” which sprang out of the early days of Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign, and of the tea party movement, which was a reaction to the one-party Democrat rule in Washington after the 2008 elections (with Obama’s victory being the likely spark) has forced the Republican Party to wrestle with warring factions in an attempt to establish a winning coalition.

"Those in the media love to paint the GOP’s internal struggle as evidence of a party in the throes of extinction; as a party out-of-touch with mainstream America. But I think the 'growing pains' the GOP are experiencing could potentially strengthen the Republican Party....

Few candidates have won major office in recent history under the banner of any party other than the Republican or Democrat parties.... It is with that understanding that many within the “liberty movement” in Virginia have begun working within the Republican Party to move it in a more (small-L) libertarian direction.... As the GOP looks for a path forward, it should look to the way the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) has embraced liberty activists.

Read more: http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/13888-the-new-republican-party-libertarian-fusionism-in-virginia
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