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Sayfie Review Featured Column
Election 2014: Here Come the Libertarians!
by Dr. Susan MacManus
February 12, 2014
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Take Votes Away From Major Parties?
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Determining Who is the "Real" Libertarian Candidate?
So Who are the Libertarians?
- Are more likely to be non-Hispanic whites (94%), male (68%), and under age 50 (62%); 25% are under age 30.
- Are more likely to identify as Republicans (45%) than as Democrats (5%). BUT...
- Half identify as politically independent (35%) or with a third political party (15%). The key is that libertarian candidates have the potential to draw from the sizable ranks of NPA (No Party Affiliation) registrants and from the smaller minor party identifiers.
- Make up a smaller proportion (26%) of the Tea Party movement than do other core conservative groups.
- Are more likely to say religion is not very important in their lives and to see religion as causing more problems in society than it solves.
- Are generally more opposed to raising the minimum wage, Obamacare, stricter environmental regulations, government monitoring of private telephone and email conversations, foreign aid, and international military intervention unless provoked.
- Have more positive views of a balanced budget (cutting taxes and spending), a woman’s right to choose (abortion), physician-assisted ending-of-life for terminally ill persons, legalization of marijuana, unrestricted gun ownership, same-sex marriage, and fewer restrictions on accessing pornography on the Internet.
- Follow what is going on in government and politics more closely than most Americans.
- 68% of Florida’s registered Libertarians are male (same as PRRI study). (Figure 4)
- 72% are under 50 years of age (considerably higher than the national stats); 28% are under age 30. (Figure 3)
- 67% are non-Hispanic whites (lower than the national figure). (Figure 5)
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Conclusion: Visibility & Impact Tied to Inclusion in Polls and Debates
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