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| Subject: Via Anarcho-Capitalists' Forum: Libertarians rising in NM, nationwide Mon May 28, 2018 4:36 am | |
| The Libertarian Party achieved major party status this year, and as such you will see Libertarians on the ballot in June and November. That success is due in large part to former Gov. Gary Johnson’s 2016 presidential run. But this is only half the story.
New Mexicans all across the state are continuing to join the party, and their gains are nearly as large as the Republican and Democrats in absolute terms and crush them in percentage gains. According to the Secretary of State Office’s data, on March 31, 2017, there were 6,093 registered Libertarians. In the office’s most recent release April 30, the number has increased to 8,231. That’s a 35 percent increase, or an absolute increase of 2,138. Over the same period the Republicans and Democrats have seen less than a 1 percent increase in registered members with the Republicans getting the largest absolute gain with 3,826 members.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1177432/libertarians-rising-in-nm-nationwide.html |
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