On November 8, 2022, Libertarian Party nominee Sean Schriver, running for State House, district 71, polled 32.24% in a two-way race. That is the highest percentage for any minor party candidate for Iowa legislature since before World War II.
Iowa, unlike other midwestern farm states, does not have a history of strong support for minor parties. No minor party candidate has been elected to the Iowa legislature since a Populist was elected in 1891.
Until 2022, the highest percentage for a minor party candidate for the Iowa legislature had been in 1964, when Conservative Party nominee Reuben Rustad had polled 25.38% in a two-person race.
The 71st State House district is in Dubuque County. Schriver’s only opponent was a Democrat.
That and 15 bucks gets you a bagel and lox in the East Village.
15? It’s probably more like 30 by now. And not 30 shekels either.
ANTI-DEMOCRACY MINORITY RULE GERRYMANDERS IN ALL 50 STATES.
MORE AND MORE ONE PARTY GERRYMANDER AREA MONARCHS/OLIGARCHS WITH NOOO OPPOSITION.
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Pure democracy is pure commie hell.
USA REP GERRYMANDER MONARCHS AT WORK TODAY IN DEVIL CITY –
SPEAKER VOTE MACHINATIONS
If you think that’s bad, and it is, just wait and see what hunger games pure democracy would bring.
You can be sure no exit poll asked those who voted for the Libertarian Why.
More USA Rep gerrymander monarchs machinations in Devil City on 4 Jan 2023.
CNN TV — *almost* like detecting the bribes/threats ROT behind closed doors.
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The ‘why’ doesn’t matter. There are people who vote for candidates based on who has the better hair, who sounds like they have an Italian last name, whether their ancestors were from Africa, or whether they seem like the kind of person with whom the voter would like to have a beer. Only (some) libertarians demand purity of thought from their voters.
Iowa caucuses are a great model for general elections.