Libertarian Party of Colorado Lists Policy Position Requirements for Republican Candidates for the LP to Not Run Candidates

In June 2023, the Libertarian Party of Colorado announced an agreement with the Republican Party of Colorado that it would not run candidates in competitive elections in that state against certain Republican Party candidates. This agreement created some controversy within the National Libertarian Party.

On August 14, 2023, the Libertarian Party of Colorado released two lists (one for Federal candidates and one for State candidates) of policy position requirements to effect that agreement.

Here is a story that lists some of the demands of the LPCO. I have not located the entirety of either list but plan to have another post on this topic after I do.


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Libertarian Party of Colorado Lists Policy Position Requirements for Republican Candidates for the LP to Not Run Candidates — 34 Comments

  1. AGAIN, I feel that I should reject the claims that I am a gay. It is perfectly straight for a man to love another man, to anoint a man with oil and kiss him.

  2. Well heck. If the Democrat’s can take legal court action to keep minor parties off the ballot to they AREN’T SPOILIERS. Why not the GOP? At least the GOP is forthright and transparent.

  3. WILL NATL COMMIE DONKEYS HAVE A CONSPIRACY CASE AGAINST BOTH THE CO RP AND CO LP ???

    HOW WILL CO LP ENFORCE ANY DEAL — BEFORE OR AFTER ANY CANDIDATE BALLOT ACCESS DEADLINE ???

    ANY *DEAL* WITH THE TOP COMMIES/FASCISTS = A DEAL MADE IN HELL ???

    P-A-T

  4. Lol, I plan to run a petition to run for CD3, lol

    1500 signatures is easier than beging the party to run

  5. The write-in only ballot puts the voter in charge of who is a candidate or not. Parties are for mobilizing campaigns not dictating who voters can vote for. End partisan election rigging.

  6. I think that a Republican should have to pass a very strong litmus test for a Libertarian Party candidate to not run against them. Unless people with strong pro-liberty views take over the Republican state committee in Colorado, I do not see the Republican Party willingly running candidates who would pass a litmus test as strong as I would make it. I suspect that if such a candidate were to run in a Republican primary, that Republican leadership would not support this candidate and that they would actively campaign against them. If a candidate like this were to win a Republican primary, it would be in spite of the Republican state committee, and not because of any agreement they claim to have with the Libertarian Party of Colorado.

  7. Looks like more thought was put into the the state legislator requirements than the federal candidate requirements.

  8. But, on the other hand, can the party actually stop someone from running against a qualifying Republican? What sanction is there?

  9. If any Republican candidate breaks the promises to the LPCO can voters in Colorado write-in another candidate (Libertarian) for that office? Otherwise, how can such promises be enforced? This looks like the LPCO is being suckered.

  10. Any promises made between competing political parties are probably about as real as “Jesus Christ” posting above.

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