Is the LP About to Nominate a Gun-Grabbing Big Government Neocon?

William Weld in 2014.
Image: Patrick Whittemore

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson tapped former Massachusetts Governor William Weld as his pick for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 vice presidential nomination.  Though ardent Johnson supporters laud the move as making the Libertarian Party ticket “viable,” there has been a strong backlash from those who do not believe Weld is libertarian.  Analysis of Weld’s policy positions gives credence to the detractors.  Delegates to the Libertarian National Convention ought to consider Weld’s history carefully when they meet to select a ticket at the Convention later this week.  They may just be on the verge of making a gun-grabbing big government neocon, a standard-bearer of the party.

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IPR’s Third 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential Preference Poll Results: Johnson & Petersen Tie Amid Voting Anomalies

The below article was lost from IPR following a switch to a new server.  It is posted below (with comments intact) as it looked before the switch.

IPR conducted a poll with SurveyMonkey from May 20–23 asking readers to select their preferences for the Libertarian Party’s 2016 presidential and vice presidential nominations.  303 individuals participated in the poll.