by
AlvarezGalloso
@ 2007-07-14 - 15:27:38
Press Recognizes LP Success
The media is finally realizing that the Libertarians are on to something. Today, the Washington Times published an article about party affiliation trends after a press release sent from LNC headquarters hailed the rising number of LP members, coupled with decreasing numbers from the main two parties.
Polls show that fewer Americans are calling themselves Republicans or Democrats and the number of Americans unaffiliated with either party has reached an all-time high--good news for Libertarians, say officials of the nation's third-largest party.
What could cause this? Oh, perhaps extreme incompetence and corruption coming from the main two parties. That, and their creepy dedication to eradicating liberty in America. It seems Americans are now viewing the LP as the only party that actually likes freedom and can get things done.
LNC Executive Director Shane Cory had this to say about the numbers:
"What we're seeing recently is Republicans and Democrats are only interested in maintaining their own power," he said. "You have Republicans standing by their president during this occupation in Iraq while Democrats sit idly by and watch the Republicans self-destruct."
The numbers show very distinct trends for all three parties:
The Rasmussen poll-conducted in May with a sample of 15,000 adults-found that the percentage identifying themselves as Republicans (30.8 percent) dropped for the fourth consecutive month, while the percentage of Democrats (36.3 percent) decreased for the third straight month, following trends that began for Republicans in the middle of 2005 and Democrats in January 2006.
All in all, this is wonderful news for Libertarians because it shows the press that the Party is here to stay. And, not only are we staying, we're making ourselves at home with the other two parties.
Source: lp.org