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This time, [Florida Libertarian] party lays its force in a few
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| Contributor | CBlock941 |
| Last Edited | CBlock941 Aug 02, 2004 08:53am |
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| Category | Minority Perspective |
| News Date | Monday, August 2, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It was, for many of them, the chance of a lifetime.
When the door to Florida politics cracked open in the 2002 election, the Libertarians rushed in. A party that had only about 10,000 registered members statewide managed to get 73 candidates for state House seats on the ballot - 17 more than the Democrats.
It was called Operation Full Slate, and it was possible because of a redistricting loophole that allowed candidates to collect far fewer than the usual number of signatures to qualify.
But the slate was wiped clean; all 73 Libertarians lost.
This year, the relaxed rules are gone, and the ranks of Libertarians on the ballot have thinned. Two years after their big push, they'll field a quarter as many candidates.
But the party that favors limited government and wide-ranging personal freedom continues to grow. Party officials say there are as many as 15,000 registered Libertarians in the state, with more joining every day. |
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