Matt Barrow wrote:
Quite!

But without a huge benefactor, they have a significant uphill battle.

Many surveys show a large share of people have libertarian leanings;
they just don't want to vote for them.

It has been pointed out quite often that if, today, you had a ticket
of Jefferson/Madison, they wouldn't get past the primaries, if they
made it that far.

And someone with JFK's positions would be run out of the Republican party
for being too far right.

The only way the Libertarians or any 3rd party is going to have a chance is
if they start at the lowest levels of politics. They need to first get in at
the city and county level. Once that is done then they have a chance at the
state level.

There is no way they are ever going to get a President elected until they
have several Governors and Congressmen in place and they really shouldn't
waste their limited resources trying.