Dale Moss, writing for the Louisville Courier Journal, has a nice write-up on Libertarian Candidate Eric Schansberg who is running in the 9th Congressional District. Schansberg is a professor of economics, blogger, libertarian, evangelical Christian, and, on occasion, even comments at these humble environs.
He is polling at 5% in his race which, at the least, means that people are more receptive to his message than they have been in the past. Electoral success is tough for third-party candidates with fewer resources than Republican and Democratic candidates. But, I think the candidacy of Schansberg and those like him are a healthy thing for our democracy because it’s one more way for ideas to get into our public discourse.
Congratulations Mr. Schansberg. Just don’t win or they’ll make it even more difficult for third parties to compete! Best of luck.