Libertarian Party of New Hampshire explained

Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
Chairperson:Robley Hall[1]
Foundation:August 4, 1974
Ideology:Libertarianism
Position:Far-right[2]
Country:United States
Abbreviation:LPNH
Membership Year:2021
Seats1 Title:Senate
Seats2 Title:House of Representatives
Seats3 Title:U.S. Senate
Seats4 Title:U.S. House of Representatives
Seats5 Title:Other elected officials
Seats5:0 [3]

The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire (LPNH) is the New Hampshire affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP). Active since its foundation in 1972, it is the third-largest political party in the state having had multiple members elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as being ballot-qualified multiple times.

The party became ballot-qualified after receiving over three percent of the popular vote in the 1990 gubernatorial election and maintained that status in the 1992 and 1994 elections. The party elected multiple members to the state house with the use of electoral fusion with the two major parties. The party's caucus in the state house was officially recognized from 1992 to 1995, and Representative Don Gorman served as the party's first state house leader. The party lost its ballot status after the 1996 gubernatorial election.

The party regained its ballot-qualified status after Max Abramson received enough support in the 2016 gubernatorial election. The party caucus in the state house was re-recognized in 2017, after Caleb Q. Dyer, Joseph Stallcop, and Brandon Phinney changed their political affiliations to Libertarian. However, the party lost its ballot-qualified status after the 2018 gubernatorial election and all of its members in the state house lost reelection in the 2018 state house elections.

Jiletta Jarvis, a former gubernatorial candidate, attempted to form a new affiliate in 2021, and claimed to have support from Joe Bishop-Henchman, the chair of the national Libertarian Party, but Bishop-Henchman denied supporting her. Bishop-Henchman resigned after an unsuccessful vote to disaffiliate the existing New Hampshire Libertarian Party and Jarvis handed control of party materials back to the existing affiliate.

Since 2020, the party has received coverage in the press for controversial, far-right, and antisemitic statements made by its Twitter account.

History

1970s

Libertarians in New Hampshire started working with Nelson Pryor, a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, on legislation in 1973.[4] The LPNH held its organizational caucus on August 4, 1974, in Nashua.[5] The party was founded by Arthur W. Ketchen, but Ketchen would later become critical of the party and endorsed Meldrim Thomson Jr. for governor in 1978 instead of the Libertarian candidate.[6] The party passed a resolution at its 1977 convention condemning Anita Bryant for her anti-gay rights activities.[7]

In the 1974 elections Ketchen ran for a seat in the state house with the Democratic nomination while other members of the party ran as independent candidates.[8] The party endorsed John H. O'Brien for the Republican nomination in the 1st congressional district during the 1974 election.[9] The party endorsed Edward Hewson for the Republican nomination in the 1st congressional district during the 1976 election, but later ran O'Brien in the general election as a Libertarian and had the endorsement of the American Party.[10] [11] [12] [13]

1990s

The Libertarian Party gained qualified status after gaining more than three percent of the popular vote in the 1990 gubernatorial election.[14] The party was ballot-qualified in New Hampshire from 1990 to 1996.[15] During the 1992 presidential election the party held a presidential primary where Andre Marrou was the only option on the ballot and received 3,554 votes on the Libertarian ballot, 99 write-in votes in the Republican primary, and 67 write-in votes in the Democratic primary.[16] During the 1992 presidential election the party held a presidential primary where Harry Browne won with 653 votes against Irwin Schiff's 336 votes, and 638 other write-in votes.[17]

Calvin Warburton, who had served in the state house since 1978, changed his political affiliation from Republican to Libertarian and became a dues paying member on July 16, 1991. He stated that the Libertarians were the only one who stood for economic, personal, and social freedom and was critical of the Republicans for planning to create new taxes.[18] On December 12, Representative Finlay Rothhaus changed his political affiliation from Republican to Libertarian. Rothhaus was critical of the Republicans for increasing government power, raising taxes, and increasing gun control.[19] Representative Donald Roulston, who the party had attempted to recruit in 1989, but declined stating that he was "too much of an anarchist for you", changed his political affiliation from Republican to Libertarian in 1992. These three state representatives gave the Libertarian Party the largest amount of state legislators for a third party since the Socialist Party of America had four state legislators elected in Connecticut in 1938.[20]

The party elected four members to the state legislature during the 1992 elections.[21] These legislators were aided through the use of electoral fusion in 1992 and 1994, where they would also gain the nomination of a major party in addition to the Libertarian nomination.[22] The party ran eighty-five candidates in the 1992 state house election and ninety-one candidates in the 1994 state house election.[23] Representative Don Gorman was selected to serve as the party's leader in the state house through winning a coin toss after the caucus was divided two to two between Gorman and Warburton.[24] The Libertarian Caucus was recognized by the state house due to having more than three members, but lost its recognition after membership decreased to two in 1995.[25] Representative Jim McLarin resigned on February 9, 1995, leaving Gorman as the only Libertarian in the state house.[26] Gorman lost reelection in the 1996 election.[27]

Miriam Luce defeated Warbuton for the Libertarian gubernatorial nomination for the 1992 election and received 4.00% of the vote in the election.[28] [29] Warburton, Steve Winter, and Clarence G. Blevens ran for the Libertarian gubernatorial nomination for the 1994 election which Winter, who later served in the state house as a Republican, won and later received 4.40% in the election.[30] [31] [32] [33] Robert Kingsbury defeated Blevens and Rotthaus for the Libertarian gubernatorial nomination for the 1996 election, but only received 1.20% in the election causing the party to lose its ballot-qualified status.[34] [35] [36]

Despite the fact that the party was qualified in the state and had members elected to the state legislature, it was not allowed to have members serve as polling place officials. This was because only the two largest parties could have members serve as polling place officials. The party sued against this law; they lost the suit when Judge Bruce M. Selya ruled against them in Werme v. Merrill in 1996.[37]

2000s

Representative Steve Vaillancourt was given the Libertarian nomination after he lost renomination in the Democratic primary and won reelection during the 2000 election.[38] [39] During the 2008 United States presidential election the party nominated George Phillies for president and Karen Kwiatkowski for vice-president at its state convention. Both people declined the nomination and the party had to hold another convention.[40] [41] However, the party already petitioned to have Phillies appeared on the general election ballot.[42] [43] He received 531 compared to the national presidential ticket of Bob Barr and Wayne Allyn Root which received 2,217 votes.[44]

In 2001, Jason Sorens, a PhD student at Yale University, wrote an essay calling for the mass migration of 20,000 libertarians to a single, low-population state where they would have the ability to have electoral power and create a libertarian society.[45] On October 1, 2003, the organization selected New Hampshire as the state they would move to.[46] Governor Craig Benson supported the movement stating "come on up, we'd love to have you".[47] The Free State Project reached its goal of 20,000 members in 2016, and by then around 1,900 members had already moved to New Hampshire.[48]

2010s

Max Abramson, a Republican member of the state house, switched to the Libertarian Party in May 2016, and ran for governor of New Hampshire in the 2016 gubernatorial election in which he received 4.31% of the popular vote giving the Libertarian Party qualified status in New Hampshire. Abramson later changed his political affiliation to Republican and won elected to the state house during the 2018 elections as a Republican, but later changed his political affiliation back to Libertarian on June 28, 2019.[49] [50] [51]

In 2016, the five-member executive committee of the party voted to adopt a resolution calling for the secession of New Hampshire from the United States. Roger Paxton, the vice-chairman of the party, stated that “Recognizing that libertarianism is defined as self-ownership, and recognizing that both our federal and state founding documents make it clear that we have the right of peaceful secession. I’m pleased that the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has resolved its support,”.[52]

On February 9, 2017, Caleb Q. Dyer, a Republican member of the state house, changed his political affiliation to Libertarian.[53] On May 10, Joseph Stallcop, a Democratic member of the state house, also switched his political affiliation to Libertarian bringing the Libertarian caucus to two members which entitled it to be recognized as a caucus and a room in the capitol.[54] On June 27, the Libertarian Party announced at a press conference that Brandon Phinney, a Republican member of the state house, had changed his political affiliation to Libertarian.[55] Stallcop later resigned from the state house on August 6, 2018.[56]

The New Hampshire Secretary of State advised all town clerks that voters could register as members of the Libertarian Party on January 5, 2017, after the party had gained qualified status in the 2016 elections.[57] During the 2018 elections both Libertarian gubernatorial candidates, Jiletta Jarvis and Aaron Day, alleged that Libertarians were being disenfranchised at polling places.[58]

The party failed to receive 4% of the vote in the 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election causing it to lose its status in the state. Also both of the party's members in the state house lost reelection.[59] [60]

2020s

During the 2020 presidential election the party administered its own primary independent of the state, which was won by Vermin Supreme. Forty-four ballots were cast in the party's presidential primary.[61] [62] [63]

The Mises Caucus, which is opposed to the Pragmatist Caucus which was in control of the Libertarian Party, planned a takeover of the Libertarian Party and had gained control over 25 of the state parties. In 2021, the party's Twitter account voiced support for ending child labor laws and repealing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which were criticized by Gary Johnson, the party's former presidential nominee. The tweets were written by Jeremy Kauffman, a member of the New Hampshire Libertarian Party's state executive committee. Joe Bishop-Henchman, the chair of the national Libertarian Party, alleged that Kauffman wrote about black people having lower IQs" and more murders of transgender people being "a good trade-off for lower taxes".[64] [65] [66] [67]

On June 12, Jarvis formed a new Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, took control of the old party's digital assets, and attempted to regain control of the party's Twitter account. Jarvis claimed support from Bishop-Henchman based on a letter he wrote her on June 7 recognizing her as chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. Bishop-Henchman denied supporting Jarvis' actions, pointing to the letter having been written several days before the dispute. The Libertarian National Committee voted twelve to two, with three abstaining, against a motion supported by Bishop-Henchman to disaffiliate the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. Bishop-Henchman and two members of the Libertarian National Committee resigned after the motion failed. Jarvis returned control of the party's website and other digital assets on June 17. Former vice-presidential candidate Spike Cohen and former Representative Justin Amash criticized Jarvis' attempted takeover.[64] [65]

On Martin Luther King Day, the account claimed that black people are "in debt" to the United States because they "receive special federal funding due to race and are first-in-line for every college and every job." The tweet also referenced a false claim made by Donald Trump that authorities denied white people access to the COVID-19 vaccine because of their race. The tweet was deleted after it received criticism.[68] [69] In August and September 2022, the party tweeted a number of antisemitic remarks including "6 million dollar minimum wage or you’re antisemitic."[70] They also compared Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, to Adolf Hitler.[71] The party's account also posted tweets stating that "January 6th didn’t go far enough" and a variant of the white nationalist Fourteen Words that substituted the word "white" with "libertarian."[72]

On July 18, in response to a tweet from Nina Turner advocating for free insulin and medicine, the party's Twitter account responded with a quote tweet stating, "Nina Turner picking crops should be free." Turner characterized this tweet as "racist and anti-Black." In two follow-up tweets, they stated that "'Insulin should be free' is equally offensive as calling for someone to be compelled to pick crops" and asserted that Turner "should pick crops as reparations for the rights [she] violated as a politician."[73] [74]

On the fourth anniversary of John McCain's death, the party's Twitter account posted a picture of his daughter Meghan crying at his funeral with the caption "Happy Holidays." In a follow-up tweet, they advocated for "dancing on the graves of war criminals" like John McCain. Meghan called the tweet "hideous" and said the photo represented the worst pain she had ever been in. Amash agreed with her and called the tweet "horrible" and "disgusting." The party's account responded by saying "Wait until you see what we tweet when the Clintons finally kick the bucket."[75] [76] Governor Chris Sununu stated on CNN that the tweets "should pretty much be the end of the Libertarian Party in New Hampshire".[77]

Karlyn Borysenko was nominated as the party's gubernatorial candidate in the 2022 election while Kelly Halldorson ran in opposition to the party's removal of abortion rights from its platform and control by the Mises Caucus.[78] [79] Halldorson received more votes than Borysenko in the election.[80]

Elected officials

Former

Electoral performance

Presidential

President
Election yearVote percentage+/–VotesPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateResultReference
1976936Roger MacBrideDavid BerglandLost[81]
1980 0.32,064Ed ClarkDavid KochLost[82]
1984 0.4735David BerglandJames A. LewisLost[83]
1988 0.84,502Ron PaulAndre MarrouLost[84]
1992 0.33,548Andre MarrouNancy LordLost[85]
1996 0.24,214Harry BrowneJo JorgensenLost[86]
2000 0.42,757Harry BrowneArt OlivierLost[87]
2004 0.4341Michael Badnarik (write-in)Richard Campagna (write-in)Lost[88]
2008 0.32,748Bob BarrWayne Allyn RootLost[89]
2012 0.88,212Gary JohnsonJim GrayLost[90]
2016 3.030,777Gary JohnsonBill WeldLost[91]
2020 2.513,236Jo JorgensenSpike CohenLost[92]

Congressional

United States
Senate
Election yearVote percentage+/–VotesSenatorial candidateNo. of
overall seats won		ResultReference
19782,070Craig Franklin[93]
1984 0.51,094Saunder Primack
1990 3.19,717John G. Elsnau[94]
199218,214Katherine M. Alexander[95]
1996 1.222,261Ken Blevens[96]
1998 1.17,603Brian Christeson[97]
2002 2.39,835Ken Blevens[98]
2004 2.4102Ken Blevens (write-in)[99]
2008 0.921,516Ken Blevens[100]
2010 1.04,753Ken Blevens[101]
2014 3.10None[102]
2016 0.712,597Brian Chabot[103]
2020 2.318,421Justin O'Donnell[104]
United States
House of Representatives
Election yearVote percentage+/–VotesNo. of
overall seats won		+/–Reference
19762,349[105]
1978 0.22,407
1980 0.90[106]
19820[107]
1984 0.41,435[108]
1986 0.40[109]
19880[110]
19900
1992 2.311,610
1994 0.26,534[111]
1996 0.48,176
1998 0.63,338
2000 1.111,901[112]
2002 1.812,438
2004 1.111,311
2006 0.93,305[113]
2008 1.415,221
2010 0.612,762
2012 1.529,457[114]
2014 4.30[115] [116]

Gubernatorial

Governor
Election yearVote percentage+/–VotesGubernatorial candidateResultReference
1978 0.51,217Mabel G. EverettLost[117]
1980 0.11,318James PinnairdLost[118]
1982 0.30NoneLost[119]
19840NoneLost[120]
19860NoneLost[121]
1988 0.52,216Howard L. Wilson Jr.Lost[122]
1990 4.414,348Miriam F. LuceLost[123]
1992 0.920,663Miriam F. LuceLost[124]
1994 0.413,709Stephen WinterLost[125]
1996 3.25,974Robert KingsburyLost[126]
1998 1.20NoneLost[127]
2000 1.16,446John J. BabiarzLost[128]
2002 1.813,028John J. BabiarzLost[129]
2004 2.90NoneLost[130]
2006 0.1323Richard Kahn (write-in)Lost[131]
2008 2.014,987Susan NewellLost[132]
2010 0.010,089John J. BabiarzLost[133]
2012 0.619,251John J. BabiarzLost[134]
2014 2.80NoneLost[135]
2016 4.331,243Max AbramsonLost
2018 2.98,197Jilletta JarvisLost[136]
202011,329Darryl PerryLost[137]
2022 0.952,772Karlyn BorysenkoLost

Voter registration

Year RV. % Change
2017 120 (0.01%) [138]
2018 1,154 (0.11%) 0.10%
2021 ~160 [139]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Leadership . Libertarian Party of New Hampshire.
  2. Web site: Globe . The Boston . New Hampshire governor calls controversial tweets by state Libertarian party 'horribly insulting' . 2024-04-14 . www.boston.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Elected Officials. June 1, 2024.
  4. News: April 30, 1973 . State LP's active . 1 . Libertarian Party News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162425/http://lpedia.org/w/images/3/36/LPNews_1973-3_N13.pdf . January 12, 2022.
  5. News: August 31, 1974 . News From State Libertarian Parties . 3 . Libertarian Party News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162459/http://lpedia.org/w/images/0/01/LPNews_1974-7_N21.pdf . January 12, 2022.
  6. News: Libertarians Squabbling . September 26, 1978 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515004205/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-26-1978-2447642/ . May 15, 2021 . 2 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. News: Bryant surprises Libertarians . September 2, 1978 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515002428/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-02-1978-2447631/ . May 15, 2021 . 2 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  8. News: December 31, 1974 . State Parties Hold Conventions ... . 4 . Libertarian Party News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112162541/http://lpedia.org/w/images/a/af/LPNews_1974-11_N23.pdf . January 12, 2022.
  9. News: Libertarian Party Backing O'Brien's Run for Congress . August 27, 1974 . . live . https://archive.today/20210511182426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507665/nashua-telegraph/ . May 11, 2021 . 14 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: Libertarians Back Hewson . September 1, 1976 . . live . https://archive.today/20210511183203/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507676/nashua-telegraph/ . May 11, 2021 . 13 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: Libertarian Party enters petition for ballot spot . September 22, 1976 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515003301/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507976/the-portsmouth-herald/ . May 15, 2021 . 8 . .
  12. News: Libertarians on N.H. Ballot . September 23, 1976 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515003445/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507993/nashua-telegraph/ . May 15, 2021 . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: American Party endorses O'Brien . October 21, 1976 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515002719/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77507954/the-portsmouth-herald/ . May 15, 2021 . 14 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Libertarian candidate visits local staff . January 7, 1992 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515054138/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jan-07-1992-2447922/ . May 15, 2021 . 3 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  15. News: Libertarian and Green Parties Gain Qualified Status in Some States . November 8, 2016 . . https://archive.today/20210429173037/http://ballot-access.org/2016/11/08/libertarian-and-green-parties-gain-qualified-status-in-some-states/ . April 29, 2021 . live .
  16. News: New Hampshire primary . March 1, 1992 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210217233528/http://www.ballot-access.org/1992/3-1-92.pdf . February 17, 2021 . 5.
  17. News: February Libertarian Primary Results . March 6, 1996 . . live . https://archive.today/20210513134739/http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0306.html . May 13, 2021.
  18. News: Legislator Joins Libertarian Party . July 22, 1991 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306124226/http://www.ballot-access.org/1991/07-22-91.pdf . March 6, 2021 . 1.
  19. News: Another Libertarian Legislator . January 2, 1992 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210218111517/http://www.ballot-access.org/1992/1-2-92.pdf . February 18, 2021 . 1.
  20. News: Libertarians Gain A Legislator . October 5, 1992 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306033231/http://www.ballot-access.org/1992/10-5-92.pdf . March 6, 2021 . 4.
  21. News: Other Office Highlights . November 6, 1992 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306124229/http://www.ballot-access.org/1992/11-6-92.pdf . March 6, 2021 . 4.
  22. News: Connecticut Expands Fusion . August 1, 2007 . . live . https://archive.today/20210514153449/http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/080107.html . May 14, 2021.
  23. News: June 17, 1994 . Party leaders crow over recruitment of primary candidates . 13 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607223849/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jun-17-1994-2493450/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  24. News: New Hampshire Libertarians undergo growing pains . November 25, 1992 . . live . https://archive.today/20210515055832/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-nov-25-1992-2447932/ . May 15, 2021 . 11 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  25. News: California Reform Caucus . January 14, 1996 . . live . https://archive.today/20210513140027/http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/0114.html . May 13, 2021.
  26. News: February 12, 1995 . Nashua Libertarian departs . 39 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607231639/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-feb-12-1995-2493549/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  27. News: Some Third Party Victories . November 12, 1996 . . live . https://archive.today/20210513145705/http://www.ballot-access.org/1996/1112.html . May 13, 2021.
  28. News: 1992 Libertarian gubernatorial primary . . live . https://archive.today/20210607223129/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58609/ . June 7, 2021.
  29. News: 1992 New Hampshire gubernatorial election . . live . https://archive.today/20210607223542/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58783/ . June 7, 2021.
  30. News: November 4, 1993 . Libertarian to run for governor . 24 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607221016/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-nov-04-1993-2493388/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  31. News: April 16, 1994 . Libertarian announces candidacy . 5 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607221652/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-apr-16-1994-2493411/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  32. News: 1994 Libertarian gubernatorial primary . . live . https://archive.today/20210607222358/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58310/ . June 7, 2021.
  33. News: 'Better Angels': Tea Partisanship in the New Hampshire State Legislature . 47 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112164621/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/151481388.pdf . January 12, 2022.
  34. News: 1996 Libertarian gubernatorial primary . . live . https://archive.today/20210607224208/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58142/ . June 7, 2021.
  35. News: 1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election . . live . https://archive.today/20210607223427/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/58043/ . June 7, 2021.
  36. News: November 8, 1995 . Shaheen's vote total just shy of state gubernatorial record . 5 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607234217/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-nov-08-1996-2493582/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  37. News: First Circuit Rules Against Presidential Substitution . December 1, 2010 . . live . https://archive.today/20210514160715/http://ballot-access.org/2010/12/28/december-2010-ballot-access-news-print-edition/ . May 14, 2021.
  38. News: Minor Party Victories . November 16, 2000 . . live . https://archive.today/20210513180922/http://www.ballot-access.org/2000/1116.html . May 13, 2021.
  39. News: November 23, 2000 . Lawmaker fights 'straight-ticket' vote . 3 . . live . https://archive.today/20210607234928/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-nov-23-2000-2493603/ . June 7, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  40. News: New Hampshire Libertarian Party Nominates Phillies for President . April 16, 2007 . . https://archive.today/20210428214252/http://ballot-access.org/2007/04/16/new-hampshire-libertarian-party-nominates-phillies-for-president/ . April 28, 2021 . live.
  41. News: New Hampshire Libertarians Will Hold New Nominating Convention . May 14, 2007 . . https://archive.today/20210428214405/http://ballot-access.org/2007/05/14/new-hampshire-libertarians-will-hold-new-nominating-convention/ . April 28, 2021 . live.
  42. News: June 20, 2008 . There Can Be Only One! Sort Of. . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130023402/https://reason.com/2008/06/20/there-can-be-only-one-sort-of/ . January 30, 2024.
  43. News: September 15, 2008 . Chief says 2 hopefuls could be 'blessing' . 12 . . live . https://archive.today/20210608001615/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-sep-15-2008-2493644/ . June 8, 2021 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  44. News: 2008 New Hampshire presidential election . . live . https://archive.today/20210608002744/https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/51384/ . June 8, 2021.
  45. News: You Asked, We Answered: What Is The Free State Project? . April 12, 2018 . . https://archive.today/20210514182952/https://www.nhpr.org/post/you-asked-we-answered-what-free-state-project%23stream/0 . May 14, 2021 . live.
  46. News: Free State Project Picks N.H. . November 1, 2003 . . https://archive.today/20210514171937/http://www.ballot-access.org/2003/1101.html . May 14, 2021 . live.
  47. News: October 27, 2003 . Libertarians Pursue New Political Goal: State of Their Own . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113104541/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/27/us/libertarians-pursue-new-political-goal-state-of-their-own.html . January 13, 2022.
  48. News: Free State Project announces it's 'triggering the move' for Libertarian influx . February 4, 2016 . . https://archive.today/20210514183333/https://www.concordmonitor.com/Archive/2016/02/freestate-cm-020416 . May 14, 2021 . live.
  49. News: New Hampshire Legislator Changes Registration from "Republican" to "Libertarian" . July 27, 2016 . . https://archive.today/20210428052047/http://ballot-access.org/2016/07/27/new-hampshire-legislator-changes-registration-from-republican-to-libertarian/ . April 28, 2021 . live.
  50. News: New Hampshire Legislator Changes Registration from Republican to Libertarian . July 27, 2016 . . https://archive.today/20210428051620/http://ballot-access.org/2019/06/29/new-hampshire-legislator-changes-registration-from-republican-to-libertarian-3/ . April 28, 2021 . live.
  51. News: 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election . . https://archive.today/20210428053444/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2016&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . April 28, 2021 . live.
  52. News: Libertarians endorse N.H. secession . November 29, 2016 . . https://archive.today/20210430073748/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/11/29/libertarians-endorse-secession/JqQmZMmkW5tci7R5hRuNVM/story.html . April 30, 2021 . live.
  53. News: New Hampshire Legislator Changes Registration from Republican to Libertarian . February 9, 2017 . . https://archive.today/20210429190751/http://ballot-access.org/2017/02/09/new-hampshire-legislator-changes-registration-from-republican-to-libertarian-2/ . April 29, 2021 . live.
  54. News: New Hampshire Legislator Switches from Democratic Party to Libertarian Party . May 10, 2017 . . https://archive.today/20210429190958/http://ballot-access.org/2017/05/10/new-hampshire-legislator-switches-from-democratic-party-to-libertarian-party/ . April 29, 2021 . live.
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  56. News: Keene's lone Libertarian representative resigns from Legislature . August 15, 2018 . . https://archive.today/20210429191717/https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keenes-lone-libertarian-representative-resigns-from-legislature/article_a2b2dfce-69fd-5bf7-b3c7-91da107b1d9e.html . April 29, 2021 . live.
  57. News: New Hampshire Secretary of State Tells Town Clerks to Accept Libertarian Registrations . January 5, 2017 . . https://archive.today/20210428215544/http://ballot-access.org/2017/01/05/new-hampshire-secretary-of-state-tells-town-clerks-to-accept-libertarian-registrations/ . April 28, 2021 . live.
  58. News: Libertarian gubernatorial primary still up in the air; candidates allege voter suppression . September 13, 2018 . . https://archive.today/20210428222223/https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/libertarian-gubernatorial-primary-still-up-in-the-air-candidates-allege/article_dc03a3fd-b742-5e85-8cd4-f697ce475cf4.html . April 28, 2021 . live.
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  62. News: Filing Closes for New Hampshire Libertarian Party Presidential Primary . November 20, 2019 . . https://archive.today/20210429173955/http://ballot-access.org/2019/11/20/filing-closes-for-new-hampshire-libertarian-party-presidential-primary/ . April 29, 2021 . live.
  63. News: New Hampshire Libertarian Party Posts Results of Party-Administered Primary . February 12, 2020 . . https://archive.today/20210429174402/http://ballot-access.org/2020/02/12/new-hampshire-libertarian-party-posts-results-of-party-administered-primary/ . April 29, 2021 . live.
  64. News: June 7, 2021 . N.H. Libertarian party calls for end to child labor laws; Gary Johnson disagrees . . live . https://archive.today/20210608112246/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/07/metro/nh-libertarian-party-calls-end-child-labor-laws-gary-johnson-disagrees/ . June 8, 2021.
  65. News: June 23, 2021 . Inside the Battle Over the Soul of the Libertarian Party . . live . https://archive.today/20210716223206/https://reason.com/2021/06/23/inside-the-battle-over-the-soul-of-the-libertarian-party/ . July 16, 2021 .
  66. Web site: Could you back up the claim that the black-white IQ gap debunked? The causes of the IQ gap are widely debated, but the data that the gap exists is quite strong. E.g. here's a peer-reviewed meta analysis of over 100 studies showing a gap of roughly 1 SD. Twitter.
  67. Web site: if 1,000 transpeople were murdered every year but there were no taxes, we'd live in a substantially more moral world for reference about 40 people transgender people are murdered in the US per year. Twitter.
  68. Web site: NH Libertarian Party deletes MLK Day tweet claiming Black people are 'in debt' to America for special treatment . January 18, 2022.
  69. Web site: AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood . . January 16, 2022.
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  74. Web site: 2023-07-20 . Libertarian Party Twitter Account Tells Black Former Lawmaker, 'You Should Pick Crops For Free' . 2023-09-11 . Mediaite . en.
  75. Web site: Meghan McCain slams NH Libertarian Party over celebrating dad's death . August 26, 2022.
  76. Web site: Meghan McCain rebukes NH Libertarian Party for cheering her father's death . August 26, 2022.
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  120. News: 1984 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210502085032/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&off=5&elect=0&fips=33&f=0 . May 2, 2021.
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  124. News: 1992 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210502090306/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 2, 2021.
  125. News: 1994 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210508134127/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1994&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 8, 2021.
  126. News: 1996 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210508134312/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 8, 2021.
  127. News: 1998 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210508134544/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1998&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 8, 2021.
  128. News: 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210514235002/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 14, 2021.
  129. News: 2002 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210514235236/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2002&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 14, 2021.
  130. News: 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210514235443/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 14, 2021.
  131. News: 2006 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210514235713/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=33&f=0&off=5&elect=0&minper=0 . May 14, 2021.
  132. News: 2008 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210514235921/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 14, 2021.
  133. News: 2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210515000142/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2010&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 15, 2021.
  134. News: 2012 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210515000354/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 15, 2021.
  135. News: 2014 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210515000556/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2014&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 15, 2021.
  136. News: 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210515000756/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2018&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 15, 2021.
  137. News: 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results . . live . https://archive.today/20210515000957/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2020&fips=33&off=5&elect=0&f=0 . May 15, 2021.
  138. News: Voting in New Hampshire . . live . https://archive.today/20210810222059/https://sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/voting-in-new-hampshire/party-registration-names-on-checklist-history/ . August 10, 2021.
  139. News: June 22, 2021 . The unraveling of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire . . live . https://archive.today/20210810222452/https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/the-unraveling-of-the-libertarian-party-of-new-hampshire/article_3a871650-59c7-5a2a-a30e-b3eea32612f1.html . August 10, 2021.

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