I note some comments to my earlier post, It's Official: Murray Sabrin to Seek the Republican Nomination for the US Senate,that
A. Murray will lose
or
B. There is no value in running for office.
First. yes it is true that Murray is unlikely to win. However, I believe there is value in running if you run, not to get elected, but to spread the libertarian message. I made this point in a 2012 post, How to Run for Office Like Ron Paul.
I would imagine that somewhere near 30%, maybe more, of those who now call themselves libertarians do so because they first heard about libertarianism because of Ron Paul. Dr. Paul had an incredible impact in expanding the libertarian movement, but that was because he stuck to principles and wasn't seeking power.
The problem now is that most politicians running from office who call themselves libertarians dilute their libertarian positions because they first and foremost want to get elected and are only then interested in spreading what becomes a diluted libertarian message. Extremely rare are the Ron Paul-type office seekers, who run and run on principle.
Murray Sabrin strikes me as being from the same cloth as Dr. Paul, he is not going to shed principle to get elected. He will get the libertarian message out in debates and other events he holds.
So I welcome the Murray Sabrin candidacy. It will bring attention to principled libertarianism in New Jersey.
via:http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2014/02/run-murray-run.html
A. Murray will lose
or
B. There is no value in running for office.
First. yes it is true that Murray is unlikely to win. However, I believe there is value in running if you run, not to get elected, but to spread the libertarian message. I made this point in a 2012 post, How to Run for Office Like Ron Paul.
I would imagine that somewhere near 30%, maybe more, of those who now call themselves libertarians do so because they first heard about libertarianism because of Ron Paul. Dr. Paul had an incredible impact in expanding the libertarian movement, but that was because he stuck to principles and wasn't seeking power.
The problem now is that most politicians running from office who call themselves libertarians dilute their libertarian positions because they first and foremost want to get elected and are only then interested in spreading what becomes a diluted libertarian message. Extremely rare are the Ron Paul-type office seekers, who run and run on principle.
Murray Sabrin strikes me as being from the same cloth as Dr. Paul, he is not going to shed principle to get elected. He will get the libertarian message out in debates and other events he holds.
So I welcome the Murray Sabrin candidacy. It will bring attention to principled libertarianism in New Jersey.
via:http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2014/02/run-murray-run.html
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