Trump Made A Lot Of Promises To Libertarians—But Was Ruled Ineligible For Their Nomination
Forbes Staff, May 26, 2024
Former President Donald Trump won't be among the pool of candidates for the Libertarian presidential nomination because he never submitted the paperwork necessary to qualify,
CNN first reported Sunday,
news that comes one day after the Republican nominee was met with
boos and heckling during a half-hour speech at the party’s national convention.
Trump...was met with raucous
booing and heckling from a crowd that called him a "liar," "panderer" and "wannabe dictator.”
Chase Oliver called Trump "a war criminal" and Michael Rectenwald said Libertarians were not "at risk for falling for Trump’s bulls–t."...
Trump won’t get the Libertarian nomination support he stumped for in a contentious speech after being ruled ineligible by the party’s chair.
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I am glad to see that the Libertarians treated that pompous bounder with the contempt he deserved.
Libertarianism only makes sense for those who believe that they can earn a good living with no help from the government.
A sizable constituency for Trump have always been white blue collar workers who have been left behind by economic changes since the election of Ronald Reagan.
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They want their factory jobs back.
During the 1950's it was possible for a white man with only a high school degree to buy a house in the suburbs, a car, and support a wife who did not need to work, and who could stay home to raise the children.
When a sizable percentage of Trump's constituency responds favorably to Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again," that is the "again" they are thinking about.
The way of life they are nostalgic for will not return through "lower taxes, less government." It can only be restored by a large, powerful, expensive government that intervenes economically on their behalf. This government will need to be paid for with high taxes on the rich, as it was during the 1950's.
Among other things, it require a high minimum wage, strong labor unions, and high tariffs. Each of these are anathema to libertarianism.
Trump Made A Lot Of Promises To Libertarians—But Was Ruled Ineligible For Their Nomination