Adrian Wyllie Libertarian Candidate for Florida Governor Town Hall
Online Town Hall on Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm at the Datex Center in Clearwater, FL . He will be taking questions from Twitter and Google as well as from the audience in attendance....
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The Republican Party's libertarian tide, which waxed strongly over the last four years, has begun to recede in the face of growing public fears about Islamic militancy in the Mideast.
The latest evidence of the shift comes from a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday that shows, among other things, fewer conservatives are worried that government anti-terrorism activities will lead to violations of civil liberties. Concern over the tradeoff between civil liberties and security had risen sharply after Edward Snowden's revelations of the widespread surveillance by the National Security Agency, for which he had been a contractor.
Just a little more than a year ago, 47% of Americans said they were more concerned that government anti-terrorism policies had gone "too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties" compared with 35% who said they were more concerned those policies "have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country." A second Pew poll later in the fall found a similar result.
Now, however, only 35% say they are concerned that anti-terrorism policies have gone "too far" and 50% say their greater worry is that the policies will not go "far enough."
The Pew survey, conducted Sept. 2-9, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
The shift in public opinion comes mostly from the GOP side. Republicans went from an almost even division in November, 43% "too far" and 41% "not far enough," to a lopsided 24% "too far," 64% "not far enough" response in the current survey. Among Republicans, the shift was particularly strong among those who said they identify with the tea party movement.
Democrats remain closely divided on the issue, with self-identified liberals more likely to say they fear the government has gone "too far."
The split among Democrats has been notable in Congress, where a group of mostly western Democratic senators, led by Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mark Udall of Colorado, have been prominent critics of the NSA and the Obama administration's continuation of some surveillance policies adopted during the George W. Bush administration.
Among Republicans, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has led the critics of the NSA. His denunciations of government surveillance, highlighted by a 13-hour filibuster against the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan in March 2013, catapulted him into the first ranks of Republican presidential prospects.
But if the shift in the Republican mood persists, with growing support for the use of military force overseas and declining concern over civil liberties, Paul's appeal could wane. Notably, the senator has appeared to shift ground in recent days. Wednesday night, after Obama's speech, he said in an interview on Fox News that he was "all in for saying we have to combat ISIS.
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Libertarian mood in GOP wanes as Mideast concern rises
Senate campaign of Libertarian Robert Sarvis has a strong connection to the Roanoke Valley. Caleb Coulter (Cole-ter) is a Roanoke native who has been active in Republican politics. Last year, he sought the gop nomination for the 11th district seat in the House of Delegates. But recently, he left the gop and signed on as manager of the Sarvis campaign. Caleb Coulter/Sarvis Campaign Manager: i was attempting to be a part of a change for the better for the Republican party, that i think they could use if they want to stay valid in today's politics, and there's a lot of resistance to that change. And i think I'm a lot more comfortable with the Libertarian party. Sarvis is making his second run for statewide office in the last two years. Coming up at six, Political reporter Joe Dashiell will profile his Senate campaign.
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Former Roanoke Republican now serving as Sarvis campaign manager
OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. NO WORD YET ON WHY THE DRIVER WAS ON THE RUN. Janine Stanwood: ALMOST EVERYONE KNOWS RICK SCOTT AND CHARLIE CRIST ARE RUNNING TO GOVERNOR BUT DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A THIRD CANDIDATE IN THE RACE. HIS NAME IS ADRIAN WILY AND HE'S RUNNING AS A LIBERTARIAN. HE RECENTLY CAME TO LOCAL10 ON AND SAT DOWN WITH OUR SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PUTNEY. I AM VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO COMMON CORE. COMMON CORE IS THE FEDERAL TAKE OVER OFF OUR LOCAL EDUCATION. Reporter: HE PULLS NO PUNCHES. HE DOESN'T THINK MUCH OF HIS MAINSTREAM OPPONENTS, REPUBLICAN RICK SCOTT AND DEMOCRAT CHERYL CRIST OR OF THE WAY BUSINESS IS DONE IN TALLAHASSEE. IT'S REALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT IN THIS STATE WHERE IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE A POLITICAL CLASS THAT IS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN TRULY WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN. Reporter: WILE SCOTT AND CRIST ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE POLITICAL, AND HE SAYS BOTH PUT SPECIAL INTERESTS ABOVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. I'MA CONSTITUTIONALIST. I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE INALIENABLE RIGHTS AND SHOULD BE LEFT TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AS THEY SEE FIT SO LONG AS THEY'RE NOT HARMING ANYONE ELSE. Reporter: WILY IS 44 YEARS OLD, MARRIED, THE FATHER OF TWO SONS. HE RUNS A SMALL I.T. COMPANY IN PALM HARBOR ON FLORIDA'S WEST COAST. THIS IS HIS FIRST TRY AT PUBLIC OFFICE. WHAT IS A LIBERTARIAN? HOW DO YOU DEFINE IT? YOU KNOW, I DEFINE IT AS SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN ECONOMIC FREEDOM, HAVE YOU HAD LIBERTY AND THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD BASICALLY STAY OUT OF WALLETS, OUT OF OUR BEDROOM, AND OUT OF OUR BUSINESS. Reporter: THAT MEANS HE SUPPORTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, OPPOSED THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS LIKE SCHOOL CHOICE AND VOUCHERS, AND OPPOSED TO EXPANSION OF MEDICAID. SOME VOTERS LIKE WILY'S MESSAGE. IN A RECENT QUINN PEA AC POLL HE WAS FAVORED BY 9% OF FLORIDA VOTERS. THAT WAS REALLY A NONE OF THE ABOVE VOTE THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY COULDN'T STOMACH EITHER CHARLIE CRIST OR RICK SCOTT. I THINK I'M ABSOLUTELY AN NONE OF THE ABOVE VOTE BECAUSE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THE TWO NAMES ABOVE ME ON THE BALLOT ARE MORE OF THE SAME. Reporter: WILE IS DEFINITELY NOT MORE OF THE SAME. HIS CHALLENGE, HOWEVER, IS GETTING HIS MESSAGE OUT WITH A CAMPAIGN BUDGET OF LESS THAN $100,000.
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Don Ytterberg
Good news for Republican Don Ytterberg, who has the unenviable task of trying to knock off Democratic powerhouse Ed Perlmutter: Libertarian Tyler Bagley has withdrawn from 7th Congressional District race and endorsed him.
Understanding this race is so close, I am honored to support Don Ytterberg, Bagley said, in a news release. I believe his small business background and common sense solutions will benefit Colorado families. I ask third party and swing voters to support Don Ytterberg for Congress.
Libertarians in recent years have been blamed for costing Republicans close state Senate races in Jefferson County and El Paso County.
After analyzing Dons agenda and meeting with him, it became apparent that we agree on most matters of importance to the people of Adams and Jefferson counties, Bagley said. Im confident Don Ytterberg will improve things for District Seven.
Democrat Ed Perlmutter has represented the 7th Congressional District since taking office in January 2007. (Matthew Jonas/Longmont Times-Call)
But knocking off Perlmutter, a lifelong resident of CD 7 and a former state senator, is a formidable task, even in what is expected to be a Republican wave year and without a Libertarian.
Perlmutters been able to handily disarm opponents such as Joe Coors of the Coors family and Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier, deemed an up and comer in the GOP. Perlmutters strength at the top of the ticket has been credited with helping Jefferson County Democrats win legislative seats.
Still, Republicans are optimistic.
This is a race to watch, said Ytterbergs campaign manager, Phil Kelly. People are really frustrated with Congress and are looking for fresh faces and better options. Don Ytterberg is a man people like and can trust. He is a man of action who has a history of working to defend private interests from public intrusion.
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Libertarian drops out, endorses Republican in race to unseat Rep. Ed Perlmutter