The simple fact is that if Democrats and Republicans held their candidates to the standards that Libertarians hold their candidates to, they’d never have nominees, much less win elections.”

“As we see more and more individuals led into the libertarian movement by “imperfect” libertarians like Ron or Rand Paul, we cannot sit idly by and be upset if they come in and start widening the tent and adding their own flavors to the mix. We have to engage, prepare and be willing to meet them where they are, to apply their libertarian leanings to the places they are lacking those inclinations, and bring them into the fold.”

Read more at The Libertarian Republic.