Oliver’s third-party run helped force a runoff in the 2022 Senate race in Georgia.
Chase Oliver and his communications director, Kelsey Lyon, react as Oliver is selected as the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton on May 26, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICOThe Libertarian Party selected former Georgia Senate candidate Chase Oliver as their presidential nominee on Sunday, spurning appeals for support over the weekend from both Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“We’re gonna lose ballot access in probably 22 states. We’re not gonna make more than half a percent,” said Larry Sharpe, a longtime Libertarian Party member who lost his bid for vice president at the convention. “RFK sucks the money out of the room and he gets the ‘I’m mad at the system votes’ that we used to get because we’re the only other guy on the ballot.”
“Mises caucus pretty much versus everyone else is where we’re at,” said Adrian Malagon, the Mises-aligned chair of the California Libertarian Party. “I think there has to be a better understanding of what the mission is going to be going forward and better organization. I just don’t think it’s sustainable.”
As a presidential contender, Oliver focused his pitch to Libertarians on his effort to build the party nationwide. He said he has made campaign stops in all 50 states and has 500 volunteers.
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