This is What I Was Worried About

I can already tell that I'm going to lose my mind over the Senate race this year. Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie posted a comment at Sound Politics today:

Thanks for the kind words, Stefan! :)
Stefan is also a nice guy, in spite of what the lefties say!

For those of you concerned I will "take votes from McGavick" I have the following to say:

If you want a timely withdrawal from Iraq, oppose the unconstitutional parts of the USA PATRIOT act, don't care if gays call their unions "marriages", think immigration of hard-working Mexicans is good for America, think doctors should be allowed to prescribe medical marijuana, and oppose "corporate welfare" then I hope you will vote for me.

If, on the other hand, you disagree with many of the above positions, then I encourage you to vote for McGavick.

But there's no reason to vote for Cantwell, now, is there? :)

I see my role as holding incumbents responsible for their votes against our liberty.

Cantwell is vulnerable. Very vulnerable.

Sincerely,
Bruce Guthrie
Libertarian Candidate for US Senate

PS: I'm accepting campaign contributions...

I didn't get a chance to fully explain my position on this race during tonight's Drinking Liberally podcast (which should be posted by the morning), but my reply to his comment (with typos and shit fixed) sums it up:

Bruce,
Personally, I agree with you on every position you take, but unless you can prove to me that you can possibly win, I can't vote for you. In a year when it's vital that we take as much power away from a Republican Congress as possible, Maria Cantwell is our only hope. I know she sucks, I know she's clueless about the war and the Patriot Act, but the Republican party is on an anti-libertarian bent like none of us have ever seen in our lifetimes, and we need to have opposition party members in every seat we can manage, no matter how little they truly understand the issues that matter to us.

If you can poll above 20% by August, then I'll reconsider my assessment of your viability as a candidate, but otherwise you will have struck a serious blow to the libertarian cause if you help McGavick get elected.