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Karen Tumulty asks in the Washington Post,

what label do you put on the political philosophy of a state that one year would legalize marijuana for recreational use and the next year recall two state senators who voted for stricter gun laws?

Readers of this blog might have an answer. So, it turns out, does Sen. Mark Udall:

Were a libertarian state small l when it comes to privacy issues, issues of reproductive freedom, gun ownership, who you worship, who you spend your life with, Udall said. Were a pro-environment state. We self-identify with environmentalists more than any other state in the nation. But were also very pro-business.

So now those small-l libertarian voters will have to decide whether they prefer a not-so-libertarian Democrat, a not-so-libertarian Republican, or a big-L Libertarian.

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Chad Grimm is a 33-year-old health club manager running a long-shot campaign as the Libertarian candidate for governor of Illinois.

But his single-digit support could be the deciding factor.

The polling is very close, Christopher Mooney, the director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Springfield told FoxNews.com. So somebody who is pulling 5, 6 percent, it looks like they could have a big impact.

No one is disputing the fact that Grimm is a -- very -- long-shot candidate. But he's pulling enough support to affect the standing of the front-runners.

Recent polls show the two major party candidates, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner, in a tight race. The Real Clear Politics average of polls shows Quinn recently taking a slight lead. The Rothenberg Political Report rates the race as a toss up/tilt Republican.

This has opened the door for Grimm to play spoiler. A recent Chicago Tribune Poll had him capturing 5 percent of the vote -- votes which the Tribune notes likely would have gone to Rauner had Grimm not been a contender. Another poll had him capturing 6 percent.

Grimm told FoxNews.com he is not looking to be a spoiler, hes looking to win. He said that after dabbling in everything from acting in Los Angeles to owning health clubs in Illinois, he has found his true passion in the Libertarian movement. He says he will work to eliminate the state income tax, end Illinois war on guns and bring common sense solutions to the states problems.

I wanted to give Illinois the chance to, for once, to vote for a politician that is not bought and paid for, he said.

But Grimms potential to be a spoiler captured the attention of Illinois Republicans, who launched a legal battle to get him removed from the ballot.

According to the Associated Press, attorneys for the state GOP argued that thousands of signatures that qualified Grimm for the ballot were invalid.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A federal judge has denied a request by the Libertarian Party candidate for governor that his party affiliation appear next to his name on the ballot. Instead, Daniel Lewis will be listed as an independent.

That's because the Libertarian Party of Tennessee has not collected the more-than-40,000 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot under Tennessee law. Individual candidates need collect only 25 signatures to appear on the ballot, but they appear as independents if their parties have not also qualified.

The party is suing over the signature requirement, claiming it is onerous.

The order filed last week by U.S. District Judge William Haynes denied a temporary injunction that would have allowed Lewis be listed as a Libertarian on the ballot while the lawsuit works its way through the courts.

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Libertarian Adrian Wyllie got shut out from the governor's debate at Broward College on Wednesday, so he went to a Holiday Inn Express instead.

Wyllie planned to set up shop in a conference room, a production crew in tow, and answer the same questions posed to Republican Gov. Rick Scott and former-Republican-governor-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist. Wyllie planned to have his crew perform some technical wizardry and re-cut the debate to make it appear as if he were onstage. Then he planned to post it on the web.

Kind of poetic: A Libertarian taking liberties with reality to protest a debate co-sponsored by a press association that tramped down on free speech.

"The reason I'm being excluded has nothing to do with the public interest, and everything to do with protecting a corrupt, good-old-boy duopoly," Wyllie told me Wednesday.

One day earlier, a federal judge struck down Wyllie's bid to take part. The two groups sponsoring the debate (the Florida Press Association and Leadership Florida) set a 15-percent threshold in a September poll as the benchmark, and Wyllie who's been polling as high as 12 percent fell short.

"They keep moving the bar just out of reach of third-party candidates," Wyllie said. "Back in 2006, it was seven percent. Now it's 15 percent. If I was at 18 percent, I'm sure they'd move the threshold to 20 percent."

I feel bad for the guy and worse for democracy in general. And I feel especially ashamed that a press association which is supposed to support a free exchange of ideas acts more like a bouncer for the establishment, keeping out ideas that might be too different or radical.

"The major political parties and media insiders are controlling what Floridians can hear," Wyllie said. "If I was a fringe candidate that everyone could get a chuckle out of, they probably wouldn't mind. But the fact that I'd be the only one telling a lot of truth, that's what they're terrified of."

I'm not saying I like or agree with Wyllie's platform, which includes eradicating property taxes for homesteaded Floridians, slashing the state budget by 30 percent, blocking federal regulatory oversight of Florida-only businesses, legalizing marijuana, allowing gay marriage and granting unfettered access to guns. He told me that philosophically he'd be OK with legalized cocaine and prostitution, too.

I'm just saying that with all the negativity and scripted talking points coming from Scott and Crist, voters could have used Wyllie's fresh air. It would have been interesting and perhaps illuminating to see how Scott and Crist reacted to the live grenade in their midst. (UPDATE: Although this debate did give us plenty of unscripted fresh air, in the form of Crist's fan and the swirling controversy it triggered, with Scott initially refusing to take the stage at the start in protest.)

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(CNN) -- A medical doctor-turned Libertarian Senate candidate in Iowa died when a plane he was piloting crashed around 11 p.m. Monday.

Doug Butzier, 59, was earning less than 2% of the vote in the competitive statewide race between Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst to replace retiring veteran Sen. Tom Harkin.

"He was a leader among his peers," said Russell Knight, the president of Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, the hospital where Butzier worked. "We will all miss his strong, intelligent, thoughtful presence, and we express our collective condolences to Doug's family, friends, and colleagues."

Butzier was a practicing emergency medicine doctor and president of the medical staff at the hospital, according to his campaign website.

Information about the cause of the crash has not been publicly released, although the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.

The plane failed in its first approach to land on the runway, and it crashed the second time, according to a local news report. It remains unclear if weather played a role in the crash, although it was raining during the day and into the night Monday.

Because the deadline for changing candidates has passed, Butzier's name will still appear on ballots in Iowa next month. Both Braley and Ernst released statements expressing condolences to Butzier's friends and family. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Dr. Doug Butzier, the Libertarian candidate for Senate in Iowa, was killed when his small plane crashed on a flight from Ankeny, Iowa, to Dubuque.

Butzier was at the controls of the Piper PA-46 and was alone in the plane, a friend said.

The 59-year-old doctor had been an emergency room physician in Dubuque for the past 17 years. He was a member of the board of Mercy Medical Center and president of the hospital's medical staff.

Butzier, an advocate of smaller government, was selected as the Libertarian candidate in Iowa. Decmocratic Rep. Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst, the Republican candidate, are involved in a contentious fight for the seat now held by Tom Harkin, a Democrat, and Butzier said few people were listening to other candidates.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash occurred at 11 p.m. Monday about a mile from Dubuque Regional Airport. Heavy rain was falling at the time.

"I was just sitting in there watching TV and all that I heard was an airplane going vrrrmmm -- boom! Blew up, came up and seen big ole flames on the neighbor's yard," Jeremy Becker told KCRG-TV.

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A doctor who was running as a Libertariancandidatefor U.S. Senate has died in aplanecrash.

The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office says Dr. Douglas Butzier was the pilot of theplanethatcrashedaround 11 p.m. Monday near Dubuque Regional Airport. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft.

Butzier worked at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Jennifer Faley, a hospital spokeswoman, confirms Butzier was running for U.S. Senate against Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says theplanetook off from Ankeny Regional Airport about an hour before thecrash. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate thecrash.

The party'scandidatefor governor, Dr. Lee Hieb, says Butzier just last weekend had flown her and several Libertarian Partycandidatesaround the state to campaign.

Hieb, an orthopedic surgeon, says she talked medicine with Butzier, a Dubuque emergency room surgeon, during some of their campaign events. He told her he became a Libertarian after studying economics for a Master of Business Administration about seven years ago.

She says "Iowa and the cause of individual liberty are significantly diminished by his passing."

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A doctor who was running as a Libertariancandidatefor U.S. Senate has died in aplanecrash.

The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office says Dr. Douglas Butzier was the pilot of theplanethatcrashedaround 11 p.m. Monday near Dubuque Regional Airport. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft.

Butzier worked at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Jennifer Faley, a hospital spokeswoman, confirms Butzier was running for U.S. Senate against Democratic U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says theplanetook off from Ankeny Regional Airport about an hour before thecrash. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate thecrash.

The party'scandidatefor governor, Dr. Lee Hieb, says Butzier just last weekend had flown her and several Libertarian Partycandidatesaround the state to campaign.

Hieb, an orthopedic surgeon, says she talked medicine with Butzier, a Dubuque emergency room surgeon, during some of their campaign events. He told her he became a Libertarian after studying economics for a Master of Business Administration about seven years ago.

She says "Iowa and the cause of individual liberty are significantly diminished by his passing."

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In this photo provided by Mercy Medical Center is Dr. Douglas Butzier. The Dubuque, Iowa, doctor who was running as a Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, died in a plane crash Monday near Dubuque Regional Airport, authorities said Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.(AP)

The Libertarian candidate running in the hotly contested Iowa Senate race died Monday night in a plane crash.

Authorities say the candidate, Dr. Douglas Butzier, was piloting the single-engine plane when it crashed at about 11 p.m. local time. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office says the plane crashed upon approaching the Dubuque Regional Airport.

A brief statement on the candidate's campaign website announced his death. "He will be sorely missed by family, his coworkers and friends," the statement says.

The 59-year-old Butzier was running as a third-party candidate in the Senate race otherwise dominated by Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst. Most polling had shown Butzier with support in the single digits (one survey in September showed him at 2 percentage points).

Braley and Ernst are virtually tied in the polls, and it's unclear what impact Butzier had. Both candidates put out statements on Tuesday mourning his death.

Im shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic death, Braley said. I have enormous respect for anyone who puts their name forward as a candidate for public office. (Wife) Carolyn and I send our thoughts and prayers to Dr. Butziers wife and family during this difficult time.

"I am deeply saddened to learn the tragic news about Dr. Doug Butzier, Ernst said. I appreciated Doug's willingness to contribute to this important election. In addition to representing Libertarians in this campaign, Doug served his community as an ER doctor and medical leader. (Husband) Gail and I will keep Doug's family in our thoughts and prayers as they mourn their untimely loss."

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the plane took off from Ankeny Regional Airport about an hour before the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

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Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian Party candidate for governor, failed to persuade a federal judge that he had a right to appear in Wednesday night's debate between governor candidates Charlie Crist and Rick Scott.

U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn, who is based in Fort Lauderdale, said in a ruling late Tuesday afternoon that Wyllie did not have a right to appear in the debate, which originates from the Broward College campus in Davie.

A central tenet of Libertarian Party philosophy is keeping government involvement in private decisions to a minimum. Cohn found that the two debate sponsors, the business group Leadership Florida, and the Florida Press Association, are private organizations.

Though the judge said Broward College, "a public community college," is a host of the debate, he rejected Wyllie's contention that excluding him from the debate there warranted denial of equal protection or prior restraint on protected speech that would violate his constitutional rights.

The college, Cohn wrote, "exercised no control over which candidates may appear in the debate" and the event is a "nonpublic forum."

He wrote that Wyllie didn't have a reason to expect that he could appear in the debate because he didn't meet the threshold of getting at least 15 percent support in a public opinion poll before the debate. The judge said the criteria were clear when Leadership Florida and the Press Association announced the debate in August 2013.

The latest poll, released Tuesday by CNN found the race tied with 44 percent for Democrat Crist and incumbent Republican Scott, with Wyllie at 9 percent.

Cohn based his ruling on written arguments filed by both sides. He wrote that a hearing was unnecessary because the essential facts were not in dispute and there was a "need to rule promptly on this time-sensitive" matter.

The debate is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

It can be seen online at SunSentinel.com/governor debate and on television on WFOR-Ch. 4, in the Miami-Fort-Lauderdale Market, WFTV-Ch. 9 in the Orlando market, WPBF-Ch. 25 in the West Palm Beach market.

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By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press

WILMINGTON, N.C. U.S. Senate candidate Sean Haugh relishes his current job delivering pizzas because it brings joy to hungry families anticipating his arrival.

But the former Libertarian Party leader from Durham also enjoys take out more specifically taking out North Carolina from under a two-party system he says narrows messages voters receive and breeds candidates who must rely on outside groups for campaign funds and support to be successful.

"We have two corporate special-interest candidates, and there's me," Haugh said in an interview.

Haugh and other Libertarian leaders are hopeful his candidacy in November will mark the most successful showing ever for the party in a North Carolina statewide election.

Some polls have shown him receiving a percentage of the vote in the high single digits. Even getting 2 or 3 percent, like the Libertarian candidates for U.S. Senate in 2008 and 2010, could be enough to alter the outcome of the tight race between Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis.

"I am here to provide an alternative that other people really aren't hearing," Haugh said during his only television debate appearance in Wilmington. "I get to go all across the political spectrum, to all different kinds of audiences, with the exact same message stop all war and stop spending more money that we have."

The optimism reflects recent progress for North Carolina's only other certified state party, which preaches limited government and staying out of people's personal business, as well as low approval numbers for his two competitors.

For decades, the state Libertarian Party had to collect tens of thousands of signatures routinely to keep its candidates on the ballot because nominees for governor or president didn't receive the 10 percent of the vote needed to remain an official party. When they fell short, state officials converted registered Libertarian voters to unaffiliated.

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(CBS) The Libertarian Party candidate for Governor is rejecting Republican Bruce Rauners statement that a vote for him is wasted.

Libertarian hopeful Chad Grimm wasnt invited to last weeks debate in Peoria or Tuesdays debate in Chicago on CBS 2 because he is not scoring high enough in opinion polls, a chicken and egg situation that frustrates him. He says if the people could hear his views, more people would support him.

People are fed up with the same-old, same-old and weve learned from the past that we get the same results whether it is a Republican in office or a Democrat in office, especially in Illinois, Grimm said.

He laughed when he heard Rauner say in Peoria that a vote for a Libertarian was a waste.

Mr. Rauner spent a lot of time and a lot of resources and a lot of money trying to keep us from the ballot and it didnt work and so I dont believe when he just kind of shrugs it off like that, I dont believe he is sincere, Grimm said.

Grimm feels his message of limited government can truly touch any voter.

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