U.S. Senate candidate David Patterson said what he likes about the Libertarian Party is that it holds that individuals should be able to live their lives the way they see fit. <\/p>\n
Speaking to members of the Bowling Green Southern Kentucky Tea Party on Thursday, the Harrodsburg police officer said he is a Christian, and that informs how he lives his life. <\/p>\n
I dont expect anyone to tell me how to live my life, and Im not going to tell anyone how to live theirs, Patterson said. <\/p>\n
Patterson is a third-party candidate in a Senate race that has garnered national attention as Democratic candidate and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes challenges Minority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. <\/p>\n
He said the the rise of a third party will encourage compromise in politics. <\/p>\n
The two-party system is broken, Patterson said. <\/p>\n
The whole thing doesnt work anymore, he said. <\/p>\n
Patterson said he really started paying attention to political issues during the 2012 presidential election and getting both Republican and Democrat perspectives on issues. <\/p>\n
As I became painfully aware that Ron Paul was getting pushed out of the election, I knew that I was not going to vote for Mitt Romney, he said. <\/p>\n
Instead, he decided to vote for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate. <\/p>\n
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