I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Untrue. Libertarianism has enjoyed increased exposure and consideration for many years now. Credit that to Paul.

Trump has shown the Religious Right can be forced to vote for almost anything. This allows the GOP tent to become more open to Libertarian policies which were previously deemed too socially tolerant.

Um, dude. Your problem is that most Republican voters turn out to be completely uninterested in Libertarian ideas and policies. Just about all of Trump's divergences from the prior orthodoxy move the party away from where you want to be. No one is forcing anyone to vote for Trump -- he destroyed the other candidates in the primary. Trump voters are not interested in being socially tolerant. They want to restore traditional social hierarchies, and they want to use the government to do it. The notion that Trump has somehow opened the door to a GOP that is more open to Libertarian ideas is a delusion. If that's what you tell yourself to make yourself feel better, enjoy the placebo, but if I were a Libertarian, I would be looking to shore things up with the Democrats to try to get a little leverage. The notion that you get leverage from Gary Johnson is silly. The Mormons at least have a clue about how to play this game -- Libertarians, not at all.