In Missouri the Libertarian Party has a full slate of candidates for statewide office.
And the party’s candidate for Vice President was in St. Louis yesterday and is spending the day before the election in the Show Me State.
Libertarian VP Candidate Jim Gray rolled up to Soulard’s bar and grill, Big Daddy’s, yesterday in a white Minivan with a few hundred signatures from supporters on its exterior.
Before talking with a dozen or so supporters, he said if you want to fix the system, how about just getting rid of most of it.
“And by the way, we’re Libertarians, and we do believe in government, but government is the last resort, not the first resort,” Gray said.
He said there are dramatic differences between Libertarian Candidate for President Gary Johnson and the two major party candidates.
“You talk about this National Defense Authorization Act, anyone could be labeled as a terrorist and held indefinitely just simply because the Executive Branch says so,” Gray said. “ That’s not what we stand for. Romney supports it, Obama signed it, we say ‘no.’ Romney and Obama are so much the same we call them ‘Roboney’ for heaven’s sake, it’s just out of control.”
Gray said he and Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson are crossing their fingers that maybe; just maybe, they can get to five percent and qualify for matching federal campaign funds in 2016.
Gray is headed toward Kansas City today for an event at the Westport Flea Market.