Losing Libertarians

By David Boaz
Cato Institute

Republican candidates are pulling out all the stops to bring disgruntled conservative voters home on election day. Dozens of conservative talk show hosts were invited to the White House to interview Vice President Cheney, political adviser Karl Rove, and other top officials.

President Bush and his colleagues are telling voters that no matter how unhappy they are with Republicans, they'll like Democrats even less.

But evidence from around the country suggests that even if the conservatives come home to the Republican Party, the GOP could still lose Congress by losing libertarian voters.