| Lot of crossover. Libertarians typically don't get a candidate into the election, so they end up voting Republican. In the Venn Diagram, Libertarians are a sub-set of Republicans. Republican views are also administration dependent. If there is a Democratic President then Republicans think government is evil, socialist and place a high value on reducing the debt, reducing the size of government. But if a Republican is president, then debt no longer matters, increasing spending on defense, walls, and having a 'strong government of law and order' is the priority. So debt is ok, and the bigger the gov the better. It's a bit schizophrenic. |