Libertarian Party

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Jo Jorgensen is the first woman to win the Libertarian Party's presidential nod, has been campaigning like a top-tier nominee. (Libertarian Party)

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The Libertarian Party now includes "Guns Save Lives" T-shirts and buttons among its official campaign gear. (Libertarian Party)

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The Libertarian Party is trying to decide which theme they should use for their 2020 presidential convention. So far, the winner is the acronym "TANSTAAFL," which means "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." (Libertarian party)

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The national Libertarian Party has declared it is now the party of "common sense," and that Republicans and Democrats are "dinosaurs." About 800 Libertarians are running for local, state and federal office this year, a 35-percent hike over 2016. (Libertarian Party)

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The Libertarian Party's national convention begins Saturday in New Orleans, with organizers predicting a record-breaking crowd. (Courtesy of Libertarian Party)

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The Libertarian Party is geared up for the 2018 midterms, complete with a motto borrowed from the tea party and a 92 percent surge in voter membership. This year their conference is in New Orleans. (Libertarian Party)

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With an eye on 2018, the Libertarian Party has re-emerged with quiet praise for President Trump — and some criticism too. (Libertarian Party)

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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks to supporters and delegates at the National Libertarian Party Convention, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, center, speaks to supporters and delegates at the National Libertarian Party Convention, Friday, May 27, 2016, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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The Libertarian Party has gotten some financial support just as public attention to their cause and their status as a third party increases. (Libertarian party)

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A recruitment poster for "Operation Elect Us," a Libertarian Party effort to encourage people to run for office as Libertarians. (Libertarian Party)

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Libertarian Party chairman Nicholas Sarwark says disenchanted "refugees" from the Republican and Democratic parties should consider a third party.

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The Libertarian Party is in training for 2016, with new campaign outreach and a lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates to gain entrance into the sanctioned debates as a third party.

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The Libertarian Party has launched a lawsuit against the Presidential Debate Commission to gain access for third party candidates at the official 2016 presidential debates (Our American Initiative)