This is the good news. The bad news is that the Libertarian candidates seldom get more than a thimbleful of votes. Surely, the major party theoreticians don't spend a minute every four years worrying about Libertarian competition in elections, at least on the national level. The real force of libertarianism is philosophical. Given a questionnaire on political beliefs, a majority of Americans will score highly libertarian.
Freedom is the main identifying characteristic and drawing card of our great country.
One hint is gleaned from the last national convention. Wow, now there is a seminal issue that must have been on everyone's mind. This, in a nutshell, is what is wrong with the Libertarian Party and why I don't pay a whole lot of attention to what they do or say. This was a no-brainer for me, as it probably would be for you, and I signed without reservation. It seems that consent of the governed has no place in this philosophical framework.