Three months later it resulted in some great press for the LP party and its principles. The Sunnyvale Sun goes to about 20,000 homes with about 60,000 adult readers. While most voters in Sunnyvale and the rest of Santa Clara County try to decide between George W. Bush and Al Gore as their choice for president in the next few weeks, an increasing number of local residents are supporting Harry Browne of Tennessee, the Libertarian candidate for president. Santa Clara County has one of the largest Libertarian Party contingencies in the country, and their membership is steadily growing. While many Americans might find their beliefs nontraditional, Marvin Rudin, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County, says Libertarian beliefs have been around for a long time.
Libertarians are for upholding the Constitution.
We want to eliminate government repression. We believe in freedoms in gambling, sex and drugs. We would also like to cut the national budget by 70 to 80 percent. We would eliminate Social Security and income taxes because if you shrunk the government, you wouldn't need income tax. Santa Clara County is the second most popular county in the country for Libertarians.