Libertarian Party (Defunct)

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The Libertarian party was a third party created by Francis Durant in 2029. Its members largely caucused with the Republicans. It was dissolved in 2039, immediately after the 2038 midterms.
== History ==
=== Formation ===
The Libertarian Party was founded in 2028, by former Vice President and Senator for the Midwest Francis Durant. Many of its original members were from the Republican Party, such as Durant and Secretary of Commerce Vader, but also drew support from former Democrats such as Ron Swanson. 
=== Early History ===
The first election that the Libertarians participated in was the 2030 midterms, which ran candidates in several House elections. However, due to being a brand new political party, they received little support and thus did not win any House seats
The Libertarian Party nominated Ethan Price and Vader for the Presidency and Vice Presidency respectively during the 2032 election. They managed to net 5.49% of the popular vote but failed to win any electoral college votes. Durant ran in the Senate race in the Midwest but lost, only garnering 17.2% of the vote and arguably splitting the conservative vote, allowing incumbent Casper Queen to win reelection despite the Midwest voting for Cornelius "Corn Pop" Papinski for president. However, they managed to see some success in the house, winning a few seats and ultimately caucusing with the Republicans
=== The Corn Pop Presidency ===
The Libertarians quickly gained influence in the House, as they were part of the Republican Conference, which formed the Majority. They secured seats in important committees and helped to influence the bills passed by the Republican Conference during the first 2 years of the Corn Pop Presidency.
In the 2034 midterms, the Libertarians ran Ron Swanson as their candidate for Senator for the Midwest. He initially won 20% of the vote but still lost to incumbent Senator Spamton , but the vote was later annulled and a rerun was called. Spamton won reelection again, but Swanson only managed to win 7.2% of the vote this time. They also lost all of their House Seats to Democrats or Republicans.
The Libertarians did not field a candidate during the 2036 Presidential election, which former President Mandela won by a landslide. They managed to win 2 house seats in the Northeast, largely due to a lack of opposition from other candidates. Vader defeated Matt Watson to become the next Senator from the Northeast, but this was largely due to a lack of Republican opposition that caused many conservatives to vote for Vader.
=== Decline and Dissolution ===
Despite some success in the 2036 election, the Libertarians continued to lose members at a steady rate from that year onwards, leading the party to become much smaller than it was previously. By 2038, so few members remained that the party was on the verge of collapse. While some Libertarians continued to win House seats in the midterms, the loss of members proved to be too acute a blow.
The Libertarian Party officially dissolved in 2039, shortly after the 2038 midterms concluded. Most of its members, such as Durant and Vader, returned to the Republican Party. Some of the Party's more left-wing members like Swanson, left to form the Worker's Party. Others, such as Price, became independents. Thus the Libertarian Party came to an end.
== Ideology and Structure ==
While it existed, the party was a fundamentally Libertarian Party. It advocated for smaller government, deregulation and more personal freedoms.
The structure of the party was quite simple, since they were very small. They had a single Chairman who would lead the party in elections.