A Libertarian candidate in Virginia may have pulled votes away from the Republican, giving the Democrat Clinton-frontman McAuliffe a victory with only 47% of the vote.

And a story alleges the Libertarian was funded by a Democrat bundler.

That’s how unpopular politicians get elected in tight races. Dupes from 3rd parties, with no chance of winning, are talked into the race to drain votes from their opponent.

The irony?

Libertarians believe in ‘minimum government’…but allowing himself to be duped into this Virginia race, Sarvis may have helped a ‘Big Government’ Democrat get elected.

That’s the danger of 3rd party ideas, voiced by Republicans. It always splits their vote.

The solution is not a 3rd party…the solution is running strong primary candidates as alternatives to status quo Republicans who don’t seem capable of getting the job done.

Virginia is a battleground state in national elections.

Libertarians have a right to get their ideas out there, and test the waters for voter sentiment. But in close races like Virginia, if a Libertarian has no hope, that candidate should pull out and endorse a small-gov’t Republican rather than a Big Gov’t alternative.

That alternative is NEVER a good thing.