While battleground states continue counting votes—and some may not have official results for some time—it seems that the Libertarian Party (L.P.) will fall short of its relative recent successes. The 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections constituted three of the four highest vote totals in the party's history. The 2024 L.P. candidate Chase Oliver looks likely to underperform 2020's numbers, when candidate Jo Jorgensen won more than 1.8 million votes and 1.2 percent of the national total.
Speaking from his election night watch party in Dallas, Texas, Oliver tells Reason he isn't surprised that he fell short of other recent L.P. presidential tickets, but he has no regrets—and he has some choice words for his party.
