Should a Libertarian replace Byron Donalds?
To the editor:
The political website “Florida Politics” recently noted that President Trump seems to be encouraging U.S. Representative Byron Donalds to run for governor. I posted a response to their article. With all due disclaimers, I hope he runs. As I stated in my posted response, I’d make a donation to his campaign, in an amount equal to the price of a one-way bus ticket from Naples to Tallahassee.
I think the voters of this congressional district are ready to consider a real Libertarian precisely because they want someone who will fearlessly advocate for personal freedom, personal responsibility, and limited government, someone whose Party has been committed to those principles ab initio, not just when it is convenient. Moreover, I think the question should be put on the table by the media.
Just who that particular Libertarian might be is a question for another day. (Hector Krakow comes to mind). The big question now is whether this is an idea whose time has come.
Live Free or Die.
Larry Gillis
Cape Coral