There’s a story at the Wisconsin State Journal about small-party candidates who are running for governor of Wisconsin. See, Running for Governor with Hope — but without much money or recognition.
It says much about our politics that although Wisconsin makes it easy for smaller-party candidates to get on the ballot, they’re unknowns.
The story also tacitly illustrates the difference between libertarians (of which there are many in Wisconsin) and candidates of the Libertarian Party proper (of which there’s not a single mention). Most libertarians vote with one of the two major parties, shifting between the two from season to season depending on the major parties’ positions.
The LP has done nothing these many years to change that, and this election year in Wisconsin proves no different.