Robby Soave: Amash’s Likely Primary Win Will Vindicate Libertarian Politics

If current
polling is any indication, liberty-friendly Rep. Justin
Amash will coast to victory over his establishment-supported
challenger in the Michigan Republican primary next week. An Amash
victory would be a win for libertarian candidates everywhere, and a
clear sign that independent and conservative voters prefer the
limited government message to the pro-war, pro-corporate platitudes
of Republican Party leadership, writes Robby Soave.

Pundits have described the race as a particularly ugly one,
though that ugliness has been entirely one-sided. Ellis repeatedly
distorted Amash’s voting record in an attempt to portray him as
out-of-step with his conservative district, according to Soave.

It’s the sort of blatant propagandistic demagoguing of
libertarian national security sentiments that might have worked in
the heyday of the Bush and Rove years. But with Amash up by 20
points and less than a week left to go in the campaign, it seems
voters are well aware that Amash represents a different brand of
Republicanism: one they like better.

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