learning from UKIP

[cindy25]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/24/ukip-taking-election-fight-to-tories-in-a-few-key-battlegrounds


they have a plan. win a few seats this year, and take over in 2020. but importantly they are running someone in nearly every district. there should be Liberty candidates in every primary, and if they lose the primary run in the general. if it costs the GOP seats so be it.

[Uriah]

British politics is very different. For starters they have a long history of more than two major parties. And seats are won by party not by individuals.

Making enemies on a local level by running against the GOP in every race during the general is not wise. Build relationships for next cycle.

[Eric21ND]

The Iowa establishment bites off every hand you offer and hits you with the olive branch.

[juleswin]

Found this critical video of UKIP and Farage. I think its relevant in discussing UKIP and its libertarian cred.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sat6uxUl5jw

[ThePaleoLibertarian]

Found this critical video of UKIP and Farage. I think its relevant in discussing UKIP and its libertarian cred.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sat6uxUl5jw
That is one bad video.

[cindy25]

British politics is very different. For starters they have a long history of more than two major parties. And seats are won by party not by individuals.

Making enemies on a local level by running against the GOP in every race during the general is not wise. Build relationships for next cycle.

doesn't have to be in the general in every race, at least initially. but every primary. and some in the general. a Dem would be better than Peter King, or Tom Cotton. the neo-cons run against Amash every cycle.

[RonPaulMall]

British politics is very different. For starters they have a long history of more than two major parties. And seats are won by party not by individuals.

Making enemies on a local level by running against the GOP in every race during the general is not wise. Build relationships for next cycle.

Agreed. There are many things we can indeed learn from UKIP, but most of those lessons are in the form of policy and branding. Once you get in to the nuts and bolts of the electoral system, the British system is just too radically different from ours to gain anything useful. Dave Brat is somebody that learned the lessons of UKIP and applied them to perfection. Every liberty political guru in the country should study his campaign.