1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign

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The 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign was the third-party bid in which Roger MacBride ran for U.S. president, helping to raise the national profile of the Libertarian movement.

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instanceOf United States presidential election campaign
political campaign
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
ballotAccessStates 32
ballotStatus qualified as a minor party in multiple states
campaignColor blue
gold
campaignMainIssues civil liberties
ending victimless crime laws
free markets
individual liberty
limited government
non-interventionist foreign policy
reducing federal government power
campaignSlogan A New Beginning NERFINISHED
campaignStrategy nationwide outreach despite limited resources
campaignType third-party campaign
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralAlliance none
electoralOutcome lost
electoralSystemContext United States presidential election system
endTime 1976
followedBy 1980 Libertarian Party presidential campaign
follows 1972 Libertarian Party presidential campaign NERFINISHED
hasPart presidential campaign of Roger MacBride
vice presidential campaign of David Bergland
headquartersLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
ideology libertarianism
languageOfWorkOrName English
nominatedCandidate Roger MacBride NERFINISHED
nominatingConvention 1975 Libertarian National Convention NERFINISHED
notableFor expanding Libertarian Party ballot access
promoting libertarian ideas in national politics
raising the national profile of the Libertarian Party
opposedCandidate Gerald Ford NERFINISHED
Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED
partOf 1976 United States presidential election
politicalParty Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED
popularVoteCount 17311
popularVotePercentage 0.02
position classical liberalism
receivedElectoralVotes 0
representedMovement Libertarian movement NERFINISHED
significantEvent Libertarian Party gaining wider media attention
increased Libertarian Party membership and activism
startTime 1975
vicePresidentialRunningMate David Bergland NERFINISHED

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Roger MacBride knownFor 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign