The convention degenerated into a shouting match between members of the LP Mises Caucus — whose website portrays the group as adherents of Austrian-school economics, although most of them haven’t read Mises or Hayek — and what I’d sardonically call party “regulars.” Actually, the Mises folks are a bunch of power-hungry punks who are trying to take over state libertarian groups across the country. This year, they took control of the New Castle County party, and ended the convention in chaos by screaming that they were robbed in Kent County. They now hold a third of the state board seats. It was embarrassing: last year’s LP candidate for VPOTUS, Spike Cohen, was there and gave two great talks.* But even he looked disgusted at the end of the session.
On a personal level, I was pissed. I was scheduled to give a 10-minute speech about my libertarian approach on town council, and several other talks were also abruptly cancelled (including one by a Dover lawyer on pending cannabis legislation). All of the speakers are supposed to get written apologies from the state board, but I haven’t seen anything yet. The whole exercise reinforces the popular image of the party as a bunch of Judean People’s Front splinter groups. Go ahead and pile on.
* AZ should Google Spike’s wife, Tasha.
and congrats, sir. 
