Libertarian updates.

From the dreadful News-Leader:

Libertarians took pride in strong showings. Christopher Davis, Libertarian Party candidate for Missouri secretary of state, was disappointed that few TV returns mentioned his party.

What's worse, often when reporting the percentages, the news would recalculate so that Bush + Kerry + Nader (and even that only sometimes) added up to 100%.

And we have this from the Niggaz With Attitude News:

A spokesman for the Arkansas Libertarian Party, the only group to come out against Amendment 2, said he was "upset" with early voting results. "It’s a disappointment," said Mark Nuckles of Jonesboro.

Nuckles said the party opposed Amendment 2 because bonds authorized by the Legislature must be paid for, draining state funds. "We have schools that are in dire need of money," he said. "All around, it’s just another form of corporate welfare being pushed through."

He also said the measure was too vague and lacked appropriate safeguards to protect against unwise investments.

From The Oregonian we have this little tale of how the Libertarian candidate affected the outcome of the Washington governor's race:

Both candidates were closing in on the 1 million-vote mark, with Gregoire at 980,190 and Rossi at 965,867. That was a difference of less than 1 percentage point, with about 2 million ballots counted. Libertarian Ruth Bennett trailed with 2 percent, or 41,072 votes.

And here in Missouri, in the one race where I didn't vote for the Libertarian (or any candidate at all, for that matter), the Libertarian candidate got more votes than the difference between the Republicans & Democrats.

According to the unofficial results, Kinder received 49 percent of the statewide vote, barely ahead of Cook's 48.4 percent. Libertarian Mike Ferguson of Belton picked up 2 percent, and Constitution Party candidate Bruce Hillis of Dexter claimed 0.6 percent.