| Adinnieken said: No, they aren't. Even Amash has admitted he's Libertarian in interviews with the Michigan press. Both are aligned under the Tea Party Republicans because there's is money in the Republican party. There isn't money in the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians all during the 80's and 90's were a complete joke. The had such a small showing in national elections, and few ever won at the state or local level. The fact that the Libertarians have risen so far shows how much in decline the Republican party truly is. |
"Republican" only refers to being a member of the Republican political party, which they both are, while libertarianism is an ideology. Those are not mutually exclusive things.
They are simply Republicans who put their ideology ahead of party loyalty. Or, alternatively, small "L" libertarians who are members of the Republican party.
