At this point in time, absolutely. But it has not always been so and may not always be so. Right now the Republicans are fucking horrible. They have lost the moderates.

But socially they are far more moderate. martin insists that libertarians are not on the regular political scale but they really are. However off to one side they may be, they still are mostly between the right and left.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2012

Stop being a goddamn liar. Stop trying to spin my positions. I have never taken such a position, you just made it up because you want to argue against it. My logical arguments shred your philosophical ones.

Many former Republicans are now Libertarians. So many Republicans harbor Libertarian beliefs that there is a general term for them . . . Libertarian Republicans.

From Wikipedia . . .

A Libertarian Republican is a person who subscribes to libertarian philosophy while typically voting for and being involved with theUnited States Republican Party.​

Sometimes the terms republitarian or liberty Republican are used as well. Libertarian Republicans' views are similar to Libertarian Party members, but differ in regard to the strategy used to implement libertarian policies and on some issues of civil liberties. Libertarian Republicans represent a political faction within the Republican Party. ​

From The Libertarian Republican website . . .

What's a Libertarian Republican?

Libertarian Republicans are libertarians who believe in working within the Republican Party to advance the agenda of liberty. Many libertarian Republicans are former member of the Libertarian Party who have left to join the GOP. Others keep their current affiliation with the Libertarian Party while still participating in Republican politics, as well. Still others are lifelong Republicans who have always felt a kinship to the libertarian movement, and libertarian beliefs. Most libertarian Republicans are active to some degree with the Republican Liberty Caucus, which represents the libertarian wing of the GOP. ​

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From the Illinois Libertarian Party website FAQ

Are Libertarians more like Democrats or Republicans?​

Libertarians take the sensible center position between the left and the right.​

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Many argue that there are two conservative parties--Republicans and Libertarians. Check it out.

Libertarian party is an ideal choice for the college conservative

Not really. There are Democratic policies that I don't agree with. Just fewer than the Republican policies that I don't agree with. I do not vote in lockstep with Democrats, having voted for many Republicans over the years. My policies are still moderate, its just that the democrats policies extend to the middle, where as current Republicans policies have moved to the right and left a large gap between them and the middle. Moderates definitely blame the GOP for the Congressional intransigence and gridlock.

Well, what I was saying was that more votes for the Libertarians will take away from Republican votes. So I was really suggesting that Libertarians are more conservative than moderate. I don't think they take many votes from democrats.