Libertarian Party Convention Wrap Up

From the St. Louis Beacon:

Sunday afternoon, more than 500 delegates from around the country selected a new party chairman in a battle that exemplified the tug between two party factions: one camp favors reaching out to the socially conservative Tea Party movement [i.e. Root], and the other side preaches standing firm on longstanding libertarian principles [i.e. Hinkle]. . . . Although leading in the early rounds of balloting, Root -- the Libertarian Party's 2008 vice presidential nominee and now a cable TV regular -- ended up as the runnerup to Mark Hinkle, a veteran Libertarian from California.