'Now I think you should nominate me or at least vote for me, and we should win together,' Donald Trump pleaded at the Libertarian Convention on Saturday. But with boos and a few expletives, the audience roared in what appeared to be the toughest reception the former president has ever encountered from a campaign crowd.In usual Trumpian fashion, the former president responded to the booing by saying, 'Only if you want to win; if you want to lose, don't do that.
Many libertarians will valiantly defend their ideals even when they face ridicule, and this resilience originates not only from vigor but from an inherent eccentricity. Though there's lots of virtue in standing up for one's beliefs, in politics, there is no virtue in losing. And to avoid losing, understanding normal folks is a lot more important than understanding Milton Friedman's theory of money.