1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign
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The 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign was the third-party bid in which Roger MacBride ran for U.S. president, helping to raise the national profile of the Libertarian movement.
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| 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign Context triple: [Roger MacBride, knownFor, 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign]
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Reagan-Bush campaign
The Reagan-Bush campaign was the Republican presidential ticket organization for Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, most notably during the successful 1980 and 1984 U.S. elections.
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Committee to Re-elect the President
The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
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Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign
Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign was a short-lived but transformative Democratic bid for the U.S. presidency that energized anti-war and civil rights movements before being abruptly ended by his assassination.
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D.
Nixon 1972 presidential campaign
The Nixon 1972 presidential campaign was Richard Nixon’s successful re-election effort, marked by a landslide victory and later overshadowed by the Watergate scandal.
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E.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign Target entity description: The 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign was the third-party bid in which Roger MacBride ran for U.S. president, helping to raise the national profile of the Libertarian movement.
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A.
Reagan-Bush campaign
The Reagan-Bush campaign was the Republican presidential ticket organization for Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, most notably during the successful 1980 and 1984 U.S. elections.
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B.
Committee to Re-elect the President
The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
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C.
Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign
Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign was a short-lived but transformative Democratic bid for the U.S. presidency that energized anti-war and civil rights movements before being abruptly ended by his assassination.
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D.
Nixon 1972 presidential campaign
The Nixon 1972 presidential campaign was Richard Nixon’s successful re-election effort, marked by a landslide victory and later overshadowed by the Watergate scandal.
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E.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential election campaign
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political campaign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ballotAccessStates | 32 ⓘ |
| ballotStatus | qualified as a minor party in multiple states ⓘ |
| campaignColor |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| campaignMainIssues |
civil liberties
ⓘ
ending victimless crime laws ⓘ free markets ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ limited government ⓘ non-interventionist foreign policy ⓘ reducing federal government power ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | A New Beginning ⓘ |
| campaignStrategy | nationwide outreach despite limited resources ⓘ |
| campaignType | third-party campaign ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electoralAlliance | none ⓘ |
| electoralOutcome | lost ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | United States presidential election system ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1980 Libertarian Party presidential campaign ⓘ |
| follows | 1972 Libertarian Party presidential campaign ⓘ |
| hasPart |
presidential campaign of Roger MacBride
ⓘ
vice presidential campaign of David Bergland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ideology | libertarianism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedCandidate | Roger MacBride ⓘ |
| nominatingConvention | 1975 Libertarian National Convention ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding Libertarian Party ballot access
ⓘ
promoting libertarian ideas in national politics ⓘ raising the national profile of the Libertarian Party ⓘ |
| opposedCandidate |
Gerald Ford
ⓘ
Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| partOf | 1976 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ |
| popularVoteCount | 17311 ⓘ |
| popularVotePercentage | 0.02 ⓘ |
| position | classical liberalism ⓘ |
| receivedElectoralVotes | 0 ⓘ |
| representedMovement | Libertarian movement ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Libertarian Party gaining wider media attention
ⓘ
increased Libertarian Party membership and activism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialRunningMate | David Bergland ⓘ |
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Subject: 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign Description of subject: The 1976 Libertarian Party presidential campaign was the third-party bid in which Roger MacBride ran for U.S. president, helping to raise the national profile of the Libertarian movement.
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