Jason Clark

Very strongly agree

No

The Libertarian Party seeks to minimize federal intervention in the economy and would strongly support rejecting a government takeover of the energy sector. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, a bloated federal bureaucracy would stifle the grid innovation driven by free market competition.

This aligns with the core Libertarian tenet that free-market competition is the primary driver of innovation and that government bureaucracy inevitably causes stagnation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, grid management is a local issue that must remain under the sovereign control of individual states.

Libertarians generally favor decentralization over federal control, but they would prefer private ownership over the 'sovereign control' of state governments. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, but the government should cap utility profits and strictly enforce rigorous national reliability standards.

While agreeing with the rejection of nationalization, Libertarians vehemently oppose profit caps and federal regulatory standards as infringements on economic liberty. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

Nationalization is fundamentally opposed to the Libertarian Party platform, which advocates for the privatization of all infrastructure and the protection of private property rights from government seizure. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, a unified federal grid is the prerequisite to efficiently distributing renewable energy across the country.

The party opposes federal mandates and subsidies for specific energy sources, viewing centralized planning for renewables as a distortion of the free market. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, energy is a human right and profit-driven corporate monopolies have proven they cannot maintain a reliable grid.

Libertarians reject the concept of 'positive rights' that require the labor of others and argue that government intervention, not the free market, creates inefficient monopolies. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.