Although [defections such as Barr and Gravel] get national attention, this process is happening at the state level as well.

One fine example, is Kent Marmon, our Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Until recently, Marmon was seeking the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by Sen. Larry Craig. After swimming upstream against a state GOP that had already decided for the people who Idaho's next Senator should be, Marmon began to examine his other options and discovered a party which not only would give him a fair chance to win the nomination but also already advocated for everything he believes -- the Libertarian Party.