Chase Oliver 2024 presidential campaign: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox U.S. federal election campaign|logo=Chase Oliver 2024 Campaign Logo.png|committee=Chase Oliver 2024 presidential campaign|affiliation=[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]|candidate='''[[Chase Oliver]]'''|campaign=[[2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries]]<br>[[2024 United States presidential election]]|announced=April 4, 2023|website=https://www.votechaseoliver.com/|receipts=24,164|formed=December 2, 2022}}

On December 2, 2022, Chase Oliver announced his formation of an [[exploratory committee]] to inquire into a possible run for the [[2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries|Libertarian presidential nomination]] in the [[2024 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nunez |first1=Gabriella |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Georgia Libertarian announces president exploratory committee |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-libertarian-chase-oliver-president-exploratory-committee/85-e56dc1ca-2e4b-4bce-823c-2561396874e1 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=[[WXIA-TV]] |location=[[Atlanta]]}}</ref> He formally declared his candidacy on April 4, 2023.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1643404453163282434 |user=ChaseForLiberty |title=Are you ready to start Chase-ing Liberty with me? http://Votechaseoliver.com |author=Chase Oliver}}</ref><ref>Fernandez, Madison (April 10, 2023) {{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=What Republicans can do with their new supermajorities>PRESIDENTIAL BIG BOARD |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2023/04/10/what-republicans-can-do-with-their-new-supermajorities-00091156 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en-US |quote="THIRD-PARTY CORNER — Libertarian Chase Oliver, who ran for Georgia Senate last year and earned 2 percent of the vote, pushing the contest to a runoff, filed to run for president. He announced his bid last week."}}</ref>

Oliver campaigned extensively in [[Iowa]] during the summer of 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stewart |first=Scott |date=July 25, 2023 |title=Libertarian candidate visits Carter Lake |url=https://nonpareilonline.com/libertarian-candidate-visits-carter-lake/article_12c162ba-e7f5-5c44-8ddf-2bc62a7630c9.html |access-date=August 22, 2023 |work=[[The Daily Nonpareil]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ceasefire">{{Cite web |last=Eller |first=Donelle |date=August 19, 2023 |title=Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver in Iowa calls for 'cultural war ceasefire' |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/08/19/armed-and-gay-libertarian-chase-oliver-says-voters-younger-choices/70588418007/ |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website=[[The Des Moines Register]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]]'' described him as a "[[Right to keep and bear arms|pro-gun]], [[Police reform in the United States|pro-police reform]], [[Abortion-rights movements|pro-choice]] Libertarian" who is "armed and [[LGBT people in the United States|gay]]."<ref name="who">{{Cite news |last=Barton |first=Tim |date=July 23, 2023 |title=Who is Chase Oliver? Meet the Libertarian candidate running for president |url=https://www.thegazette.com/campaigns-elections/who-is-chase-oliver-meet-the-libertarian-candidate-running-for-president/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |work=[[The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|The Gazette]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On August 19, 2023, he spoke at the [[Iowa State Fair#Political Soapbox|''Des Moines Register'' Political Soapbox]], becoming the first-ever [[Third party (U.S. politics)|third-party]] presidential candidate to speak at the event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Opsahl |first=Robin |date=August 19, 202 |title=Presidential candidates wrap up state fair political events |url=https://www.swiowanewssource.com/news/state/article_4fa5b2c5-0cc8-52e1-b226-96377f7d65c2.html |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website=The Southwest Iowa News Source |language=en}}</ref>

''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' described Oliver as a potential "opening in the middle" that may deliver a reprieve to "voters unhappy with both major-party front-runners" looking for representation from a younger generation.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Why 2024 could be a big year for third-party candidates |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/1121/Why-2024-could-be-a-big-year-for-third-party-candidates |journal=The Christian Science Monitor |language=en |access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref>

Oliver filed to run in [[Oklahoma]]'s "first Libertarian presidential primary election since the party was formally recognized in 2016". Alongside fellow Libertarian primary candidate [[Jacob Hornberger]], Oliver achieved ballot access by collecting signatures from voters in each [[Congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who is on presidential primary ballot in Oklahoma? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/12/07/presidential-elections-2024-primary-ballot-oklahoma-donald-trump-joe-biden/71838116007/ |access-date=December 8, 2023 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2023 |title=16 candidates file to appear on Oklahoma's presidential primary ballot |url=https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2023-12-12/16-candidates-file-to-appear-on-oklahomas-presidential-primary-ballot |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=[[KGOU]] |language=en}}</ref> He won the [[2024 Oklahoma Libertarian presidential primary|Oklahoma primary]], which was held on [[Super Tuesday]], on March 5, 2024, with 61% of the vote.<ref>Sharfman, Alexandra (March 6, 2024) [https://ktul.com/news/local/trump-and-biden-dominate-super-tuesday-in-oklahoma-voting-presidential-primary-race-oilton-town-of-haskell-wagoner-county-taxes-voters-election-results "Trump and Biden dominate Super Tuesday in Oklahoma"], [[KTUL]].com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.</ref>

In January 2024, Oliver and fellow Libertarian presidential primary candidate [[Lars Mapstead]] successfully worked together to secure [[major party]] status and [[ballot access]] for the [[Libertarian Party of Maine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemp |first=Harrison |date=2024-01-10 |title=Libertarian Party Earns major party status in maine |url=https://lpme.org/2024/01/09/libertarian-party-earns-major-party-status-in-maine/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Libertarian Party of Maine |language=en-US}}</ref> Afterwards, Oliver went to [[Iowa]] in order to campaign ahead of the [[2024 Iowa Libertarian presidential caucuses]].<ref>Lathers, Addison (January 14, 2024) [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/iowa-libertarians-host-debate-on-the-eve-of-the-iowa-caucus-what-they-said/ar-AA1mYoi7 "Iowa Libertarians host a debate on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses. What they said:"], ''Des Moines Register''. Retrieved January 26, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Larry |date=2024-01-11 |title=OLIVER RETURNS TO IOWA FOR CAUCUSES |url=https://www.votechaseoliver.com/blog/oliver-returns-to-iowa-for-caucuses |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=CHASE FOR PRESIDENT |language=en}}</ref> He won the Iowa Caucus with 42.7% of the vote.<ref>Bunge, Mike (January 16, 2024) [https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/libertarian-party-of-iowa-announces-the-winner-of-its-statewide-presidential-caucus/article_ce728c54-b49d-11ee-8f7c-0f68584b645c.html "Libertarian Party of Iowa announces the winner of its statewide Presidential caucus"], [[KIMT]].com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.</ref>

On February 29, 2024, Oliver participated in a presidential candidates debate hosted by the [[Free & Equal Elections Foundation]], alongside [[Party for Socialism and Liberation]] nominee [[Claudia De la Cruz]], [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidates [[Jill Stein]] and Jasmine Sherman, and fellow Libertarian candidate Lars Mapstead.<ref>[https://www.c-span.org/video/?533956-1/free-equal-elections-presidential-debate# "Campaign 2024: Free and Equal Elections Presidential Debate"]. February 29, 2024 Retrieved March 22, 2024</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Marantz |first=Andrew |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Libertarians and Socialists and Jill Stein - Oh, My! |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/libertarians-and-socialists-and-jill-stein-oh-my |access-date=March 22, 2024 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref>

== Polling ==

He has been included in 1 [[Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 United States presidential election|national opinion poll]].

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:17px"

!Poll source

!Date

!Sample<br/>size{{efn|Key:<br />A – all adults<br />RV – registered voters<br />LV – likely voters<br />V – unclear|name=key}}

!Margin<br/>of error

! class="unsortable" |[[Joe Biden|Joe<br/>Biden]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |[[Donald Trump|Donald<br/>Trump]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |[[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|Robert F.<br/>Kennedy Jr.]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Independent politician|Independent]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |[[Cornel West|Cornel<br/>West]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Independent politician|Independent]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |[[Chase Oliver|Chase<br/>Oliver]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |[[Jill Stein|Jill<br/>Stein]]<br/><small>{{nobold|[[Green Party of the United States|Green]]}}</small>

! class="unsortable" |Other/<br />Undecided

|-

|[https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/4/3/biden-trump-environment-april Data for Progress (D)]

|March 27–29, 2024

|1,200 (LV)

|±&nbsp;3.0%

|41%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''42%'''

|8%

|1%

|1%

|1%

|6%

|}

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