The Libertarian Party of North Carolina opened our 2016 state convention in Durham today by hearing video greetings from two potential candidates in 2016.

Ken Fortenberry is a candidate for the Libertarian gubernatorial nomination. Sean Haugh will seek the nomination for U.S. Senate. Haugh also ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014.

Our state chair, J.J. Summerell, and national LP chair Nicholas Sarwark were guests on the Time Warner Cable News show Capital Tonight. They spoke about state and national Libertarian Party growth, Rand Paul, and our upcoming state convention.

The video is up on the TWC news website. Note: views by non-TWC subscribers are limited.

Durham political satirist John "Giovanni" Tarantino will perform at lunch during the Libertarian Party of North Carolina annual state convention in Durham April 11.

Today is the deadline for signing up for a box lunch or the Gala Banquet. Go here to register.

The formula for Libertarian candidate success is rather simple: Show up. Be nice. Win. That will be the message of Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark in his keynote address to the Libertarian Party of North Carolina State Convention April 11.

Sarwak said that when Libertarians run for office consistently, it shows people who aren't libertarian that we're a political party that's here to stay, and will be here when they need us.

When we do show up, we should be nice. The means focusing on finding areas of agreement with people, rather than trying to win arguments. This builds relationships that will last long after the election.

"If we do these two things, and keep at it, we can win in the short and long term." he concludes.

Join us April 10-12, 2015 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Miami Blvd (just off I-40), Durham.