The benefits for the LP itself were less clear-cut. Now the verdict is in, and it's evident that the LP got more publicity for its convention than would otherwise have been the case.
Publicity for their ideas has always been a bigger part of the party's mission than actually winning elected office.
Libertarians believe they won important concessions from Trump if he's elected: a Libertarian in the Cabinet, clemency for Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht, and perhaps similar consideration for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange.
Republicans who have won the Libertarian nomination have had to put up with a great deal of grief for their efforts. This even includes Ron Paul, today a hero to Libertarians with and without capitalization.
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