Harry Brown doomed any chance they had of being taken seriously at a national level for a long time with his comments after 9/11. Libertarian national security policy is largely isolationist. Brown's statements basically came across as saying "told you so" but without offering a clear decisive response. He really looked unsure of himself or what to do....not the signs you look for from a would-be leader in time of national crisis.
He definitely killed any chance he ever had of being President, and may have done irrevocable harm to the party.
And it's a shame because I think a lot of people have libertarian leanings, but our current system makes it near impossible for anyone outside the DNC or RNC to gain traction and run a viable candidacy at the national level. You will find the occasional libertarian in local office.
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