From Eric Dondero:

Last night, Dave Nalle, National Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus joined myself and fellow RLCer Dan Sheill of Michigan, on a special election edition of "Libertarian Politics Live." For a good 50 minutes we looked at all the various races around the US from a libertarian perspective. You can listen to the show on the side right bar at the Blog Talk Radio button.

To recap:

Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie are of course, in the two most important races in the Nation. While both men are solid conservatives, McDonnell has a pro-growth/pro-jobs libertarian streak on economics. Christie has tapped a "fiscally conservative/socially tolerant" running mate in Kim Guadagno.

For Attorney General in Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli comes from the social conservative side of the spectrum. However, Cuccinelli has called himself a "libertarian" on occasion, and was slammed by the Democrats and the liberal media in Virginia for having once supporte a "Cato Institute" inspired plan to privatize Social Security.

Note - Both states also have races for state legislature to watch.

For New York City Mayor a colorful and flamboyant Libertarian Party member Joseph Dobrian, is the "real Republican," in the race against liberal nanny-stater Michael Bloomberg on the Republican line. Dobrian is in favor of repealing Bloomberg's city-wide smoking ban on bars and restaurants, and promises to "make NYC fun again."

Also, Republican Liberty Caucus State Coordinator Dan Halloran is running for City Council in Queens, and is given at least even odds of winning in this heavily Democrat City.

Of course, the most talked about New York race around the country is Doug Hoffman for US Congress CD 23. While not a libertarian, Hoffman is a fan of Glenn Beck and is the "Tea Party" candidate.

In southern Michigan, Greg Merle is running in a special election for State Senate. Merle is running on the Libertarian line, though, he's a former, and maybe even future Republican. He says no matter the outcome of the election, he plans to run for Congress in 2010 as a Republican in the GOP primaries.

Also in Michigan, Mike Byrne, Libertarian City Councilman in Port Huron, is running for reelection. Mike recently received the endorsement of the local paper in town.

Libertarian Matt Drew is the underdog in the race for Mayor of Durham, NC against an ultra-liberal establishment Democrat Howard Clement. There is no Republican on the ballot. Regardless of the final outcome, Drew may have already won in many respects. He made it to the run-off in a 5-person field; a first for a Libertarian Party candidate in North Carolina.

Other races include: Mayor of Atlanta where Mary Norwood is the "fiscally conservative," choice; King County Executive (Seattle) where Susan Hutchison is the budget hawk anti-establishment candidate.

Two ballot initiatives of great interest to libertarians include the TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) in both Maine and Washington State. Both are expected to pass.

For a full list of 2009 endorsed candidates by the Republican Liberty Caucus go to rlc.org