Mike Kole isn’t the only Libertarian in this series of podcast ‘conversion stories’ to go from the Democrats to the LP, but he was the first to mention Ayn Rand her influential novel ‘Atlas Shrugged’.
That book wasn’t the only influence- betrayal by Democrats on free speech issues was huge, and the book brought Kole to libertarian philosophy. 1996 Presidential candidate Harry Browne closed the deal. Kole was sold on the Libertarian Party
Listen Here: Former Democrat Mike Kole’s Conversion to the Libertarian Party