Chase Oliver on Budget Cuts, War, and Immigration

A self-described political junkie since birth, Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver's activism started on the left in the 2000s, pushing back against Republicans for starting two wars in the Middle East. Once President Barack Obama took office, Oliver saw the left wasn't much different from the right. "That outraged me," he says.

At the 2010 Atlanta Pride Festival, the openly gay Oliver came across the Libertarian Party. "They were like, 'No, we're the real anti-war party….Also, by the way, we think you should be able to love who you want to love.'" Oliver has voted for the Libertarian Party in every major election since.