New York gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe, one of therising stars of the Libertarian Party, has as of late October raised $449,515 for his campaign, according to recent filings with theNew York State Board of Elections.

To put that total in perspective, it amounts to 44 cents per New York resident. The 2016 Gary Johnson/Bill Weld haul of$11,983,980, by comparison, averaged out to 27 cents per resident of the United States. (Granted, Sharpe can raise from out of state, which often happens after his appearances with such popular interviewers asJoe Rogan,Dave Rubin, andGlenn Beck.)

Sharpe, who came within just32 votes of beating Weld out for the L.P.'s vice presidential slot when he was a relative unknown in 2016, is a fast-talking salesman and an energetic fundraiser. I once saw him auction off—to a room of two dozen Libertarian activists who were grousing about their inability to raise money—a signed copy ofThe Declaration of Independents for $200.

While unprecedented for a Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, Sharpe's haul understandably pales in comparison to incumbent Gov. (andoverwhelming favorite) Andrew Cuomo, who has raised $13,778,685. Republican Marc Molinaro has brought in $1,914,828,Serve America Movement candidate and former Syracuse mayorStephanie Miner reported $725,060, and Green Howie Hawkins trails the field with $189,918.

The non-Cuomo candidates are debatingtomorrow tonight; the Democratic governor agreed only to a one-on-one debate last week with the Republican. The Sharpe campaign has released a new edit of that with the Libertarian cut in:

If Sharpe receives 50,000 votes—or 1.3 percent of the2014 electorate—then the Libertarian Party will gainautomatic ballot access in New York for the first time in its history. Sharpe, who has been campaigning tirelessly in all62 counties in the Empire State, told me yesterday on the set of Compound Media'sMornin'!!! with Bill Schulz and Joanne Nosuchinsky that he's confident he'll make it into double digits. There has beenno independent poll taken in the race since the exit one month ago of Cuomo-bashing challenger Cynthia Nixon.

The Libertarian has been interviewed atReason byme,Nick Gillespie, andJohn Stossel. The latter effort below:

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