if the trends continue, the libertarians are going to get stampeded and swallowed.

i don't know how likely that is. but, if even the leader of the libertarian party thinks it's time to cooperate and stop competing, there must be some cannibalism happening in the libertarian party - or at least more than usual.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernier-libertarian-party-merger-1.4827241