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You, like most others, are still confusing Libertarian (big "L") and libertarianism (small "l"). One is a political party, which I do not believe in (or any political parties to be clear), while the other is a way of thinking. There have been many libertarian-minded politicians, including in Congress, that said the emperor has no clothes.
But I believe you are wrong in voter's views of libertarianism. Most knowledgeable voters will decry the wastefulness of taxpayer's dollars, whether building a bridge to nowhere to corruption in nation-building to many excesses we have seen to expanding the powers of the federal govt in the name of security. We used to have a Golden Fleece Award to highlight such things.
The key is to reverse the trend. It would be silly to think of wholesale eliminations or drastic changes but all we are promoting is to ask the right questions, question the unwritten rules and to not build more on top of too much. Those are things that all can accept unless you really do favor more socialism in your federal govt.
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