[Lnc-business] Fwd: Lucky Kentucky - still $4, 977 short for New York

[Alicia Mattson]

Thanks, Wes.  I had also wondered how well that solicitation did.

-Alicia


On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

>  Given that the ballot access donation page is at $41,857.57 today, the
> email below probably raised $1,834 or less.
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
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> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Lucky Kentucky - still
> $4,977 short for New York  Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:46:15 -0400  From: Wes
> Benedict <info at lp.org> <info at lp.org>  Reply-To: info at lp.org  To:
> <wes.benedict at lp.org> <wes.benedict at lp.org>
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> Dear Libertarian,
>
>
> *Michael McDermott*
>
>
> *Chris Edes*
> I'm happy to report that our petitions in Alabama and Illinois are
> finished. That's great news -- and we thank our donors and volunteers who
> made that possible.
>
> However, we're still $4,977 short of our $45,000 online fundraising goal
> for ballot access, which puts New York in danger.
>
> New York's petitioning starts next week and the deadline for collecting
> over 15,000 valid signatures is August 19. That gives them only six weeks!
> And they'll need to collect 25,000 to 30,000 total signatures to be safe.
>
> Our LPNY Chair, Mark Axinn, tells me they have a strong ticket headed by
> Michael McDermott for Governor and Chris Edes for Lieutenant Governor.
>
> Our focus in New York is getting 50,000 votes for Governor which would
> automatically qualify the LP for ballot access in the future, without
> having to collect expensive petition signatures. In 2010, our candidate
> received 48,300 votes -- just a little bit short. So we're very hopeful we
> can hit 50,000 votes this time.
>
> Please donate $200 or $100 or even just $25 today if you can.
> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=452424&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fballotfund%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DCampaign%20Wes%20Benedict%26utm_content%3D20140702%2Bballot%2Baccess%2BNY>
>
> You can visit the donation page
> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=59142716&msgid=452424&act=41BX&c=1115108&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lp.org%2Fballotfund%3Futm_source%3DiContact%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DCampaign%20Wes%20Benedict%26utm_content%3D20140702%2Bballot%2Baccess%2BNY>
> for real time updates on our progress towards closing our $4,977 shortfall.
>
> By the way, I thought I was going to have to ask you to help me raise
> $7,000 to get our U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky, David Patterson,
> onto the ballot. But good news -- that money was raised last week at the
> national convention!
>
> That's lucky for Kentucky, because Patterson will be challenging the
> Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell.
>
> I can describe Mitch McConnell's voting record in one word: *ugly*.
>
> McConnell voted for the TARP bailouts, ethanol subsidies, Medicare Part D,
> the Patriot Act, No Child Left Behind, and Bush's 2008 stimulus checks.
>
> Libertarian David Patterson is a cop -- a cop against the war on drugs --
> and of course he's against bailouts.
>
> I expect plenty of Republicans will bend over backwards making excuses for
> McConnell and begging Libertarians to vote for McConnell. But Libertarians
> would be *insane* to vote for Mitch McConnell.
>
> Separately, I'm delighted to report that our fantastic 2013 candidate for
> Virginia Governor, Robert Sarvis, just successfully finished his petition
> drive to qualify for the November ballot for U.S. Senate.
>
> Let's keep this momentum going! Please support our ballot access efforts
> today
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> !
>
> Yours in liberty,
>
>
>
> Wes Benedict
> Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee
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