[Lnc-business] Interesting News Piece from Kansas

[Joshua Katz]

I agree on the substance, but feel compelled to point out that
probabilities don't add like that.

Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com> wrote:

> I hope this link works, for some reason Outlook is preventing me from
> testing it.
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> http://m.cjonline.com/opinion/2014-10-05/bob-beatty-keen-umbehr-governor-candidate-you-dont-hear-about#gsc.tab=0
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> I supply this link as it represents an example (certainly not the only
> one) of the strategy I have been proposing for years.  We need affiliates
> which are strong enough to attract libertarian minded, but electable,
> candidates to run as a Libertarian (as Kansas has done).  If we and LNCC
> and the Kansas affiliate were financially stronger and able to back Keen
> Umbehr with a $500,000 grub stake, we would have a legitimate shot (one
> chance in ten, in a close race like this one, 35% wins it) at winning a
> governorship.  If this is done two or three times each election cycle, the
> probability of winning a significant race becomes one in  three.  Over a
> couple of election cycles, you get a winner that will put a big hole in the
> “you can’t win” road block that has been in our way for 43 years.
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> Norm
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> Norman T Olsen
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