[Lnc-business] GOA Candidate Ratings

[Scott Spencer]

The link included in Beth's email was to ratings of the current sitting
members of Congress.  So no, there are no Libertarians listed.

But on GOA's home page there's a link to their current candidate ratings,
with links for each state: http://goapvf.org/2014

On the Maryland ratings, for instance, Libertarians Arvin Vohra and Scott
Soffen both got an "A".  (If you look at the categories, it's impossible to
get an "A+" without already being an elected official, since that grade
indicates someone who "introduces pro-gun legislation".)

Endorsements are on a separate page (http://goapvf.org/endorsements) and
it's a short list.  It also doesn't list party affiliation on that page, so
it's possible (if not likely) that they're all Republicans.  I didn't check.

But the initial concern that we're not even being rated doesn't appear to
be true.

-Scott Spencer
Region 5 Alternate Rep.

On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

>  Hi Beth,
>
> If I recall correctly, GOA has a history of leaving out Libertarian Party
> candidates, though perhaps not all the time.
>
> From time to time Libertarians have contacted them, but I just don't have
> time to take this on due to so many other battles and projects on my plate.
>
> I'll see if anyone on the LNC would like to initiate something.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232, wes.benedict at lp.org
> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
>  On 10/23/2014 5:23 PM, LPIN Vice Chair wrote:
>
>  Ray has been a lifetime member of GOA for decades.  Today I opened their
> mailing and it included their plea for help to elect a pro-gun congress.  I
> thought great – every one of the LP candidates across the country should
> have an A+ rating!
>
> But, alas no mention of any of the 8 out of 9 congressional candidates
> running for office in Indiana.  Not one congressional candidates across the
> country was included in the rankings.  No mention of any of our fantastic
> Senate Candidates.
>
> I’ve grown quite disillusioned with this group over the years.   Thought
> maybe the LPUS would want to respond.
> Here’s the online version: http://gunowners.org/113hrat.htm
>
> Thanks Wes,
>
> Beth Duensing
>
>
>
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