[Lnc-business] early Christmas present - $20, 000 for quiz door hangers

Mon Dec 21 15:23:52 EST 2015

Thanks, Wes.  I'll get something up and will restrict access to members.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

> Kevin, I think you setting something up like that would be great. Has
> great potential and the opportunity to be very helpful.
>
> 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
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> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>
> On 12/21/2015 3:14 PM, Kevin Ludlow wrote:
>
> Wes,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply.  If that is the case, then I will simply set
> something up and make sure that everyone on the LNC has access to it.  At
> least to start, I would like to ensure that it is LIMITED to members of the
> LNC only.  This is not to be secretive, but rather to ensure that we can
> build it up before hearing an unlimited number of opinions on how to change
> it.
>
> Your comment is incredibly well-taken.  However if that's truly the case
> then this is something the LNC and LP need to learn how to do better and of
> course I would be happy to help facilitate that.
>
> Opinions are not especially useful for knowledge bases.  What is useful is
> having unrestrained access to rules, facts, and data that is otherwise
> spread all over the place.  Per my yard sign not having the word
> Libertarian on it, that is indeed an opinion.  Understanding the laws
> regarding font sizes, the legal language about right of ways and things of
> this nature are not opinions and rather facts about how it needs to work.
>
> Additionally I would argue that since design work is no doubt very
> subjective that we should have a variety of templates available to people.
> There need not be a homogeneity to our processes, but it would be really
> useful if candidates (and others) didn't need to waste time starting from
> scratch.  That was the part I found incredibly frustrating as a new
> candidate.  As a business person, I can tell you that it's mind-boggling to
> see a complete lack of process documentation available.  This is again what
> Kurt has largely worked to create within Texas and I would advocate that we
> do it at a national level too.
>
> Even the ballot access need not have opinions.  It should have facts about
> what is available to us.  This kind of fact gathering would likely make our
> future decisions much more valuable and of course turns us from discussing
> opinions to discussing strategies.  Meaning, if could historically show the
> time it takes to get 10,000 signatures then we are better equipped to
> determine whether or not to spend money on such a venture.
>
> I will try to set something up for us.
>
> -Kevin
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> For example, whether or not to put "Libertarian" on a yard sign (I prefer
>> seeing the word Libertarian - but you had your reasons not to put it):
>>
>>
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
>> <wes.benedict at lp.org>wes.benedict at lp.org
>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: <http://lp.org/membership>
>> http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 12/21/2015 3:06 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>
>> Kevin, I like the concept of having a repository for information. One of
>> the challenges to putting something like that together is the vast
>> differences of opinion on what ought to be done.
>>
>> Imagine the section for planning LNC meeting:
>> Opinion A: hold it someplace inexpensive for board members like OKC
>> Opinion B: hold it someplace more expensive that will impressive people
>> (NYC)
>> Opinion C: hold it online instead of in person
>>
>> I think you can imagine other disagreements on other topics:
>>
>> Ballot access:
>> Opinion A
>> Opinion B
>>
>> Conventions:
>> Opinion A (hold it on a cruise ship).
>> etc.
>>
>> Running for office:
>> Opinion A
>> etc.
>>
>> In any case, there is a ballot access committee tasked with putting
>> together best practices for ballot access. And some places with
>> repositories of info that that is hard to keep up to date. Great ideas and
>> goals to have overall.
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
>> <wes.benedict at lp.org>wes.benedict at lp.org
>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: <http://lp.org/membership>
>> http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 12/21/2015 2:53 PM, Kevin Ludlow wrote:
>>
>> Wes,
>>
>> It's really nice to see visual data like that; thanks so much for putting
>> that together!
>>
>> I had a question for the LNC in general: do we have a knowledge-base or
>> some kind of repository for keeping up with this kind of material?  It
>> would be really nice to know that there is a single place, accessible by
>> all, where all of this information goes.
>>
>> When I ran in Texas last year it was immediately obvious that LPTexas had
>> never made any effort to try to put such a knowledge base together.  My
>> campaign team and I did our best to collect everything we did and place it
>> into a navigable Wiki so that other candidates could use it.  It's far from
>> exhaustive, but it was a start and many other candidates were able to use
>> it.  Incidentally Kurt Hildebrand has been really good at creating those
>> systems within LPTexas using our org-system.
>>
>> Anyway, if we don't have anything like it then I would be happy to setup
>> something like this for the LNC so that we're not relying solely upon email
>> chains for historical information in the future.
>>
>> LPTexas Campaign Wiki: <http://www.ludlow2014.com/wiki/>
>> http://www.ludlow2014.com/wiki/
>> Login: lptexas
>> Password: ludlow2014
>>
>> Thanks much.
>> Kevin
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Wes Benedict < <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>> wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Horizontal axis is the week. The drive has about 27 weeks from the time
>>> we started paying for signature till the deadline.
>>>
>>> Week ending 8/20/2015 ("1") through week ending 2/28/2016 ("27").
>>>
>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
>>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
>>> <wes.benedict at lp.org>wes.benedict at lp.org
>>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: <http://lp.org/membership>
>>> http://lp.org/membership
>>>
>>> On 12/21/2015 12:59 PM, Scott L. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That’s what I get for using words I haven’t used since high school.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It should have read:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mr. Executive Director:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I assume the ordinate (vertical axis) on the graph below represents raw
>>> signatures that have been turned in to Mr. Frankel.
>>>
>>>
>>> What does the ordinate  *abscissa*  (horizontal axis) represent?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   Scott Lieberman
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* Lnc-business [ <lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org>
>>> mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org <lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org>] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Wes Benedict
>>> *Sent:* Monday, December 21, 2015 9:30 AM
>>> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Lnc-business] early Christmas present - $20, 000 for
>>> quiz door hangers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We have ramped up our collection rate dramatically. I currently predict
>>> (but I caution that my prediction could be off due to many factors such as
>>> weather, competing petitions, validity issues, math or count errors, and
>>> many other issues), but again, I currently predict we will finish around
>>> January 15 plus or minus 10 days. So be sure to check back with me before
>>> making concrete plans. See graph below.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>>> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
>>> (202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232>,
>>> <wes.benedict at lp.org>wes.benedict at lp.org
>>> facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>>> Join the Libertarian Party at: <http://lp.org/membership>
>>> http://lp.org/membership
>>>
>>> On 12/19/2015 3:33 PM, Roland Riemers wrote:
>>>
>>> Wes,  I understand the SD petitioners got sidetracked to Texas for a few
>>> weeks, and then will be in Oklahoma.   I should be there about that time as
>>> well.  Aim is still to hit the Tulsa area.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Roland Riemers ND
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org><wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>> <wes.benedict at lp.org>
>>> *To:* <lnc-business at hq.lp.org>lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>> *Sent:* Friday, December 18, 2015 3:46 PM
>>> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] early Christmas present - $20, 000 for quiz
>>> door hangers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm pleased to announce a check received for $20,000 to help finance a
>>> major quiz door hanger distribution project in 2016.
>>>
>>> The check was hand delivered recently by Michael Chastain, of Austin,
>>> Texas. Mr. Chastain also recently contributed $4,000 for Oklahoma ballot
>>> access.
>>>
>>> I plan to do something similar to what we did in 2010:
>>> <http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lp-monday-message-help-reach-a-million>
>>> http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/lp-monday-message-help-reach-a-million
>>>
>>> <http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/quiz-across-america-door-hangers-5-per-100>
>>> http://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/quiz-across-america-door-hangers-5-per-100
>>>
>>> but this time, I want to do over a million door hangers. I can see
>>> having the quiz on one side, and our presidential nominee on the other.
>>>
>>> In 2010, we also received a $20,000 check from a different donor to help
>>> support door hangers. With the extra financing, we're able to sell them at
>>> five cents each and waive shipping charges, rather than selling at 10 cents
>>> each plus $5 shipping as we do now.
>>>
>>> For those of you new to the LNC, I've written separately, and will write
>>> more in the future, about how the door hangers do much more than simply
>>> provide the printed advertising benefits. They encourage local activity,
>>> etc. I'll write more about it later.
>>>
>>> To me, this was an early Christmas present to the LP, but I certainly
>>> understand others might see it differently:
>>>
>>> <http://www.lp.org/poll/i-consider-myself-to-be-a-libertarian-politically-and-the-word-that-best-describes-my-religion>
>>> http://www.lp.org/poll/i-consider-myself-to-be-a-libertarian-politically-and-the-word-that-best-describes-my-religion
>>>
>>> Happy Holidays!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
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>>> *New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314*
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>>>
>>>
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