[Lnc-business] GOP Takeover

[Wes Benedict]

Here's the count of new members I see from LP.org over the past month 
from a quick analysis, unless I made mistakes which is entirely 
possible. Robert Kraus may double-check and get more accurate numbers, 
but I don't want to take the time right now. I removed data from 2/1 and 
3/1 because it's slightly more complicated to include in my few minutes 
of analysis.

It's not always easy to prove what causes membership changes. If anyone 
was offended that I claimed it was due to graphic changes at the top of 
LP.org or a new poll, and not a GOP conspiracy, I was partly being 
sarcastic, but not entirely. I suspect general interest in politics is 
largely driving a small increase in new memberships, although if Dan 
puts the data below in a control chart, he can probably prove there's 
not a statistically certain increase.

I already wasted too much of yours and my time on this. Sorry for the 
clutter. Looking forward to our new website.

2/2/2016    7
2/3/2016    21
2/4/2016    16
2/5/2016    10
2/6/2016    10
2/7/2016    5
2/8/2016    10
2/9/2016    5
2/10/2016    8
2/11/2016    10
2/12/2016    5
2/13/2016    8
2/14/2016    3
2/15/2016    5
2/16/2016    5
2/17/2016    5
2/18/2016    12
2/19/2016    8
2/20/2016    10
2/21/2016    16
2/22/2016    14
2/23/2016    5
2/24/2016    19
2/25/2016    12
2/26/2016    14
2/27/2016    14
2/28/2016    6
2/29/2016    15
3/2/2016    34
3/3/2016    14

Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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 3/3/2016 5:22 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
> Kind of like when I recruited someone to recruit a candidate to run 
> for Governor of Virginia, and the world gave a "democratic bundler" 
> and the "purple pac" credit.
>
> https://www.lp.org/with-libertarian-sarvis-mission-accomplished
>
> I get no respect.
>
> (Note to Karl Rove: if it is you, thanks for the new members--just 
> don't send TOO many. My detractors have been criticizing me for my 
> failure to grow membership, and to be honest, a lot of the blame for 
> that is mine.)
>
> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
> 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 3/3/2016 5:09 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>> I removed some off-putting graphics from the top of LP.org that 
>> distracted people from joining, then posted a very popular poll 
>> asking people to select their preferred candidate for president, new 
>> memberships started increasing right away, and now people want to 
>> give GOP operatives credit for things that were the result of my 
>> website upgrades?
>>
>> Figures.
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> 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 3/3/2016 4:58 PM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
>>> Dear Staff:
>>>
>>> Is any of this true or do I need to update my tinfoil hat:
>>>
>>> http://www.libertynewsnow.com/gop-elites-mounting-third-party-takeover-to-stop-trump/article3662
>>>
>>>
>>> Live Free,
>>>
>>> Sam Goldstein
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>> Member at Large
>>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>>> 317-850-0726 Phone
>>> 317-582-1773 Fax
>>>
>>>
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