[Lnc-business] Truth in Polling Resolution

Sun Dec 4 10:21:39 EST 2016

Whitney,

No, not at this time.  It is more ideological and "in spirit" support and
that Steve could say that the LNC resolved to support in that way.  No
monies have been requested.

-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sam,
>
> My purpose in putting this on the list is to find out concerns such as
> yours.  I will ask Steve for clarification and information. Thank you.
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> BTW David, Steve wrote the resolution, not I.
>>
>> --
>> *In Liberty,*
>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>> Harlos at LP.org
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 8:20 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> David thank you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> *In Liberty,*
>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>> Harlos at LP.org
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 8:10 AM, Whitney Bilyeu <whitneycb76 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ---BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian National Committee hereby
>>>> *supports* and endorses the efforts of the Truth in Polling
>>>> Coalition...---
>>>>
>>>> What would 'supports' mean in this case?  Would we be committing to
>>>> fund this project?
>>>>
>>>> Whitney Bilyeu
>>>> Region 7 Representative
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 4, 2016 6:40 AM, "Caryn Ann Harlos" <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have ten minutes on the Agenda for this but I wanted to provide the
>>>>> information ahead of time for review by LNC members and if there seems to
>>>>> be any wording impediment or other concern that I can address with the
>>>>> drafter ahead of time so that I can.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was asked to bring this resolution by former Presidential candidate
>>>>> Steve Kerbel.  Truth in Polling is his current project. He has given a
>>>>> presentation to our local LP meeting, and it seems very promising.  In
>>>>> addition to the below resolution, he provided me (upon request) the
>>>>> attached information write-up for the information of my fellow committee
>>>>> members.
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, prior to and during the 2016 election campaign season,
>>>>> political polling organizations routinely excluded the Libertarian Party
>>>>> presidential ticket from inclusion or equal footing in the first question
>>>>> with respect to presidential preference;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, these and other political polling organizations also
>>>>> routinely excluded Libertarian Party candidates for offices nationwide from
>>>>> inclusion and/or equal footing in their respective races;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, various political polls have been shown to exclude key
>>>>> demographics from their results and these exclusions unfairly skew these
>>>>> results which are provided to the public;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS; the exclusion of a candidate from equal footing in a polling
>>>>> question is not the same as a  ballot which does include all candidates in
>>>>> the same question, and therefore this exclusion cannot possibly present an
>>>>> accurate portrayal of the anticipated ending result of an election;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, political polls influence the results of an election, as
>>>>> these polls are used to determine the inclusion of candidates in the most
>>>>> high profile of political debates and forums for many races, as well as
>>>>> gauging popular support;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, many people view the level of public support of a candidate
>>>>> as a contributing factor for casting their vote, and a candidate excluded
>>>>> from equal footing in the polls is at an unfair disadvantage in this regard;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, due to these circumstances, it is imperative that pollsters
>>>>> are held to the highest standard of honesty, integrity, inclusiveness and
>>>>> accuracy in results provided to the public;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, other organizations have targeted their attempts at
>>>>> countering the corruption of the Commission for Presidential Debates, but
>>>>> not to the pollsters specifically;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> WHEREAS, The Truth in Polling Coalition has developed and is
>>>>> implementing a plan to expose and counteract the exclusionary and
>>>>> manipulative actions of pollsters, thereby resulting in more complete
>>>>> information and options being presented to the voting public, hence a level
>>>>> playing field for all legitimate candidates;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BE IT RESOLVED that the Libertarian National Committee hereby supports
>>>>> and endorses the efforts of the Truth in Polling Coalition in their fight
>>>>> to include Libertarian candidates in a position of equal footing for future
>>>>> elections nationwide.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *In Liberty,*
>>>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> *In Liberty,*
>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *In Liberty,*
>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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