[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2017-10: Donation to the Mark Wicks campaign

Mon May 15 20:16:49 EDT 2017

I spoke with Wicks about his budgeting plans - he already received $1000
which I understand went to buy needed voter lists for which they have been
phonebanking, and the remaining, if passed, would go this way:

==I will divide the money up three ways. $2000 towards digital advertising
through the Billings Gazette. $1015 towards 7 ads on the northern Ag
Network that will air on 30 stations. That is the premier network, the
balance will go towards Facebook ads.==

-Caryn Ann

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well said Jeff.
>
>
> On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 4:44 PM Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Below is a copy of Jeff Hewitt's "yes" vote on this motion.  Most of us
>> didn't receive it in our inboxes, but it's documented in the list archives.
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>> ----------------------------------
>> From Jeff Hewitt hdigger2004 at aol.com
>> Mon May 15 17:11:00 CDT 2017
>>
>> Anytime we get a candidate who is in a special election for a
>> congressional seat and gets in a televised debate and conducts himself well
>> and actually wins that debate then our party benefits. Measurably so. Mark
>> Wicks deserves our support and I hope this sends a message that we welcome
>> his effort, as well as others in the future. I vote "yes" to allocate $5000
>> to his campaign. Jeff Hewitt Region 4 representative LNC.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am still on the fence for this vote.
>>>
>>> There are some very positive things.  Mr. Wicks got into the debates and
>>> did well.  He put more money into the race than just a filing fee.  He
>>> raised a little more money than what he put in.  He mentioned that he
>>> wished to use the money for online ads, and I asked if the ads were ready.
>>> I heard through the grapevine that a volunteer I know to be particularly
>>> talented with photography and video has completed some ads for him.
>>>
>>> One thing I am confused about is the plan for using the $5,000.  If it
>>> were a larger amount of money, and there were more time in which to use it,
>>> perhaps the budget could be rough.  But with so little time to use the
>>> funding, there ought to be a definite plan for every penny.  The first info
>>> we received from the candidate was that online ads were the plan.  Then I
>>> saw on Facebook an ad to raise money for purchasing voter data, which
>>> volunteers would use for phone calls and text messages...then someone (not
>>> the candidate) emailed us to say that the funds were for voter data, not
>>> online ads.
>>>
>>> I am still quite skeptical that an $11,600 budget can get traction at
>>> the last minute when the other parties are pouring so much money into the
>>> race.  Special elections are different creatures, often different
>>> demographics for the turnout, only one race being talked about in the
>>> media...but it also means the two major parties are not spread thin with
>>> races in other states and can put a lot of effort into this one race.
>>>
>>> The LNC has limited funds.  I also voted against the deficit budget that
>>> was adopted, and would like to not spend as much as was budgeted.
>>>
>>> We are not able to put money into every candidate's race, so that means
>>> we have to choose races where we think our funds will provide the best
>>> value.  Those choices are usually made based on the circumstances, rather
>>> than directly based on the candidate.
>>>
>>> What I've not yet heard is what makes this race different from any other
>>> randomly chosen Libertarian Congressional candidate.  Every candidate hopes
>>> to win, but it hasn't happened yet at the Congressional level.  Why should
>>> we expect to see results here that are better than the typical performance
>>> of a Libertarian running for Congress against both a Democrat and a
>>> Republican?  What is different enough that warrants us to deficit spend?
>>>
>>> I think the money we invested into Mr. Miller's Texas ballot access race
>>> for railroad commissioner likely made a difference, as he retained by a
>>> slim margin, avoiding the need for a very expensive petition drive later.
>>> He had endorsements from several newspapers, but the result was still
>>> within the range of a fairly typical outcome for a partisan L-branded
>>> candidate.  So while Mr. Wicks has some good reviews from the debate, and a
>>> media outlet calling him the winner of the debate, I'm not convinced that's
>>> enough to substantially improve his numbers.  This is not a ballot access
>>> race, and general goodwill as a result doesn't make this campaign
>>> particularly unique.
>>>
>>> -Alicia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:18 PM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by May 19, 2017 at 11:59:59pm
>>>> Pacific time.*
>>>> *Sponsor:*  Sarwark
>>>>
>>>> *Motion:* that the LNC contribute $5,000 to the Mark Wicks for
>>>> Congress campaign
>>>>
>>>> -Alicia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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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>
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> *We defend your rights*
> *And oppose the use of force*
> *Taxation is theft*
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
*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>
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee

A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
*We defend your rights*
*And oppose the use of force*
*Taxation is theft*
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