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

Mon May 15 20:52:01 EDT 2017

Thank you for the clarification!

-Alicia

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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