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

Mon May 15 20:54:59 EDT 2017

Thank you Alicia.

And Mr. Wicks is very responsive, I will gladly follow up with him on
anything else needed.

-Caryn Ann

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 6:53 PM Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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-- 
*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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