[Lnc-business] LP Press Coverage: 405 New Results

[Wes Benedict]

The attached shows lots of press coverage for Libertarians.

Every once in a while, Meltwater or other clipping services sign us up 
for free trials and start sending us daily emails with links to dozens 
of mentions of Libertarians, often with hundreds of thousands or 
millions of total "reach." Some services include TV and radio clips as well.

Most of the mentions are because we have candidates. Without the 
candidates, Libertarian coverage in the press would drop dramatically.

The more candidates we run, the more free publicity our candidates, 
party, and the word "libertarian" gets.

If we stopped running candidates for governor, congress, and mayor of 
large cities, and focused primarily on non-partisan winnable races and 
tiny winnable partisan races, I think the Libertarian Party brand would 
shrink dramatically.

It continues to be my preference and strategy that we maximize the 
number of candidates running both in "winnable" races, and races where 
winning the election is a long shot.

Often, the claim that running too many candidates spreads our resources 
too thin. I understand the logic, but think it's incorrect. I think our 
state affiliates that run lots of any kind of candidate are our most 
active and successful, not just with candidates, but with other 
activities as well, such as promoting issues and other advocacy.

Thanks,

-- 
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

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