[Lnc-business] Apologies

[brent.olsen at lp.org]

This is terribly disappointing.  I actually like Bill Weld quite a lot 
(which some of my friends in the liberty movement may find surprising).  
But it is disappointing to learn that he, his campaign, or others within 
this movement would fail to endorse your campaign because they want to 
"flip" your opponent who is in the GOP, who is not even remotely 
libertarian.  Despite the fact that I was a supporter of Austin Petersen 
during his 2016 presidential run I personally called for Libertarians to 
vote for our candidate Japheth Campbell rather than the GOP libertarian 
Austin Petersen.  I always support our candidates if they truly 
represent our ideals.  So it is very disappointing to hear that others 
in positions of authority within the party may be opposing one of our 
best candidates in order to convince a non-libertarian to flip for 
electability...  I hope whoever is part of this makes themselves known.

-Brent


On 2018-08-17 05:52, Craig Bowden via Lnc-business wrote:
> To All:
> 
> I must apologies to everyone. The last few days I have been bitter and
> argumentative with several of you. A couple of times in this forum and
> others through other communication platforms.
> 
> I have allowed something to become personal, and while it cuts deep, I
> should have addressed it in a better way.
> 
> I had originally planned on not blowing the whistle on this issue and
> using it to some sort of advantage in the future, but I do not want to
> be the next Frank Underwood (House of Cards).
> 
> It has come to my attention that there is an element within our party
> that is actively working to recruit Mitt Romney to the Libertarian
> Party. That we are seeking him out during an election in which there
> is a Libertarian candidate facing him, and he is one of the least
> Libertarian politicians out there right now.
> 
> I was informed this was one of the reasons why Bill Weld would not
> endorse my candidacy. Because we had to be "politically correct" and
> not rock that boat.
> 
> I find this beyond disturbing and I am not going to stay silent on
> this any longer. Screw the boat. It is going to get rocked.
> 
> It is part of why I have felt resentful toward others because I do not
> know who to trust. I do not know who this individual(s) is trying to
> go behind the back of a Libertarian candidacy, but it would have to be
> someone at a higher level doing the negotiating to try to bring him
> in.
> 
> Part of trust is that I also need to communicate with people who are
> on the same team, so that is what I am doing today.
> 
> I apologize if I have offended anyone in the wake of trying to deal 
> with this.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Craig Bowden
> Region 1 Alternate