[Lnc-business] Complaint from state affiliate

[Daniel Hayes]

Ya know what makes people look like amateurs? Petty little emails like this.  

Daniel Hayes


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> On May 5, 2018, at 9:23 AM, Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>   All,
>   I've copied and pasted below, a request from one of my state chairs,
>   asking why the state party received no notice of an event being planned
>   in their state by national, and no invitation to help out or to
>   participate.
>   Do we not have such a policy to involve the state affiliates in our
>   outreach events?
>   Justin O'Donnell
>   LNC Region 8 Representative
>   Hi Justin,
>   I have a request for my LNC regional representative.
>   The other day, LPUS sent out a tweet about how they are planning to
>   attend PorcFest this
>   year: [1]https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336
>   Now as far as I know, there was no notification about this to the
>   leadership of the state party prior to the announcement. It's possible
>   something got lost because of the transition of leadership, or
>   something was sent a long time ago, but as far as I know, no
>   notification was sent from LPUS to LPNH regarding their plans at
>   PorcFest.
>   I'm trying to remember whether or not Rachel mentioned anything to me a
>   while ago - it's possible but I don't remember such a notification.
>   Regardless of whether or not that happened, I don't think it's a lot to
>   ask that the state party leadership receive notice from LPUS when they
>   are planning to attend a notable event in our state. Coordination
>   between the national and the state party is a useful thing, especially
>   so that efforts are not duplicated and we can make the most of our
>   outreach efforts.
>   Can you please investigate as to whether or not any notice was sent
>   out, and if not, why it was not. I'd also like to know if there is any
>   policy that exists that requires LPUS to inform the state party of
>   notable events taking place. It's not unreasonable to expect that state
>   parties will participate in fairs and festivals, and if the LPUS is
>   also planning to participate in one it should absolutely be talking to
>   the state party so that both can make the most of the effort.
>   It makes us look like amateurs when we're caught off guard not knowing
>   that something like this will be happening. Please investigate; thank
>   you for your help.
>   - Chip Spangler
>   Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
> 
> References
> 
>   1. https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/991687794702606336