[Lnc-business] Fwd: survey former libertarians
Caryn Ann Harlos
caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
Wed Nov 21 16:57:57 EST 2018
No phone numbers with the voter reg file
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2:15 PM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> I don't see the LNC getting involved in this type of project for one
> state and not for every state that wants similar help, especially in our
> current financial condition. I doubt the participation rate in this
> survey would be over 10% and most likely significantly less than that.
>
> Do CO voter registrations include phone numbers? If so then the LPCO
> should get volunteers to call these 5,000+ former registered
> Libertarians. Or the state party can fund this project itself. It
> would probably cost less than $5000 to print and mail postcards.
>
> Live Free,
>
> ---
> Sam Goldstein
> Libertarian National Committee
> 317-850-0726 Cell
>
> On 2018-11-21 14:37, Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote:
> > I'm open to it but am mostly replying to add an observation from DC.
> > DC affiliate did a check-in mailing in October, both to all previous
> > donors/members and to current registered voters, about 2,500
> > altogether. We haven't been official party long enough to have many
> > who have switched parties. A lot of moved out of state, moved no
> > forwarding address. The non-insignificant detailed replies from the
> > non-renewals were that the person supports Trump now or that we're
> > wrong on immigration.
> >
> > JBH
> >
> > ------------
> > Joe Bishop-Henchman
> > LNC Member (At-Large)
> > joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> > www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
> >
> > On 2018-11-21 14:18, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
> >> Fellow LNC Members,
> >>
> >> Please read what Dave Aitken, Colorado, has written below. In
> >> short,
> >> there have been many (about 5400) in Colorado who have changed
> >> their
> >> registration from Libertarian and he would like the LNC to consider
> >> funding in whole or part a postcard campaign to try to identify
> >> their
> >> reasons for leaving. If there is preliminary support I will craft a
> >> motion. Thoughts?
> >>
> >> While I recognize that this would primarily benefit Colorado, the
> >> data
> >> collected could give us a blue print for other areas in the nation.
> >> I'm
> >> not sold on postcards, however.
> >>
> >> Richard
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> >> From: Database Manager <da***[1]ger at lpcolorado.org>
> >> Date: Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 09:54
> >> Subject: survey former libertarians
> >> To: <[2]richard.longstreth at lp.org>
> >>
> >> Hi Richard:
> >> I believe you've had some discussions with Roger Barris and Lauren
> >> Daugherty about this. I spoke with Wayne Harlos (chair) about this
> >> last
> >> night at the Denver meeting. He told to run with it.
> >> As a result of importing the SOS voter registration file over the
> >> past
> >> 2-3 years, I have captured the names and addresses of over 5400
> >> people
> >> in Colorado who changed their registration from Libertarian to
> >> something else. I expect to have another 1000 when I get the next
> >> voter
> >> file in February. They left the party for some reason or other.
> >> It's
> >> possible that some of them moved and did not update their
> >> registration.
> >> I have the impression that everybody in LPCO leadership thinks we
> >> should find out why they left.
> >> I am suggesting sending a postcard to these people with a link to
> >> an
> >> online survey (hosted by survey monkey, us, or someone else). The
> >> postcard could say something like ""Hello: According to our
> >> records,
> >> you changed your voter registration from Libertarian
> >> to something else. Please help us understand why you did this and
> >> answer some questions in our short, anonymous, online survey. You
> >> can
> >> start the survey by entering this web address in your internet
> >> browser
> >> address bar: [3]https://lp.org/survey1"
> >> I am writing to you because 1) I believe this will benefit the
> >> entire
> >> party; and 2) LPCO can't afford to fund the whole cost. I estimate
> >> the
> >> printing and mailing cost for 7,000 postcards to be about $3,500.
> >> I'm
> >> assuming the cost for putting the survey online is minimal and that
> >> processing the results can be handled in house.
> >> Here's a possible list of questions for the survey. I think we
> >> should
> >> be brutally honest with ourselves and find out the truth. I don't
> >> know
> >> anything about polling or survey design, so suggestions are
> >> welcome.
> >> ---------
> >> 1. on a scale of 1-10, are national Libertarian candidates too
> >> radical
> >> or not radical enough?
> >> 2. on a scale of 1-10, are state Libertarian candidates too
> >> radical or
> >> not radical enough?
> >> 3. 1-10, should Libertarian candidates be more mainstream or less
> >> mainstream?
> >> 4. 1-10, is the LP effective or not?
> >> 5. 1-10, how far left or right is the party.
> >> 6. if there is one political issue that caused you to leave the
> >> party,
> >> what is it? (dropdown)
> >> 7. if there is one management issue that caused you to leave the
> >> party,
> >> what is it? (dropdown) (not organized, not effective, candidate
> >> quality, too small, etc)
> >> 8. 1-10, where on spectrum between freedom and slavery do you fit?
> >> 9. 1-10, are Libertarian candidates professional or amateur?
> >> 10. 1-10, are Libertarian candidates regular people or not?
> >> 11. 1-10, do we need more govt, less govt?
> >> 12. Do you consider yourself Socialist, Progressive, Liberal, Free
> >> Market Conservative, Social Conservative, Libertarian, Centrist,
> >> Authoritarian
> >> 13. Current party affiliation (D,R,L,G,ACP,UAF,Other)
> >> 14. 1-10, did you get too much contact or not enough contact from
> >> the
> >> party.
> >> --------
> >> --
> >> David Aitken, Database Manager
> >> Libertarian Party of Colorado
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Richard Longstreth
> >> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, KS, MT, NM, OR, HI, UT, WA,
> >> WY)
> >> Libertarian National Committee
> >> [4]richard.longstreth at lp.org
> >> 931.538.9300
> >>
> >> References
> >>
> >> 1. mailto:ger at lpcolorado.org
> >> 2. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
> >> 3. https://lp.org/survey1
> >> 4. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
>
--
* In Liberty,*
*Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary *- Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org> or Secretary at LP.org.
*Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee* - LPedia at LP.org
Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page at
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Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The Fed * End
Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal the Income Tax
* Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market Emergency Services
* Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To The Private Sector *
Eliminate Regulation *
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No phone numbers with the voter reg file
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 2:15 PM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business
<[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
I don't see the LNC getting involved in this type of project for one
state and not for every state that wants similar help, especially in
our
current financial condition. I doubt the participation rate in this
survey would be over 10% and most likely significantly less than
that.
Do CO voter registrations include phone numbers? If so then the
LPCO
should get volunteers to call these 5,000+ former registered
Libertarians. Or the state party can fund this project itself. It
would probably cost less than $5000 to print and mail postcards.
Live Free,
---
Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell
On 2018-11-21 14:37, Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote:
> I'm open to it but am mostly replying to add an observation from
DC.
> DC affiliate did a check-in mailing in October, both to all
previous
> donors/members and to current registered voters, about 2,500
> altogether. We haven't been official party long enough to have
many
> who have switched parties. A lot of moved out of state, moved no
> forwarding address. The non-insignificant detailed replies from
the
> non-renewals were that the person supports Trump now or that we're
> wrong on immigration.
>
> JBH
>
> ------------
> Joe Bishop-Henchman
> LNC Member (At-Large)
> [2]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
> [3]www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
>
> On 2018-11-21 14:18, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
>> Fellow LNC Members,
>>
>> Please read what Dave Aitken, Colorado, has written below. In
>> short,
>> there have been many (about 5400) in Colorado who have changed
>> their
>> registration from Libertarian and he would like the LNC to
consider
>> funding in whole or part a postcard campaign to try to
identify
>> their
>> reasons for leaving. If there is preliminary support I will
craft a
>> motion. Thoughts?
>>
>> While I recognize that this would primarily benefit Colorado,
the
>> data
>> collected could give us a blue print for other areas in the
nation.
>> I'm
>> not sold on postcards, however.
>>
>> Richard
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Database Manager <da***[1][4]ger at lpcolorado.org>
>> Date: Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 09:54
>> Subject: survey former libertarians
>> To: <[2][5]richard.longstreth at lp.org>
>>
>> Hi Richard:
>> I believe you've had some discussions with Roger Barris and
Lauren
>> Daugherty about this. I spoke with Wayne Harlos (chair) about
this
>> last
>> night at the Denver meeting. He told to run with it.
>> As a result of importing the SOS voter registration file over
the
>> past
>> 2-3 years, I have captured the names and addresses of over
5400
>> people
>> in Colorado who changed their registration from Libertarian to
>> something else. I expect to have another 1000 when I get the
next
>> voter
>> file in February. They left the party for some reason or
other.
>> It's
>> possible that some of them moved and did not update their
>> registration.
>> I have the impression that everybody in LPCO leadership thinks
we
>> should find out why they left.
>> I am suggesting sending a postcard to these people with a link
to
>> an
>> online survey (hosted by survey monkey, us, or someone else).
The
>> postcard could say something like ""Hello: According to our
>> records,
>> you changed your voter registration from Libertarian
>> to something else. Please help us understand why you did this
and
>> answer some questions in our short, anonymous, online survey.
You
>> can
>> start the survey by entering this web address in your internet
>> browser
>> address bar: [3][6]https://lp.org/survey1"
>> I am writing to you because 1) I believe this will benefit the
>> entire
>> party; and 2) LPCO can't afford to fund the whole cost. I
estimate
>> the
>> printing and mailing cost for 7,000 postcards to be about
$3,500.
>> I'm
>> assuming the cost for putting the survey online is minimal and
that
>> processing the results can be handled in house.
>> Here's a possible list of questions for the survey. I think we
>> should
>> be brutally honest with ourselves and find out the truth. I
don't
>> know
>> anything about polling or survey design, so suggestions are
>> welcome.
>> ---------
>> 1. on a scale of 1-10, are national Libertarian candidates
too
>> radical
>> or not radical enough?
>> 2. on a scale of 1-10, are state Libertarian candidates too
>> radical or
>> not radical enough?
>> 3. 1-10, should Libertarian candidates be more mainstream or
less
>> mainstream?
>> 4. 1-10, is the LP effective or not?
>> 5. 1-10, how far left or right is the party.
>> 6. if there is one political issue that caused you to leave
the
>> party,
>> what is it? (dropdown)
>> 7. if there is one management issue that caused you to leave
the
>> party,
>> what is it? (dropdown) (not organized, not effective,
candidate
>> quality, too small, etc)
>> 8. 1-10, where on spectrum between freedom and slavery do you
fit?
>> 9. 1-10, are Libertarian candidates professional or amateur?
>> 10. 1-10, are Libertarian candidates regular people or not?
>> 11. 1-10, do we need more govt, less govt?
>> 12. Do you consider yourself Socialist, Progressive, Liberal,
Free
>> Market Conservative, Social Conservative, Libertarian,
Centrist,
>> Authoritarian
>> 13. Current party affiliation (D,R,L,G,ACP,UAF,Other)
>> 14. 1-10, did you get too much contact or not enough contact
from
>> the
>> party.
>> --------
>> --
>> David Aitken, Database Manager
>> Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard Longstreth
>> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, KS, MT, NM, OR, HI, UT,
WA,
>> WY)
>> Libertarian National Committee
>> [4][7]richard.longstreth at lp.org
>> 931.538.9300
>>
>> References
>>
>> 1. mailto:[8]ger at lpcolorado.org
>> 2. mailto:[9]richard.longstreth at lp.org
>> 3. [10]https://lp.org/survey1
>> 4. mailto:[11]richard.longstreth at lp.org
--
In Liberty,
[uc?id=1DeRjq-L8dvRZabgEG94VkkUvjoHatcfP&export=download]
Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee
Secretary - [12]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page
at [13]facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
=======================================================================
==
Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Non-interventionism * Re-Legalize
All Drugs * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun
Laws * Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The
Fed * End Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal
the Income Tax * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market
Emergency Services * Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To
The Private Sector * Eliminate Regulation *
VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or [14]http://www.LP.org
=======================================================================
==
References
1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
2. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
3. http://www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
4. mailto:ger at lpcolorado.org
5. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
6. https://lp.org/survey1
7. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
8. mailto:ger at lpcolorado.org
9. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
10. https://lp.org/survey1
11. mailto:richard.longstreth at lp.org
12. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
13. http://facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
14. http://www.lp.org/
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