<div dir="ltr"><div>This is not the first time that a Libertarian candidate has switched to a Major Party, because they</div><div>thought they could do better.</div><div>VK</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 7:20 PM, Joshua Katz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:planning4liberty@gmail.com" target="_blank">planning4liberty@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I agree - if we're losing people because they think they can win as Republicans, the answer is to be in a position where they think they can win as Libertarians. I'm also not sure that this particular case illustrates much of anything, since he seemed pretty into the GOP even during his race. It's not terribly surprising to see someone change parties after the election when they sought the GOP nomination during the election - while the LP nominee.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Joshua A. Katz<div>Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div class="h5">
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Party™ , then we would not be losing these somewhat successful nominees to our competitors.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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When you only win 2% of the elections you contest, it’s hard to retain good talent.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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We can change this. Not by the end of the current 2 year election cycle, but we
can certainly stop this loss of blood by the end of this decade.<br>
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believe it's the usual - he thinks he can win as a Republican. He clearly has
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt">Since we
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<a href="https://vtdigger.org/2015/01/14/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-dan-feliciano-joins-republican-party/" target="_blank">https://vtdigger.org/2015/01/14/libertarian-gubernatorial-candidate-dan-feliciano-joins-republican-party/</a></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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