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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I primarily remember the late Ron Crickenberger for his
interest in the Libertarian Party fielding enough US House nominees to cover a
majority of the country’s Congressional Districts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>So, I was quite surprised to see the sentences below that
I put in <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>bold face.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'><a href="https://www.lp.org/files/crm.pdf">https://www.lp.org/files/crm.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT MANUAL 2001<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>A PUBLICATION OF THE LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Again, we should take yes for an answer. National level and statewide
campaigns do provide the most bang for the buck in terms<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>of free media, outreach, and short-term membership growth for the
party. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>But <span class=highlightselected>win</span>ning
local elections is crucial to our long-term success.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>We must build a support base for our candidates
by winning locally to set the stage for larger victories later.</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> By having a strategy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>which encourages lots of candidates at all levels, our candidates will
be able to run in the races which are important to them, setting<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>the stage for them to do the best job possible. This manual is written
from the standpoint of a state where ballot access and filing fees<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>are relatively reasonable. There will be little difference in
recruiting techniques if your situation is more difficult — but your
success<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>rate will naturally be somewhat less, and you will have to concentrate
your resources more. I hope this manual is helpful. Good luck in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>recruiting your army of candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Ron Crickenberger<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Libertarian Party Political Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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