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Attention Dr. Lieberman, Mr. Katz, and other strong proponents of
getting Libertarians elected:<br>
<br>
What I think would be very helpful is a 20-page guide that has some
of the kind of factual information that a rational non-interested
observer, might provide, that shows what kinds of elections
Libertarians have won in the past, and are likely to win in the near
future.<br>
<br>
And I'm not just talking about rants from the Leadership Institute
about how your principles don't matter if you don't get elected. I
understand the point the man from Baton Rouge is making about
putting importance on the election mechanics required to get votes.<br>
<br>
I'm also not talking about the kinds of messaging issues the
crush-proof tubing salesman suggests about focusing on local,
moderate, economic issues. <br>
<br>
Beyond the issues, and moderate versus radical, I'm talking about
giving information to Libertarians about how the information given
to Republicans winning partisan races where they are running in
districts that have a baseline of support of 30 to 60% already, is
different than the information that Libertarians need to start from
a baseline of 2% or 5%, to get to 51%.<br>
<br>
New York has fusion. That's different than Texas. Mr. Katz was
elected in a Republican seat in CT. That's different than getting
elected as a Libertairan in a Libertarian seat in Indiana. <br>
<br>
More info:<br>
1. Here's a history of the size of the jurisdictions where
Libertarians won partisan offices, and the types of elections they
were in:<br>
<br>
2. Types of elections: <br>
<ul>
<li>P - normal partisan (one winner)</li>
<li>
PMx - partisan with multiple winners ("vote for x")</li>
<li>
PF - partisan with fusion</li>
<li>
PO - partisan with open filing (multiple candidates can appear
with the same party label)</li>
<li>
PT - partisan "top-two" primary</li>
<li>
PTR - partisan "top-two" runoff</li>
<li>
N - nonpartisan (one winner)</li>
<li>
NMx - nonpartisan with multiple winners ("vote for x")</li>
</ul>
<br>
People get real mad at me personally if I say they aren't likely to
win a race for governor, so I don't say it much anymore. Instead, I
say they are running to win (if that's what they want to hear from
me), but if they don't win, they will help promote libertarian
principles on public policy. <br>
<br>
An LNC Elected Libertarians Committee could get away with stating
the cold hard facts about what elections Libertarians are likely to
win. And if done so in a certain way, such a committee could also
recognize the value of running for President or Governor or Congress
to advocate ending the war on drugs and changing public policy
regardless of winning those races.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-signature">Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
<small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
<b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational<br>
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/11/2015 1:26 PM, Joshua Katz
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAG3paORGTGJSkjgamN5OcpLqRfsCMm8eE=+iBhF1qCE_-mr8RQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Sidenote: This is why I have suggested, in the past,
that training sessions held by a political party might usefully
include one or two elected officials, who can presumably speak on
two topics: 1. how to win office as a Libertarian (something
outside professionals can't usually teach us, although they can
teach us much), and 2. how to govern as a Libertarian - how to
effectively advance an agenda while in office and move other
office-holders (if serving in a non-executive capacity) to vote
with you, build a coalition, and get a freer society as a benefit.</blockquote>
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