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<div>I am a strong proponent of matching donations. That way, we invest as the candidate raises other funds. We help the campaign proportional to how well the campaign performs.</div>
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<p>Ken C. Moellman, Jr.<br />LNC Region 3 Alternate Representative<br />LPKY Judicial Committee</p>
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<p>On 2016-09-23 23:10, William Redpath wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">I agree with Mr. Goldstein's comment. Bill Redpath<br /> --------------------------------------------<br /> On Fri, 9/23/16, Sam Goldstein <<a href="mailto:goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com">goldsteinatlarge@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br /> <br /> Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Simmons rough storyboard concepts<br /> To: <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> Date: Friday, September 23, 2016, 4:39 PM<br /> <br /> I concur<br /> with Mr. Hayes' comments above. I am very unlikely to<br /> approve LNC monies for this effort without a great<br /> deal more information.<br /> LIve Free,<br /> <br /> <br /> Sam<br /> GoldsteinLibertarian National<br /> CommitteeMember at Large8925 N<br /> Meridian St, Ste 101Indianapolis IN<br /> 46260317-850-0726 Phone317-582-1773<br /> Fax<br /> <br /> On<br /> Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Daniel Hayes <<a href="mailto:danielehayes@icloud.com">danielehayes@icloud.com</a>><br /> wrote:<br /> The initial request was<br /> for $12,000 for a television campaign and now has been<br /> lowered to $5000. I don't understand how either amount<br /> of money on television can have any demonstrable effect on<br /> an election. While this opponent may have poor name<br /> recognition the Democrat Party has an extreme hold on the<br /> vote process in Massachusetts. How much money has Mr.<br /> Simmon's raised for his campaign so far? This is always<br /> one of the considerations I use when considering a donation<br /> to a candidate. <br /> Also, as Whitney has<br /> stated, Mr. Simmons says he needs the entire $12,000 from<br /> National. That isn't legal. There are ways around<br /> things but that all takes extra time. Even if members<br /> cosponsored this it would still be at least a day before it<br /> even started being voted on and then would take up to 10<br /> days after that. This motion doesn't meet the amount<br /> he says he MUST have from the LNC and doesn't meet his<br /> time frame. I wish luck to Mr. Simmons in his campaign but<br /> I don't think we can help him.<br /> <br /> <br /> Daniel<br /> Hayes<br /> LNC At Large Member<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> On Sep<br /> 23, 2016, at 11:01 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>><br /> wrote:<br /> <br /> Just bringing up<br /> the immediate practical concerns. It takes day to get<br /> co-sponsors, if they can be gotten and ten days for an email<br /> vote which already puts this past any week deadline.<br /> We need a Candidate Support<br /> Committee badly.<br /> On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at<br /> 11:54 AM, Patrick McKnight <patrick.joseph.mcknight@<br /> gmail.com> wrote:<br /> I am seeking cosponsors of my amended motion<br /> to allocate $5,000 in support a TV ad for Thom Simmons. Thom<br /> is running for Congress in western Massachusetts. <a href="http://simmons4">http://simmons4</a><br /> congress.com/<br /> I am<br /> forwarding the attached storyboard for Thom Simmons'<br /> proposed ad.<br /> From Thom<br /> regarding the storyboard:<br /> "They<br /> are looking at three different ads that would cover western<br /> massachusetts (Berkshire region), which, incidentally, would<br /> also spill over into NY and VT - which could only help with<br /> Alex Merced's Senate race and the J/W campaign in<br /> Vermont as I do not shy away from the Libertarian label.<br /> :-)<br /> <br /> The first and<br /> third require some explanation, as they are unique: they are<br /> REVERSE attack ads, meaning: at first, they start out dark<br /> as if they are an attack ad against me, with the voice over<br /> saying something such as, "he wants to end common<br /> core.." The idea is to get people to say to<br /> themselves, "yeah, me too!" and then end by<br /> showing people they agree with me and the LP after they have<br /> already said this on their own heads.<br /> <br /> The second ad plays on the print media,<br /> which has called my opponent "disappearing,"<br /> "missing" etc, by showing him and then fading<br /> out. It is the single biggest factor in this campaign, as<br /> the Berkshires - dems, reps, Inds...are LIVID at his<br /> inattention to that portion of the district.<br /> <br /> This could be a<br /> gamechanger. <br /> <br /> I<br /> realize that everyone wants money - and I will be blunt: if<br /> we are to do this, I need $12,000 for the full campaign from<br /> National. And I need to know within a week to get into<br /> production. <br /> <br /> I<br /> would appreciate it if you could bring this to the attention<br /> of the powers that be in the LP, and see we can get them to<br /> invest in my campaign. The Mass State Cmte is fully aware<br /> of, and supports this request."<br /> <br /> "We're talking five<br /> weeks of three ads. There is no realistic way to know what<br /> percentage of the electorate will see them, except that the<br /> only TV in western Mass is Cable and they are working<br /> through the Cable system, so ANYONE watching TV will see<br /> them. Of course you can see the ad, I can not produce the<br /> ad without knowing I have the funds to do so! The<br /> Storyboards give a general idea...we cant expect scripts or<br /> more polished ads if we cant guarantee to pay the<br /> studio. <br /> <br /> Most<br /> important, there will NOT be a "sea" of political<br /> ads: NO ONE is spending TV time in Massachusetts, as there<br /> are NO OTHER CONTESTED RACES in western Mass! The<br /> Presidential campaigns are not even spending money in<br /> Mass."<br /> <br /> Thank you<br /> for your consideration of this matter,Patrick McKnightRegion 8 Rep<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ---------- Forwarded<br /> message ----------<br /> From: Thomas Simmons<br /> <<a href="mailto:simmons4congress@gmail.com">simmons4congress@gmail.com</a>><br /> Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 11:59 AM<br /> Subject: Fwd: Simmons rough storyboard<br /> concepts<br /> To: <a href="mailto:patrick.mcknight@lp.org">patrick.mcknight@lp.org</a>,<br /> <a href="mailto:Larry.Sharpe@lp.org">Larry.Sharpe@lp.org</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Patrick<br /> and Larry,<br /> <br /> I am<br /> forwarding the very rough storyboard mockups from<br /> WeThinkAdvertising in Schenectady, NY, with whom I met last<br /> week for a possible TV Ad campaign.<br /> <br /> They are looking at three different ads<br /> that would cover western massachusetts (Berkshire region),<br /> which, incidentally, would also spill over into NY and VT -<br /> which could only help with Alex Merced's Senate race and<br /> the J/W campaign in Vermont as I do not shy away from the<br /> Libertarian label. :-)<br /> <br /> The first and third require some<br /> explanation, as they are unique: they are REVERSE attack<br /> ads, meaning: at first, they start out dark as if they are<br /> an attack ad against me, with the voice over saying<br /> something such as, "he wants to end common<br /> core.." The idea is to get people to say to<br /> themselves, "yeah, me too!" and then end by<br /> showing people they agree with me and the LP after they have<br /> already said this on their own heads.<br /> <br /> The second ad plays on the print media,<br /> which has called my opponent "disappearing,"<br /> "missing" etc, by showing him and then fading<br /> out. It is the single biggest factor in this campaign, as<br /> the Berkshires - dems, reps, Inds...are LIVID at his<br /> inattention to that portion of the district.<br /> <br /> This could be a<br /> gamechanger. <br /> <br /> I<br /> realize that everyone wants money - and I will be blunt: if<br /> we are to do this, I need $12,000 for the full campaign from<br /> National. And I need to know within a week to get into<br /> production. <br /> <br /> I<br /> would appreciate it if you could bring this to the attention<br /> of the powers that be in the LP, and see we can get them to<br /> invest in my campaign. The Mass State Cmte is fully aware<br /> of, and supports this request.<br /> <br /> Thanks for anything you can do for me.<br /> <br /> Thom Simmons<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ---------- Forwarded<br /> message ----------<br /> From: Theresa Smolen<br /> <<a href="mailto:tsmediaconsulting@gmail.com">tsmediaconsulting@gmail.com</a>><br /> Date: Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 1:24 PM<br /> Subject: Fwd: Simmons rough storyboard<br /> concepts<br /> To: <a href="mailto:simmons4congress@gmail.com">simmons4congress@gmail.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Hi Thom, (We have another<br /> Simmons we have dealt with in the past - I apologize for my<br /> last email with Scott in the greeting!)<br /> Here are three commercial<br /> concepts.They are very rough at this point. We<br /> will need more/better photos of you if you have more, so we<br /> can put together nicer storyboards for you to<br /> present.<br /> Let us know<br /> what you think!<br /> Thank<br /> you,Theresa<br /> Theresa<br /> Smolen<br /> Project<br /> Manager<br /> We<br /> Think Advertising<br /> 426<br /> State Street, 3rd Floor<br /> Schenectady,<br /> NY 12305<br /> 518.810.8760 cell<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This E-mail and any of its attachments may<br /> contain We Think Advertising proprietary information, which<br /> is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright<br /> belonging to We Think Advertising. This E-mail is intended<br /> solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it<br /> is addressed. 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If you have received this<br /> E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and<br /> permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail<br /> and any printout.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Begin forwarded message:<br /> From:<br /> Christopher<br /> O'Reilly <<a href="mailto:coreilly@wethinkauto.com">coreilly@wethinkauto.com</a>><br /> Subject:<br /> simmons<br /> Date:<br /> September 9, 2016<br /> at 1:12:28 PM EDT<br /> To:<br /> Theresa Smolen<br /> <<a href="mailto:tsmediaconsulting@gmail.com">tsmediaconsulting@gmail.com</a>><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Christopher J O'Reilly<br /> President<br /> We Think Auto<br /> <br /> (518) 281-5540<br /> <a href="mailto:coreilly@wethinkauto.com">coreilly@wethinkauto.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.wethinkauto.com">www.wethinkauto.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> Website: Simmons4Congress.com<br /> <br /> <br /> ______________________________<br /> _________________<br /> Lnc-business mailing<br /> list<br /> <a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> <a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listi">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listi</a><br /> nfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -- <br /> In<br /> Liberty,Caryn Ann<br /> HarlosRegion 1 Representative,<br /> Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,<br /> Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.<br /> <a href="mailto:Harlos@LP.orgCommunications">Harlos@LP.orgCommunications</a> Director, Libertarian Party of<br /> ColoradoColorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party<br /> Radical Caucus<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ______________________________<br /> _________________<br /> Lnc-business mailing<br /> list<br /> <a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> <a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/</a><br /> listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp. org<br /> <br /> ______________________________<br /> _________________<br /> <br /> Lnc-business mailing list<br /> <br /> <a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/</a><br /> listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp. org<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br /> <br /> _______________________________________________<br /> Lnc-business mailing list<br /> <a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> <a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><br /> <br /> <br /> _______________________________________________<br /> Lnc-business mailing list<br /> <a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br /> <a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a></div>
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