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<p>Michelle Darnell is one of those candidates on the west coast not
letting the "Top-Two" primary system get in her way. While the LP
is mostly against "Top-Two", we're all in favor of Libertarians
doing their best despite the challenging aspects that system
presents to third parties. The States of Washington and California
both have a system where all candidates regardless of party
affiliation run altogether in the first election (called a
"top-two" primary). Then, the top two vote-getters advance to the
general election. According to Richard Winger, "no minor party
member has advanced to November in a top-two election if there was
both a Republican and a Democrat running in the same election."
It's rare for Libertarians to make it past the first election and
into the second, though becoming quite common in Washington in
cases where one of the major parties does not field a candidate. </p>
<p>Darnell was in a 3-way race against two Democrats. She received
23% of the vote on August 1, 2017, which was the second highest
voter percentage in the race, meaning she'll advance to the final
election on November 7, 2017. Her challenge now is to pickup up as
much as possible of the 15% of the third-place finishing
Democratic opponent, and also to peal off enough of the 61.6% the
leading Democrat received, to bring the leading Democrat below 50%
total.</p>
<p>Many thanks to Michelle Darnell for running such a strong race
and we hope she can build up even more momentum heading into the
final election.</p>
<p>You can find more about Darnell on LP.org:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.lp.org/?s=darnell">https://www.lp.org/?s=darnell</a></p>
<p>Here's more on the recent results:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ballot-access.org/2017/08/01/washington-state-special-legislative-election-returns/">http://ballot-access.org/2017/08/01/washington-state-special-legislative-election-returns/</a></p>
<p>Washington State's history of bucking the top-two system:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.lp.org/blogs-staff-washington-lp-has-statewide-candidate-and-10-legislative-candidates-advance-to-the/">https://www.lp.org/blogs-staff-washington-lp-has-statewide-candidate-and-10-legislative-candidates-advance-to-the/</a><br>
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<p>August 1 election results:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20170801/Legislative-District-48-State-Senator.html">http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20170801/Legislative-District-48-State-Senator.html</a><br>
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District 48 - State Senator</h2>
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0px 10px; line-height: 1.5;">Last updated on 08/15/2017 5:52 PM</p>
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background-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); vertical-align: top;
color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1em;">Legislative
District 48 - State Senator
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float: right;"><a
href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20170801/Legislative-District-48-State-Senator_ByCounty.html"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color:
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none; position: relative; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); font-size: 0.8em;">County Results
& Map</a></div>
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border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(204, 204, 204);">
<th style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px; text-align:
left; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">Candidate</th>
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left; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">Vote</th>
<th style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px; text-align:
left; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0,
0);">Vote %</th>
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border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(204, 204, 204);">
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">
<div class="CandidateName" style="box-sizing: border-box;
float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 500px; font-size:
1.2em; font-weight: 600;"><a target="_new"
href="https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVoteOLVR/OnlineVotersGuide/GetCandidateStatement?electionId=66&candidateId=49228&raceJurisdictionName=Legislative&Display=Statewide&partyName=%28Prefers%20Independent%20Dem.%20Party%29&raceName=Legislative%20District%2048%20-%20State%20Senator"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color:
transparent; color: rgb(54, 141, 4); text-decoration:
none; position: relative; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); word-wrap: break-word;">Richard
Knierim</a></div>
<div class="CandidateParty" style="box-sizing: border-box;
font-size: 0.9em; float: right;">(Prefers Independent Dem.
Party)</div>
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<td class="CandidateVotes" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">3,673</td>
<td class="CandidatePercentage" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">15.43%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;
border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(204, 204, 204);">
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">
<div class="CandidateName" style="box-sizing: border-box;
float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 500px; font-size:
1.2em; font-weight: 600;"><a target="_new"
href="https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVoteOLVR/OnlineVotersGuide/GetCandidateStatement?electionId=66&candidateId=47239&raceJurisdictionName=Legislative&Display=Statewide&partyName=%28Prefers%20Democratic%20Party%29&raceName=Legislative%20District%2048%20-%20State%20Senator"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color:
transparent; color: rgb(54, 141, 4); text-decoration:
none; position: relative; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); word-wrap: break-word;">Patty
Kuderer</a></div>
<div class="CandidateParty" style="box-sizing: border-box;
font-size: 0.9em; float: right;">(Prefers Democratic
Party)</div>
</td>
<td class="CandidateVotes" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">14,664</td>
<td class="CandidatePercentage" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">61.6%</td>
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<tr style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;
border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(204, 204, 204);">
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;">
<div class="CandidateName" style="box-sizing: border-box;
float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; width: 500px; font-size:
1.2em; font-weight: 600;"><a target="_new"
href="https://weiapplets.sos.wa.gov/MyVoteOLVR/OnlineVotersGuide/GetCandidateStatement?electionId=66&candidateId=49067&raceJurisdictionName=Legislative&Display=Statewide&partyName=%28Prefers%20Libertarian%20Party%29&raceName=Legislative%20District%2048%20-%20State%20Senator"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color:
transparent; color: rgb(54, 141, 4); text-decoration:
none; position: relative; -webkit-tap-highlight-color:
rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); word-wrap: break-word;">Michelle
Darnell</a></div>
<div class="CandidateParty" style="box-sizing: border-box;
font-size: 0.9em; float: right;">(Prefers Libertarian
Party)</div>
</td>
<td class="CandidateVotes" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">5,469</td>
<td class="CandidatePercentage" style="box-sizing: border-box;
padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: middle; text-align: right; width: 90px;">22.97%</td>
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0px; margin: 0px; border-bottom: none; font-weight: 700;
height: 60px; text-align: right;">
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20px 5px 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
vertical-align: top; text-align: left; color: rgb(17, 17,
17); font-family: "Open Sans", Calibri, Arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:
0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color:
initial;">Total Votes (not including write-ins)</td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 20px 5px 5px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); vertical-align: top;
color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: "Open Sans",
Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps:
normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans:
2; text-align: right; text-indent: 0px; text-transform:
none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">23,806</td>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
facebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lp.org/membership">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/2/2017 8:45 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAL4U=_rEFe8BT03M1swCp8OeOa68Gdp5Mvc=Mb-L_SGi0DxBCQ@mail.gmail.com">Love
to hear thoughts and suggestions- passed along to HQ-
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</div>
<div><span
style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Hello
Caryn Ann,</span>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">Thank you for
reaching out. I am in need of some <font color="#ff0000"><u><i>urgent</i></u></font> air
support. I am so incredibly busy now, it is difficult even to
have time to make the connections to call for help or even
raise money. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">I have quite a
few volunteers: about 80 people helping in various capacities,
but I have had challenges filling leadership positions for
lack of money and the fact people are so busy they don't like
to commit to the bigger roles. So I am pretty much directing
all elements of the campaign and it is a challenge WHILE being
the candidate for a campaign this large. It is very hard. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">That said, I
feel the campaign is going fairly well. I won the primary,
which was rather historic, with 26%. My primary opponent
earned 15%. This means if I pick up his votes (and I think I
will) that puts me at 41%. This is still a large gap <u>but
it is possible!</u> What happens in the next couple of
weeks is critical. We have a mail in ballot so ballots are
mailed October 20th for the November 7th election. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><b>Why should
my race get immediate national exposure and assistance? </b> Because
if WE pull this off, the Libertarian party effectively
controls the Washington State Senate. Our Senate is currently
tied-I would be the tie breaking vote. If the Senate is won
over by the Democrats, the house Governor and the Senate would
all be Democrat and WA would likely see a wave of new taxes
and regulations including an income tax. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">Further, I
would be the first Libertarian elected to the WA State
Legislature. AND I HAVE WORKED <u><b>EXTREMELY</b></u> HARD
FOR NEARLY A DECADE TO GET HERE. So much so that I am very
nearly worn out. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">I am the
firewall here in Washington, I am worn out and I need help
now. If WE pull this off, we will have done what people tell
me is impossible!. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">I need three
things:</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">1)<u>Increased
exposure online and here in my district.</u> I need
Libertarians online to help me make this campaign go viral. I
have a website at <a href="http://michelle4washington.org/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">michelle4washington.org</a>.
They can grab pages and content and help push it by reposting.
We also have photos and videos. If they want to create their
own cool stuff like grab a LP video, article or pic and then
maybe reference me, that would be great. <br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">2) <u>Doorbellers
and phone bankers</u>- we need help reaching voters. I
district IS libertarian when we look at the data. I just cant
seem to reach them fast enough. I do have pretty good name
recognition but people are not understanding what a
libertarian really is. So we have to reach them with the
message. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">3) <u>Money
for a series of commercials to carpet bomb the district-</u> I
need $5k to $10k to run some tv commercials. We already have
one created and need to purchase airtime. It actually does not
cost as much as people think. $5k-$10k would be HUGE! I ran
ads last cycle and people still tell me they remember, as /i
door bell this cycle. We just need more. </div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br>
</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px">See my recent
mention in our local media: (there are others on my website)</div>
<div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px"><br
clear="all">
<div><a
href="http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/state-legislature-candidates-square-off-at-debate-in-redmond/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/state-legislature-candidates-square-off-at-debate-in-redmond/</a><br>
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<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have been invited to a mini-debate with my opponent on
King -5 News and I expect others to follow.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The point is I am working extremely hard, is my entire
team. But we need national support. When I see both major
parties dumb .5 million on one race over in the 45th (a
stones throw from me) and hear about the Democrats busing in
doorbellers from around the state, and then see out own
candidates struggle for basic support, it can be
disheartening. The ROI on a Libertarian campaign could be
enormous. We work hard and are used to working with meager
resources. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I am asking that for the next 4 weeks, the LP concentrate
resources here on Washington and we see what happens. If we
do not win, we have spread the message. If we do win, we
have made history and it will help every single Libertarian
candidate from here on out, including our beloved Larry
Sharpe. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I would also ask for support for my good friend and
fellow Patriot <b>Paul Addis</b> <a
href="http://www.addis4kent.com/" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">www.addis4kent.com</a> running for
Kent City council. He has a real shot an if I were not
running myself, I would put my bets on his race. He is
hardworking, sincere and one of the most generous, wise men
I have ever met. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>So please bring on some air support!! Lets state the LP
flag in the ground here!</div>
<div><br>
</div>
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<div><span style="font-family:'comic sans
ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Michelle Darnell</span><br>
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<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Michelle4Washington</font></div>
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href="tel:360-720-6899" moz-do-not-send="true">360-720-6899</a></font></div>
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href="https://maps.google.com/?q=830+Kirkland+Way+%23203%C2%A0Kirkland+WA+98033&entry=gmail&source=g"
moz-do-not-send="true">830 Kirkland Way #203 </a></font></div>
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href="https://maps.google.com/?q=830+Kirkland+Way+%23203%C2%A0Kirkland+WA+98033&entry=gmail&source=g"
moz-do-not-send="true">Kirkland WA 98033</a></font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a
href="mailto:michelle4washington@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">michelle4washington@gmail.com</a></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica,
sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div>
<div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica,
sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann
Harlos</b></font></div>
<div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative,
Libertarian National Committee </font><span
style="font-size:x-small">(Alaska,
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas,
Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a
href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Caryn.Ann.
Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:x-small">Communications
Director, <a
href="http://www.lpcolorado.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Libertarian
Party of Colorado</a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP
Historical Preservation Committee</span><br>
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<div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:x-small">A haiku
to the Statement of Principles:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>We
defend your rights</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>And
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