<div dir="ltr">Interesting - never thought of this. Are you guys consdiering LBR instead? or LBT? Just curious.<div><br></div><div>I think in general we would do well in messaging in recruiting by reclaiming the word liberal - and differentiating from progressive.</div><div><br></div><div>-Caryn Ann</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 10:23 AM, Whitney Bilyeu via Lnc-business <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</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">Texas Libertarian candidates currently show as LIB on ballots here. Obviously, the assumption that we are liberals (since we are not Republicans) is one we fight daily.<div><br></div><div>We have an opportunity to change the abbreviation, but we are being told it has to be 3-letters, and those letters must be found in the word Libertarian. So, we already have an idea of what we would change to.</div><div><br></div><div>I am trying to find out what experience other states have had with this, if any. </div><div><br></div><div>Opinions on this matter here include fear that changing it will backfire, and we lose votes. Others say that we don't have data supporting either, so why not try. Many think it could be another step toward overcoming the stigma we already face here in Texas by not being Republican. </div><div><br></div><div>Many of us have folks in our own circles who hear we are Libertarian, and say things like "that sounds liberal" or "is that like liberal?" Then, they go to the voting and see LIB - suspicion confirmed.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, if any of your states have experience with this specific balloting issue, let me know. </div><div><br></div><div>Whitney Bilyeu</div><div>Region 7 Representative</div><div> </div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">-- </span><br style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a> or Secretary@LP.org.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:x-small">Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia@LP.org</span></div></div><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 oppose the use of force</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><i>Taxation is theft</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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