Until we have a huge number of independently wealthy candidates who are 100% committed to the Libertarian platform, we'll just be running educational campaigns.
It's not just enough to try to raise money, we need to have well-trained candidates and campaign staff who know how to run effective fund raisers, find and organize volunteers, setup a campaign headquarters, approach small businesses for donations, etc. The major parties will ALWAYS have more money because they have traded thier souls for it. They take dirty money, and libertarians don't. We have to do more with less, and it's a hard road. I'd rather grow slowly and ensure we adhere to libertarian principles, than to grow quickly and abandon them. --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hrearden_hr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > I am committed to adhearing to certain principles. I believe that > > the Constitution should be adheared to because what is the point of > > having a constitution if it is not? I personally don't believe the > > federal government should be involved in education or healthcare and > > thus even if the Constitution did state that Congress had the > > authority to spend monies on education and healthcare programs if I > > were a congressman I would still vote against any bill that called > > for monies to be appropriated on such programs. I don't believe that > > there is a time to abandon the LP Platform and libertarian > > principles. If you are more concerned about winning then why don't > > you run as a Democrat or Republican? Democrats and Republicans > > believe in winning elections. Democrats and Republicans don't > > believe in principles. Democrats and Republicans supporting spending > > federal treasury on education and healthcare. They believe in > > government schools and government run healthcare. Why don't you join > > them? > > > > $ > > Perhaps because he doesn't want to actually win. He hasn't done anything to > appear as a credible candidate. > > No fundraising, no TV ads, no bumperstickers, no yard signs. A REAL > candidate has to spend every waking moment to raise the $ needed to run a > campaign. With 500,000+ people in each Congressional district, that's a lot > of $ needed to reach each and every one of them. > > A candidate that doesn't raise money is destined to get 0.8% of the vote. > > Unless he is simply running an honorable "educational" campaign. At which > point you would think he would adhere to the LP platform. > > PEACE > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > Franklin County Libertarian Party > (614) 891-8841 > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
