All StoriesImportant political blogs
By phillies
some with thoughtful commentary
Politics1.com
The Next Right http://thenextright.com The next right is a conservative political strategy blog run by sane people, not to be confused with some of the more rabid commentary blogs.
Daily Kos Progressive Liberal blogs. A considerably larger readership leads to more chaff among the wheat grains. However, the blog that substantially installed Governor Dean as DNC chair and launched the 435 District strategy (50 states was Dean's idea) continues to produce some political discussion.
FiveThirtyEight.Com Pollster.Com
Libertarian political blogs Remembering 2000
By phillies
More from my book Funding Liberty. I've added interpolations where comparisons with the modern race.
We look at the Harry Browne 2000 campaign and its spending.
Chapter Eighteen Throughout September, polling data continued to be less than encouraging. The September 5 Portrait of America poll found Browne down to 1.0%. A Zogby poll taken two days later put Browne at 0.3%. There was absolutely no indication that Browne would reach the 5% of the vote of which he once talked. [2008: Some of remember hearing similar words about the 2008 Presidential campaign.] He remained in fifth place behind the Duopoly candidates, Bush and Gore, and the respected alternative candidates, Buchanan and Nader. (1258 words in story) Full Story Comparing Barr and Browne
By phillies
They got something like the same number of total votes, but not in the same places.
(171 words in story) Full Story Barr Spending, 1st half of October
By phillies
Is more than 50% on central staff.
Let me observe quoting my book "In early and mid-October 2000 the Browne Campaign received slightly more than $167,000 in donations and spent roughly $163,000". Of that $31,300 was paid to staffers, and $9,695 was paid to firms of those associates...The regular monthly rent for the headquarters was $1800. The Barr campaign in September spent well over $15,000 for rent and another $7,000 for office equipment and furniture. (2 comments, 265 words in story) Full Story LNC financials, September and half of October
By phillies
In September, the Libertarian National Committee received $172,292 and spent $178,677. In the first 15 days of October, the LNC raised a further $72,761 and spent $66,796. Total
disbursements for the year through 10/15 were $1,529,817. How was all that money spent? Absolutely none of it went for limousine services. There was actual outreach. Outreach: The LNC spent $3100 for CPAC 2009 registration. $900 went for radio ads. The "LP Branding Project" spent $92. Meetup received a $72 annual fee. In addition: (446 words in story) Full Story Barr Campaign spent $18,691 on Limo Services
By phillies
That's in September. That was 7% of funds raised by Barr 2008 in September.
For September, the Barr campaign raised $252,383, for an election cycle total to date of $1,106,681. That includes $197,159 though the end of May, raised immediately before or after the nomination date and through May 31. As a benchmark, the Harry Browne 2000 campaign reported that it raised in total 2.4 million dollars. While a large part of the Browne funding was for the pre-nomination campaign, Browne raised a million dollars between getting the nomination and election day. Badnarik 2004 raised slightly more. (2 comments, 1423 words in story) Full Story In Defense of Angela Keaton, Part 4
By phillies
In a prior post, I reminded readers that the Libertarian National Committee had voted to ask Angela Keaton to resign. They then considered a motion to expel Keaton from the LNC. That motion is in suspension, but may well return. It is inescapable that Keaton will soon need a coherent defense against the forthcoming motion of expulsion. In this and following messages, I offer such a defense.
In the prior post, I proposed that Keaton's acts were far less serious than the acts of Bob Barr, who while on the LNC had through his PAC supported Republican Federal candidates. Here I turn to actions of National Chair William Redpath. When Redpath was not penalized for his acts, it is transparently unjust to penalize Keaton. (1925 words in story) Full Story Where Your Money Went
By phillies
The much-rumored LNC suit to have me removed from the ballot in New Hampshire was served on the Secretary of State a week ago. Service appears to have occurred after all ballots were distributed and absentee ballots were mailed, so the chances of removal are dim. One attendee of the LPNH State Convetion that nominated me has already filed for permission to file an amicus brief, defending the privilege of the LPNH State Convention to place its own nominees on the ballot, whether the LPNH State Committee likes it or not. Of course, all that any Libertarian group can do in New Hampshire is to ask volunteers to collect signatures, and that's what the volunteers did.
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