Comments on: Boston Tea Party completes Tennessee ballot drive http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: kenneth http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-809043 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:35:21 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-809043 Now we have two self-proclaimed libertarian parties whose leaders don't develop pledged Libertarians or represent them. Great. Now we have two self-proclaimed libertarian parties whose leaders don’t develop pledged Libertarians or represent them. Great.

]]> by: Thomas L. Knapp http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-800756 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:33:38 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-800756 Cody, There's no such thing as an "LP vote." Votes belong to voters, not to parties. And personally I have no interest in "running against" Barr/Root. I think we should be "running against" the status quo as represented by McCain and Obama. Tennessee is a milestone for the Boston Tea Party. It's much more a "got a set of weights and started working out" kind of milestone than a "Vasily Alexeev picking up 256 pounds clean and jerk" milestone, as Tennessee only requires 275 signatures, but it's a milestone nonetheless. This is our first finished petition drive, and assuming the results are certified, our first <em>successful</em> petition drive. It's something to build on. Cody,

There’s no such thing as an “LP vote.” Votes belong to voters, not to parties. And personally I have no interest in “running against” Barr/Root. I think we should be “running against” the status quo as represented by McCain and Obama.

Tennessee is a milestone for the Boston Tea Party. It’s much more a “got a set of weights and started working out” kind of milestone than a “Vasily Alexeev picking up 256 pounds clean and jerk” milestone, as Tennessee only requires 275 signatures, but it’s a milestone nonetheless. This is our first finished petition drive, and assuming the results are certified, our first successful petition drive. It’s something to build on.

]]> by: Cody Quirk http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799550 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:33:12 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799550 looks like these guys could siphon off some LP votes. looks like these guys could siphon off some LP votes.

]]> by: Larry West http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799532 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:29:13 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799532 Actually, I don't think they'll get many votes from Dixiecrats simply because of the name "Boston." The name itself, evoking Massachusetts, will cause problems with "true" Southerners. Actually, I don’t think they’ll get many votes from Dixiecrats simply because of the name “Boston.” The name itself, evoking Massachusetts, will cause problems with “true” Southerners.

]]> by: Stefan http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799484 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:15:45 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/08/22/boston-tea-party-completes-tennessee-ballot-drive/#comment-799484 Suppose they can only get some votes from some dixiecrats! :-) Suppose they can only get some votes from some dixiecrats! :-)

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