My attention was drawn by a political cartoon seen on Facebook, on a usually calm page from a usually calmer poster. The direction is inadvisable, but may be where we are going. I do not havea link to the original artist, whose name I cannot read. This parties wishing to avoid this direction might usefully speak up more vigorously in…
Posts published in July 2025
February 2000 Spending followed much the same lines as January. Spending on the campaign’s associates rose to $32,083, but spending on their firms fell to $5176. Other major expense lines came to $46,484, with total spending of $115,895. February saw the addition of another associate, Robert Brunner, with expenses for travel, supply, and salary. Spending for people associated with the…
In the end, Sun Tzu’s advice turned out to be in the best interests of the Campaign, though not necessarily in the best interests of the Party. The Browne Campaign ran its candidate. Browne fought for delegates all the way to the 2000 Libertarian National Convention, held in Anaheim, CA over the Independence Day weekend. Browne won the nomination. What…
Pietro Salvatore Geraci has announced that he is a candidate for election to the Libertarian National Committee, which currently has two open At-Large positions. He writes us: I’m declaring my candidacy to fill one of the vacant at-large positions on the LNC. I believe we need to prioritize fundraising and memberships and cut down on drama in the public list.…
How did the Browne campaign survive these failures? Membership recruitment was said to be a task for the National Party. Failure to recruit members was a failure of the National Party, not the Browne Campaign. To his credit, Browne repeatedly urged Libertarians to support Project Archimedes, so these failings lay not on his shoulders but on the shoulders of his…
Based on the numbers here, the LNC has about $90,000 free cash above its current debt, and is running a deficit of around $15,000/month, so in the absence of significant variations or other changes the LNC will run out of money by the end of the year. The full report is seen at …
A statement by Nicholas Sarwark: Dear Libertarian Party Donors, We can do better! Because Adrian Malagon and Kathy Yenascavich have resigned, two seats on the Libertarian National Committee are vacant. I am standing for election to one of those seats. I have extensive previous experience serving our Party on the LNC from 2014 through 2020, a period of strong growth…
Smooth Leadership Transition Highlights Record Turnout PORT HURON, MI — The 2025 Libertarian Party of Michigan (LPMI) Regular Convention marked a turning point for the state party, as over 80 delegates gathered on Saturday, July 19th , at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron. This impressive turnout demonstrated a renewed commitment to unity and focus following years of…
With respect to (2), the Browne campaign did almost no public political advertising prior to the 2000 National Convention. There was an extensive direct mail campaign to raise money, but direct mail is not public advertising. Fundraising events and State Party conventions are also not public advertising. Without public political advertising, (2) does not lead to candidacy. Browne did have…
What the LNC Should Do Opinion by Scott Kohlhaus Instead of stressing issues, which we already know and care about, it’s time to go back to basics and stress organizational issues. 1. 7 total renewal LETTERS (emails don’t count), up to 3 before they lapse and up to 4 after they lapse. 2. Direct MAIL fundraising pieces to current donors…