The Libertarian National Committee Directly Funded Harry Browne’s 1996 Nominating Campaign Prior to the nominating convention, LNC, Inc. directly funded Browne’s nominating campaign via loans and a direct cash subsidy. The loans were for $11,185.01. The direct subsidy was for $3,333. The loans were publicly revealed, but are not remarked upon by the LNC in its published Minutes. The subsidy…
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How is it that in 1996 that vendors also received large-scale payments via staffers, as Bergland claimed? Did the 1996 campaign outspend the 2000 campaign by, say, $200,000 and not $100,000? At some point it becomes difficult to explain how the smaller 1996 campaign could have outspent the 2000 campaign by so much, particularly when the 1996 spending was for…
Browne did try to work the radio-talk-show circuit. However, the demographics of radio talk shows are not optimal for a Libertarian. Talk radio listeners are often older, politically active, but already committed to another political party. Hosts may convert to the Libertarian Party. What about their listeners? Many listeners who are not committed to another party are extreme conservatives, who…
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has issued a two-page response to recent criticism. You can read the response here and here.
Spending by the Harry Browne Campaigns: April 1996 Payments to staff members included: Stuart Reges $5,850 Lisa Paley $1,570 Harry Browne $1,151 Terry Bronson $1,090 Robert Martin III $1,006 Michael Cloud $906 Alexis Thompson $860 Diane Williams $580 while disbursements to vendors included: Accumail $4,790 Carlson Wagonlit Travel $3,900 Mount Vernon Printing $1,914 Dean Spear & Associates $1,500 …
Positive Action: A Libertarian Candidate for Every Federal Office in 2026 The Libertarian National Committee has a lot of house cleaning to do, but Libertarians don’t need to wait for the party to give America a Libertarian option in 2026 May 26, 2025 Dear Friends, My last update was about the opportunity that the Libertarian Party has to reboot using…
Assembling the FEC report for April, in round numbers: Employees received $18,500 in net pay. Employee related expenses reached toward $12,000. Consultants received $45,300, which is only slightly less than party conventional income for the month. Directors and Officers Insurance came to $15,000. For April, expenditures included employee net pay: $6240 to Hannah Kennedy, $4475 to Canyon Gargon, $3000 to…
For April, the LNC had $314,323 cash on hand at the beginning of its reporting period, had $336,204 in cash on hand at the end of the period, and ended the period with $74,135 in debts. The LNC reported $18,709 in itemized contributions and $35,665 in unitemized contributions, for a total of $54,375 in contributions. The LNC also received $14,244…
In an open letter issues on New Jersey Libertarian Party Stationery, concerned Libertarians from several states strongly condemned the conduct of the Libertarian Party leaderships of New Hampshire and Colorado for issuing statements laden with racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, and Islamophobia. “…we are formally denouncing their message, behavior, and leadership. The two-page letter called for the good liberty-loving people of…
With that caveat, what can we say about the 1996 Browne Campaign? The link to the prior Chapters is the Willis Invoice. At some point in 1995 or early 1996, Willis entered into the ‘February Contract’, nominally with Dean, Spear & Associates. The Dean in question is Jack Dean, a regular supplier of Internet services to some Libertarian campaigns and…