A strategic analysis applicable to any third party, though focused on the Libertarians. I am lifting much text from my book Libertarian Renaissance, written in 2010. What is to be done? The answer is phrased for the Libertarian Party, but much of the advice works equally well for the Revolutionary Vegetarians. Just change the party name. In 2010 it appeared…
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For English readers, that’s Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats The follow was written three election cycles ago. I’ve made a few updating notes, in square brackets.Please link widely to this article. A Simple Summary: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Business plans sensibly start with a serious look at the situation. Where are we? What do we do well? What’s stopping us from succeeding? Where do…
What a third party needs to advance. Many of you will Recognize Richard Viguerrie as the grand master of direct mail, someone who did much to shape American politics in decades past. He now has a newsletter “The Paul Revere Lantern” and new book Go Big (not on Amazon, on his gobigconservatives web site). Buried in much messaging about what…
The following letter was sent to the Libertarian Party Discussion Group by PA activist Steve Scheetz. He reports: My message was deleted and I was blocked within 30 seconds. 10/25/2022Dear Chair McArdle: I am both disturbed and disgusted to receive this mailing asking for money for Ballot Access when you removed Jennifer Moore, the most effective player on that committee.…
Are you a third party candidate? Are you dismayed that issues polling is beyond your budget? Do not lose hope. The two larger parties and their supporters do issues polling, and publish their results. For tons of thoughtful graphs showing what issues really concern the electorate:https://democracycorps.com/national-surveys/democrats-must-still-close-on-the-cost-of-living/ You will have to think to see how questions oriented toward them can…
Editors: Have you looked @ lp.org recently? I looked at it yesterday, and it included a repost of a column by Ron Paul on the Italian elections, which seemed to welcome the victory of the nationalist coalition headed by the woman who has not hesitated to praise Mussolini. It also reposts a column by someone else celebrating the 11 Republicans…
In announcing she was leaving the Democraps, Tulsi Gabbard did not say whether she would become a true Independent, a Rethuglican, a capital-L Libertarian, or a Green. (This ex-Green shudders at the possibility of her joining the Green 2024 presidential field. I’m an ex-Green for current political purposes, but no, not a Democrap. But, I still eye Greens. And I’ll cut her…
Through a vigorous 50-state effort and a well-planned and financed campaign, the Mises Caucus and its supporters have taken near-complete control of the Libertarian National Committee and its Judicial Committee. They did this by the expedience of calling on their supporters to appear at state convention after state convention, elect a new set of officers and a set of national…
We quote from the LNC’s public business page: On Sep 23, 2022, 5:15:51 PM (yesterday) Andrew Watkins | Region 5 Rep. wrote: “The LPVA website is back online! Several members are still diligently working to plan a special convention and fixing other immediate issues, but things are going along steadily. A statement lives on the landing page for anyone interested…
There are occasional references to the vast expense and difficulty of launching a new party, references backstopped by the tens of millions of dollars Mayor Bloomberg of New York reportedly spent for a project that succeeded and then was cancelled. It should be understood that these claims refer to a specific project based on an idee fixe of the Libertarian…