According
to The
Fog
City
Journal
Pelosi
actually
sent out
a
robocall
on
election,
indicating
some
concern.
I am
very
proud
of the
campaign
both I
and
Starchild
conducted.
Mike
Edlestein's
advice
and
others
that the
campaign
was for
education
kept me
on the
straight
nad
narrow.
Derek
was a
really
big help
with the
website.
At the
victory
clelb
withthe
Greens
yeaterday,
one of
the
Greens
congratulatedme
and said
I was
by far
the
smartest
candidate
and that
I was
waay
too
smart to
be a
politician.
Sue
Vaughn,
Krisseys
campaign
manager
when
told
about
the
pledge,
said
woe,
that's all
there is
to being
a
Libertarian,
that is
really
cool. or
something
really
close to
that.
Getting
2
percent
of
Nancy's
vote
total
with no
money
spent
and an
effort
hindered
by other
distractions,
such as
health
etc.
makes
me very
proud. I
think
we
ignited
some
slow
burning
coals in
a
district
that
hasmany
intellectual
leaders.
Thank
you all
very
much
for
being
part of
the
team.
We are
a very
small
group
but we
are not
insignificant.
and
above
all
congrats
to
Starchild
for a
terrific
show.--
- In lpsf-
discuss@yahoogroups.com,
"Dr.
Michael
R.
Edelstein" <dredelstein@...>
wrote:
The
Badnarik
campaign
throughout
spoke
confidently
(but
foolishly,
IMO)
of their
chances
of
victory.
They
scorned
the
doubters.
I've
been
with the
LP for
25
years
and
have
repeatedly
witnessed
this
pattern
among
LPers
in
partisan
races.
When
reality
sets in
on
election
day
these
Libertarians
with
visions
of
winning,
too
often
crash
and
burn
out.
Here's a
valuable
lesson
for us
all. The
purpose
of the
LP
running
candidates
involves
having
access
to a
pulpit
to
educate
the
public
of the
benefits
of
liberty
and the
viciousness
of the
State.
Running
to win,
OTOH,
encourages
diluting
this
radical
message
with the
temptation
to
campaign
like
efficiency
experts
for the
State.
Then
when
the
meager
tallies
come
in,
concluding
all
electoral
efforts
are
hopeless
and
abandoning
LP
activism.
An
education
in
liberty
consists
of a
long,
slow
process,
which
requires
great
patience
and
long-
range
planning.
There
are no
silver
bullets
or quick
fixes.
Michael
Badnarik
finished
third
with
4% of
the
vote.
Not a
poor
showing
for a
Libertarian
candidate,
if you
weren't
expecting
to win
in the
first
place.
Best,
Michael