Gang….this was one of the most exciting Libertarian events recently. So many smart young people all identifying as libertarians. I mentioned my affiliation with the local LP. They mostly responded….”that must be lonely”. I concurred but said the company was of very high quality. Smile. Hopefully some will get involved.
Kevin Taganaka was there as was Alex Appleby running a very serious race for CA Congress in District 9 in Stockton. https://voteforalexappleby.com/
Before John went up to speak, I asked him to mention joining local LP parties and getting involved. He said he would. But then forgot and while talking his darling wife took the glass of wine out of his hand. That might have been the problem. To be fair the host and hostess had a rather extraordinary bar.
Regardless of what you might think of John, Rudd Weiss, John’s VP choice, is one of the coolest, smartest libertarians ever. He is really trying to use this campaign to get a message to the voters. The message is very focused on a handful of ads he’s created. Personally, it seems a good strategy for the LP. We aren’t going to get a lot of coverage anyway. So funding some really punchy ads that clearly communicate the Libertarian message seems a good use of resources. See this example.
There’s an amazing 5 minute ad coming out later this week involving Simpson’s alien clips that is as hysterical as it is punchy. Watch for it.
The McAfee campaign will have a HUGE Burning Man style event at the LP Convention in Miami the 28th and 29th. Thinking about going. Anyone else? It’s the kind of politics Starchild might enjoy although he’s already committed to the most excellent Darryl Perry. Too bad Darryl doesn’t have Rudd Weiss working on his team.
After watching boring Gary Johnson and others, John McAfee and his posse seem like a lot more fun. He has a lot of cool local libertarian fans. And it feels like he stands a good chance to make a solid libertarian (little L) impact on the electorate this political season. I’m liking it and will work to connect with this crowd.
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Mike
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