Thanks for drafting this! If we don’t end up scheduling a house party or other event, a postcard along these lines isn’t a bad alternative to a longer letter, especially for a first mailing, since a good fraction of the mailing list will likely be bad. Did you ask Jeff about hosting? I suggested doing so at our meeting partly because I’ve already mentioned it to him at least a couple times since December, so I think it could be good for him to hear from someone else.
Instead of only the graphic on the front I would suggest we include a leading question along with it, such as, “Do you like how San Francisco is being run?”, or “Would you like to see San Francisco be a freer place?” (open to suggestions on this), and “Libertarian Party of San Francisco” under the logo.
On the side with the text, I’d like to add my phone number, (415) 625-FREE, and our website, LPSF.org, under my name.
I would break up the first sentence as follows: “Thank you for registering to vote as a Libertarian. And for standing by your libertarian values at a time when it seems like liberty is under assault from all directions.”
Do you have a link to a proposed survey, or is that still to be written? I prefer to look at web stuff on my laptop rather than scanning with my phone. Since some others may feel the same, I think we should also include the survey URL under the QR code.
I didn’t reach out to Jeff. We don’t really have room on the postcard to
say more anyway. But we get people’s email and the types of events they’d
be interested in participating in on the survey, so we can email about
social events later.
The link is too long to print out, but this is it:
Thanks for drafting this! If we don’t end up scheduling a house party or
other event, a postcard along these lines isn’t a bad alternative to a
longer letter, especially for a first mailing, since a good fraction of the
mailing list will likely be bad. Did you ask Jeff about hosting? I
suggested doing so at our meeting partly because I’ve already mentioned it
to him at least a couple times since December, so I think it could be good
for him to hear from someone else.
Instead of *only *the graphic on the front I would suggest we include a
leading question along with it, such as, “Do you like how San Francisco is
being run?”, or “Would you like to see San Francisco be a freer place?”
(open to suggestions on this), and “Libertarian Party of San Francisco”
under the logo.
On the side with the text, I’d like to add my phone number, (415)
625-FREE, and our website, LPSF.org, under my name.
I would break up the first sentence as follows: “Thank you for registering
to vote as a Libertarian. And for standing by your libertarian values at a
time when it seems like liberty is under assault from all directions.”
Do you have a link to a proposed survey, or is that still to be written? I
prefer to look at web stuff on my laptop rather than scanning with my
phone. Since some others may feel the same, I think we should also include
the survey URL under the QR code.
Since the most fundamental & critical of all time Libertarian Solutions & Goals — aside from ending the forced funding of illegal unnecessary #USgovt wars — is Eliminating The Income Tax, it’s amazing myopic so-called Libertarians in SF didn’t place that as the Top Item/Choice on this local Survey & online Form given how many individual & business owner potential Members & Donors would no doubt Mark : “YES!”. This is especially true in light of the fact that just today, Tue 15 April 2025, #47/Trump has re-iterated that his primary goal of Trade & Tariffs ( aka “trade-wars” for those sociopaths who feel they must misnomer every single issue on Earth as a “war” — from basketball to tea parties ) — is to ELIMINATE THE PERSONAL [ & BUSINESS ] INCOME TAX & Replace that [ forced/AGGRESSIVE & exhobitant intrusions on our PRIVACY & FREEDOMS — to spend Our Earnings & Saving ONLY on things we Independently personally care about ] with TARIFF REVENUES ( as was the case during the heydays of US prosperity during the 1800s till its rapid demise after 1913 ).
At this point, giving #47/Trump the opportunity to Lead & Take Action on this — ahead of any Libertarian Candidate or Local Party or “Libertarian” Initiative — is simply an act of admitting incompetence & defeat at advancing Libertarian Solutions & suggests #47/Trump is smarter than Libertarians at our own game. Indeed, despite countless faults & violent criminal actions, #47/Trump has now effectively beat any Libertarian advancing many of our fundamental priorities ( while not advancing PEACE ) :
Eliminating The Dept of Ed
Eliminating #USgovt/taxpayer funding of Private Education ( Harvard et al, EO this Week )
Exposing Criminally Felonious Fraud Waste & Abuse
Abolishing the Penny ( per Ron Paul 2014 etc )
Downsizing #USgovt
Targeting Violent Criminals — Protecting Public Safety — as the Top & only legit/essential Priority of #USgovt.
Promoting Religious Liberty ( EO this Holy Week )
Re-Creating a level “playing field” for ( biological ) Women in every field ( govt, business, sports, ed, media, etc ) eliminating centuries of bigoted misogynistic bias.
etc.
What good is an LPSF it cannot even promote or advance Libertarian Solutions better than a goofy old Clown to win critical support & donations ?
I strongly disagree that there is no room on a postcard for engaging questions. If it is worth shelling out budget dollars for, it should be done by someone who understands what they are doing. The tinyurl is obviously printable ( for those who don’t care about typing 27 characters ).
Having created hundreds of postcards ( & similarly-sized handouts, attached ) for the Libertarian Party of DC ( & The Economist of London & Roll Call, The George Washington University & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, etc ) among many friendly cooperative D & G & R candidates, the standard postal 5.5inx8.5in sized direct mail ( or handout ) delivers the best return, inch-per-inch, for the cost of printing & postage & provides abundant space for getting your cogent & compelling message out — & engaging your audience where it counts ( $ ).
My revision of Brendan’s draft is attached — including
Starchild’s on point suggestions. It can easily be printed in black&white if cost is an issue ( I can even make it a bit more colorful if interested ). It must have a RETURN MAIL ADDRESS or PO Box ( Starchild’s personal address should suffice; Bruce Majors used his home addy for our LPDC mailings. )
