Redlich for NY Gov Petition Drive

[Wiseburn]

Petitioning has begun. Let's get a Liberty Candidate on the ballot in the Governor's race.

Any registered voter in NY can sign and carry petitions.

http://wredlich.com/ny/petition/ has info and petitions.

[Wiseburn]

Redlich, an Albany attorney, worked directly with the NYS Board of Elections and the Ron Paul 2008 PCC to get Ron on the 2008 NY primary ballot.

Redlich ran for congress in the 21st CD in 2004 and 2006 and supported NYS C4L Coordinator Steven Vasquez's primary run for the seat in 2008.

In 2007, Redlich was elected to the town board in Guilderland, an Albany suburb, defeating the Albany County Democratic Committee co-chair.

If you're in NY state, please help carry Redlich's petitions.

Thanks,
Steve

[Nathan Hale]

Why waste your time and money? Redlich should run for House if he has any hopes of winning, especially in the "Empire State". The gubernatorial race this year is basically a coronation for Cuomo.

[Wiseburn]

Why waste your time and money? Redlich should run for House if he has any hopes of winning, especially in the "Empire State". The gubernatorial race this year is basically a coronation for Cuomo.

Redlich's campaign is not asking for money. He is asking for help with petitioning, which is very little time in the scheme of things.

New York is a fusion voting state. If Redlich gets 50,000 votes, the LP gets a ballot line and more influence in other races for the next 4 years. Redlich has gotten far more media attention this year as a Gov candidate than he would in his overwhelmingly democratic house/assembly/state senate districts which he has no chance of winning.

With Cuomo polling near 60%, why would anyone waste their vote on Bailed out Banker with a Bonus Wall St Lobbyist Rick Lazio when they can vote for a Liberty Candidate.

[Nathan Hale]

Redlich's campaign is not asking for money. He is asking for help with petitioning, which is very little time in the scheme of things.

Two things:

1. Money = time.

2. Don't try to downplay the amount of time required for petitioning.


New York is a fusion voting state. If Redlich gets 50,000 votes, the LP gets a ballot line and more influence in other races for the next 4 years.

The LP has had their shot to win over the public, and they have consistently failed. This revolution has taken off because we've found a better avenue for winning elections. Yes, it's possible to hit the 4% plateau, but the amount of time and money that it would take to hit that plateau is orders of magnitude more than it would take to incorporate Redlich into the existing system and win an election by that method.


Redlich has gotten far more media attention this year as a Gov candidate than he would in his overwhelmingly democratic house/assembly/state senate districts which he has no chance of winning.

Before I rebut, let's talk turkey. Where does this guy live?


With Cuomo polling near 60%, why would anyone waste their vote on Bailed out Banker with a Bonus Wall St Lobbyist Rick Lazio when they can vote for a Liberty Candidate.

Because it's also a wasted vote. The lesser of two evils conundrum is a viable voting strategy because we vote in a flawed system. Now, we can decry that system until we're blue in the face, or we can accept that system and work within it to create change. This revolution has showed us that it is possible to use this system, so let's start thinking with our heads rather than our hearts and concentrate our scant resources where they can have the greatest impact.

[Wiseburn]

Below is a note from
Warren:

Just following up with you on our phone call about petitions.

First, I want to thank you and others in Campaign for Liberty for all the support so
far. The Buffalo and Rochester groups were helpful when I spoke at the Tea Party
events there, and others have been kind throughout the state.

Second, I'm hoping that people will go out and get signatures for our Libertarian
petitions. Winning, of course, is quite a long shot. But we can still accomplish
something important. If I get 50,000 votes as Governor candidate, the LP will have a
ballot line for the next four years. With NY's fusion voting, this will help Liberty Republican candidates throughout the state.

The 50,000 vote goal is well within reach. A Siena poll in March had me at 3-4%,
which works out to 150,000 votes. This is a year when the GOP candidate is thought
to have no chance of winning. The "don't waste your vote on a third party" argument
will have no validity.

Third, I will be offering prizes to the most outstanding volunteers for the
campaign. I'm committing $500 of campaign funds to these prizes. The top volunteer
will get $250, $150 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd and $50 for 4th. The prizes will be
awarded in late August, based on overall volunteer effort. We will consider a
variety of factors including online activity (such as blogging, YouTube and Facebook
activity), media outreach, recruiting other volunteers, petition work, and more. We
may do a second round of volunteer prizes after the November election.

Please spread the word to
Campaign for Liberty members and any others you can think of.

Thanks,
Warren

[Wiseburn]

Warren Redlich and the Libertarian Party slate will file petitions Tuesday
at 10 am at the New York State Board of Elections, 40 Steuben Street,
Albany.

Other LP candidates on the statewide slate will attend the filing,
including:

Lt. Governor candidate Alden Link
Attorney General candidate Carl Person (pronounced Peer-son)
Comptroller candidate John Gaetani
US Senate candidate John Clifton

US Senate candidate Randy Credico may also attend.

The LP expects to file such a substantial number of signatures that the
petitions will survive any challenge, such as the one threatened by the
Paladino campaign.

If Warren Redlich gets 50,000 votes (about 1%), the Libertarian Party will
attain ballot line status in New York State for the first time. In Siena's
March poll, Redlich was preferred by 3-4% of voters.