Add Glenn Bradley for Pete's sake!
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Add Glenn Bradley for Pete's sake!
Apologies, they DO count. But that list is a list of US Congressional and Senate candidates. In order to keep the list manageable, we're limiting it to those races. If you'd like to compile state-level races in another list, that would be awesome! As you point out, those races are as important, if not more important, than federal-level races. But, in the interest of keeping this list concise, we can't start throwing in every liberty candidate at every level.
Andrew Horning - US Senate, Indiana. Libertarian Party.
horningforsenate . com
Last edited by Feeding the Abscess; 03-09-2012 at 09:35 PM.
The epitome of libertarian populismOriginally Posted by Ron Paul
Some of you folks love to bitch and moan about the GOP but if it wasn't for the 1000's elected officials within the GOP that are libertarian-conservatives we may not even have a voice in this whole process. Yes there is a lot wrong with many in the upper tiers of GOP leadership, yes we may be a minority voice in the party and in the nation as a whole, but you have many people who are working their asses off and have been for decades to keep libertarian issues alive and active.
Hi folks,
My name is Ken Leonczyk and I'm running for Sue Myrick's open seat in NC-9. I consider myself to be a strong defender of liberty, and I was lucky to work with Dr. Paul and his staff on the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. I left my job as Counsel to the Committee to move home to run for this office. I strongly support Dr. Paul's efforts to promote freedom in this country, and would be grateful for support or volunteers who share this vision as I run for Congress. Feel free to ask Dr. Paul's Financial Services Committee staff what they think of me before you jump in and volunteer or help spread the word. (I haven't asked them what they think, but I feel confident they'll say that I support liberty!)
I'm an underdog in NC-9, but we're getting great momentum. I placed 3rd our of 11 candidates in the recent Union County Straw poll (Union County is part of the 9th; all the candidates were present and all gave 2 minute speeches before voting). You can follow me on twitter (KenForCongress) or facebook). My website is VoteKen2012 . Twitter is pretty much the only active site up and running. The website only has a bio and opportunity to sign-up for emails or donate. Everything should be live later this week (or sooner).
It is amazing the headway my campaign has made given how out-funded we are and how slowly our technology is getting up and running. It is because of grassroots support. I think the message of Return to Liberty in America resonates. I'm not pretending to agree with Dr. Paul on everything. I don't. But I do support liberty, and I will not vote for a bill that is unconstitutional. Finally, I take a plain reading of the Constitution and have been on the record on this for a while.
Before you ask-- I haven't endorsed anyone for President and won't (besides, I'm not too sure that anyone cares what I think). I hope you'll check me out, and if you like what you see, please spread the word. If you don't-- then thank you for taking the time to look. If you want to volunteer, you can sign up on my site.
I won't be actively monitoring this thread-- I've got to be out there shaking hands and giving talks because I don't have the money to simply put up tv commercials, but I'll come by every once and a while. I'm a serious candidate with serious support. Thanks for considering supporting my campaign.
Finally-- I'm excited to see so many people involved in the political process and concerned about a return to plain originalist reading of our Constitution.
Warmly,
Ken
Hey guys, I updated the OP with the candidates that you mentioned. I'll work on the ratings sometime soon. Maybe a star system (1-5) depending on how "pure" they are.
I wish there were someway we could all "vote" on the liberty purity of each candidate so its more fair.
OK, so here's what I'm thinking for the rankings...
★★★★★ - Ron Paul level awesomeness libertarian, think Ron, Rand, Judge Nap, Justin Amash, Karen Kwiatowski, Glen Bradley, etc
★★★★ - Very good, think Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake type
★★★ - Good, some blemishes, but at least a significant improvement over the incumbent or typical republican.
★★ - Fair, nothing to write home about, a slight improvement over the incumbent or typical politician.
★ - Meh, barely makes the list, is a questionable fighter for liberty but maybe deserves some soft support from us.
I started to do some already. But I'll let you all weigh in on the candidates. Lets start nominating some for 4 or 5 stars? Those are the easiest to do.
I already put Kwiatowski, Mack, Amash, Massie, and Casida as 5 stars. Let me know if there's any objections to those.
Last edited by matt0611; 03-13-2012 at 04:50 PM.
Nice list. It is also important to know whether they have a chance of winning. For instance, Thomas Massie is a priority for me because he is running competitively for an open seat. He's also an RPF member.
Found this while trying to find the guy I was looking for:http://americanbuilt.us/news/2012-Li....shtml#Arizona
I don't know if it will help any. I can't remember who it is I am thinking of, but an RPF mentioned once mentioned he should run for Senate instead of Gary Johnson...I'll try to find his name.
He is in New Mexico. The site I linked lists Adam Kokesh, but that is not who I am talking about.
Edit #300000: It's not Doug Turner either.
Last edited by John F Kennedy III; 03-13-2012 at 06:55 PM.
I am the spoon.
AZ Senate race? Flake is running for that - he's a good guy. Pretty strong chance at winning to IIRC.
Or is it the NM race. Sowards looks good from what I see on his site. http://sowardsforsenate.com
Last edited by tbone717; 03-13-2012 at 07:16 PM.
As Matt0611 is doing such a good job at maintaining this list and keeping the OP updated, I propose that this thread become the "Official" Ron Paul Forums list, and that it be sticky-ed at the top. All in favor?
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We should consider adding Jason Chaffetz from Utah to our list. Of course he's the incumbent, and probably doesn't need our financial support, but it might be nice to list him. How is his purity at this point? He started out as a big fiscal conservative, he is calling for our troops to come home from Afghanistan, he opposed the Libya bombing, and he had a run-in (Rand-style) with the TSA over their invasive practices.
http://chaffetz.house.gov/
http://www.jasonforcongress.com/
"Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country, and giving it to the rich people of a poor country." - Ron Paul
"Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Pharma-Corporate-Internet-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
"Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul
Proponent of real science.
The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own, and do not represent this forum or any other entities or persons.
Added him with 4/5 purity for now. Can always change it later.
Thanks for stickying this, I never had a sticky thread before
And yeah, I still need to get around to doing the rest of the ratings and the chances for winning the nomination. If anyone can is willing to do some of this that would be great.
Last edited by matt0611; 03-22-2012 at 09:23 AM.
Another edit from the other thread:
Bob Sauerwein is out, Doug Cloud seems to be in, but it would be nice get some info about him first. Where does he stand on bailouts like TARP? How about the Federal Reserve? War on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc? Patriot Act? Government spending? War on drugs?
"Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country, and giving it to the rich people of a poor country." - Ron Paul
"Beware the Military-Industrial-Financial-Pharma-Corporate-Internet-Media-Government Complex." - B4L update of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Debt is the drug, Wall St. Banksters are the dealers, and politicians are the addicts." - B4L
"Totally free immigration? I've never taken that position. I believe in national sovereignty." - Ron Paul
Proponent of real science.
The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own, and do not represent this forum or any other entities or persons.
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