Posted on 10/24/2004 9:58:28 PM PDT by CWOJackson
Badnarik TV ads target conservative voters
WASHINGTON -- The Libertarian Party launches a TV advertising campaign on Thursday that could boot George Bush out of the White House by appealing for votes from disgruntled conservatives.
"Michael Badnarik is going to bring his small-government message right into the living rooms of 96 million households who have a right to be angry at Bush," said Joseph Seehusen, the Libertarian Party's executive director.
"This ad tells Republican voters that the best way to get the party's attention is to patronize the competition -- and that means voting Libertarian."
The television ads, paid for by the Libertarian National Committee, start running Thursday on the No. 1-rated Fox News Channel, which appeals to a largely conservative audience.
The 30-second spots, titled "Send A Message," feature a couple sitting at their kitchen table agonizing over their choice on Election Day. After agreeing that Bush has betrayed his small-government promises, and that they can't vote for Kerry, they resolve to "send a message" by voting Libertarian. The ads can be seen at:
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With Bush and Kerry running neck-and-neck, just a few thousand votes for Badnarik in key states could tip the outcome of the election, according to outside analysts.
Recent polls by Rasmussen Research have shown Badnarik drawing 5 percent in New Mexico, where former Vice President Al Gore beat Bush by 366 votes in 2000, and garnering 3 percent in Nevada, which Bush won by 4 percentage points in 2000.
Political science professor Lawrence Jacobs of the University of Minnesota says: "The Libertarians are drawing somewhere between 1 percent and 3 percent -- not big numbers, but in these very close races like the presidential contest, they could well be the margin of difference. They pose a genuine threat to be the kingmaker in several swing states."
Bush is especially vulnerable in swing states where Nader is not on the ballot, such as Oregon, Ohio, Missouri and Arizona. According to Jacobs, Badnarik's presence on the ballot in those states "creates a drain on Republican voters that the Democrats aren't experiencing."
Notes Seehusen: "In 2000, it's likely that Nader cost Gore the election by getting enough votes in one key state -- Florida," he said. "In 2004 Badnarik has the potential to Naderize Bush in several states.
"This ad campaign is designed to teach an important lesson to lying politicians like George Bush: If you don't start keeping your promises, you won't be keeping your job."
Yes, I actually saw it on TV. It is perfect.
By the way, thanks for bumping the thread. It's given even more opportunity to see the truth behind the LP. Keep up the good work.
"Many on this site have been trolling their anti-freedom agenda for years. "
I was just commenting, that at the last FR presidential poll, we have 1537 votes for Kerry! 10% of the FReepers voting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=60
Yep,,and the goof that started this thread is a liberal Democrat, and has been proving it for years.
No. John Hospers was not the LP's "founder," despite him being described as such in the panting press releases.
Not true. John Hospers is not the LP's founder. The breathless press releases that described him as such are wrong.
Badnarik will be on Washington Journal (C-SPAN) at 9:00 AM ET.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1257121/posts?page=99#99
Somehow, I have the feeling this is not the first time you two have danced.
None, as far as I can tell.
I've been attending LP meetings in Los Angeles since the late 1980s. I attend at least a dozen meetings (supper clubs and such) a year. Some months I go to two meetings, some months none. I've also attended LP conventions.
As near as I can tell, there's not been a flood of new faces. Most of the people I see at these meetings I've seen for years and years. Newbies are generally dragged in by the old guard, hence, they come with references. There are children at some meetings; and in some cases, second and even third generation libertarians.
If there are any Democratic lurkers, they've kept in the background and have not had an impact. All the officers and activists are old guard, the "newest" (a former Green Party member) going back to about 1998, others going back to the late 1980s. We also have former Republicans, a former Peace & Freedom Party member, and at least one John Bircher. And several NRA and NORML members. We have an Old Guard LP member who recently re-registered Democrat so he could vote in the Dem primaries, but it's no secret.
So no influx of Dems into the LP here in L.A.
The fact that roughly half of the American public thinks John Kerry would make a good president is all the evidence we need that the "American Experiment" is nearing it's end.
Maybe the Libertarians can give us President Kerry as they gave us President Clinton in the heydey of Ross Perot. Talk about not caring about your country...
I have been having those disturbing thoughts myself--almost word for word as you said.
...I'm going to vote for him anyway only because the alternative is unthinkable.
With Bush and Kerry we are faced with the certainty of socialism.
Me too, but I hate to be taken for granted.
I love to dance, but I keep stepping on everyones toes. LOL
That betrayed a horrifically poor understanding of Consitituional law. Much as I'd like to see that happen, it would last about 10 minutes. Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood, for better or for worse, are the law of the land. Unless either (1.)the Supreme Court decides to ignore starae decisis and overturn those decisions (which would require several new justices), or (2.) Congress and the states pass a consititutional amendment (which will not happen for a long time either), abortion is a fact of life here in the United States.
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