- Upcoming Events
- Still #3 in Kent County
- UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASING YOUR BASE
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- Upcoming Events
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November 14, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- South Central MLP CALHOUN COUNTY MEETING. We will review the campaing and consider ways to build for the future. We will also consider time and place for future meetings.
- Location: The Moonraker Lounge and Restaurant, 11401 17 Mile Road (Old US-27), just south of Marshall (2 miles or so south of Michigan Avenue).
- Contact: Al McCallum Phone: (517) 857-2531 E-mail: admccallum@columnist.com
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November 15, 2000
- Monthly meeting of St. Clair County affiliate.
- Location: Figaro's is located at 1503 11th Street, Port Huron, MI 48060. TX: (810) 987-3588. Join us for dinner at 6:00 PM. Business begins at 7:00 PM.
- Contact: Richard Friend Phone: (810) 982-7178 E-mail: rfriend2000@advnet.net
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November 16, 2000 - 7:30 PM
- Monthly meeting. Nominations are now open for an interum chairman.
- Location: CTs Restaurant, South Haven, located on the corner of M-140 and Blue Star Highway
- Contact: Bill Bradley Phone: (616) 637-4525 E-mail: bbradley@cybersol.com
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November 20, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- The LP of Washtenaw County is changing its weekly meeting night to MONDAYS. We plan to start our meetings every week at 7:00 pm, being present for the first part of the Ann Arbor City Council meeting. Then, we move to Arbor Brewing Company, 116 E. Washington St., for the 8:00 to 10:00 pm portion of our LPWC meeting.
- Location: City Council chambers, Ann Arbor City Hall; later at Arbor Brewing Co. restaurant.
- Contact: James Hudler Phone: (734) 475-9792 E-mail: aguli@provide.net
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November 21, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- There will be no Libertarians of Allegan County monthly meeting on Tuesday because we met last Friday for a festive celebration of our One Year affiliate "birthday" and the wrap-up of Campaign 2000
- Location: Normally we meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Blue Heron in downtown Allegan.
- Contact: Rick Dutkiewicz Phone: (616) 673-5503 E-mail: rdoogie@datawise.net
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December 3, 2000 - 1:00 PM
- LPM Executive Committee meeting
- Location: LPM Headquarters, 619 E. 9 Mile Rd., Hazel Park. Directions: Take I-75 to Nine Mile Road. Go east on Nine Mile for approximately five blocks. The HQ building will be on the left. See www.mi.lp.org/hq/ for a map.
- Contact: Stacy Van Oast Phone: (810) 784-8783 E-mail: stacyvo@eesc.com
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December 5, 2000
- Wayne County LP - Monthly Meeting. Dinner 6:30pm Program 7:45pm
- Location: La Trattoria Restaurant Michigan Avenue near Schaffer Dearborn MI
- Contact: Joann Karpinski Phone: (313) 925-6917 E-mail: MOMJOANN@aol.com
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December 14, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- The Libertarian Party of West Michigan hosts it's monthly meeting at Brann's. All members and interested individuals are encouraged to attend. Meeting begins at 7:00 pm.
- Location: Brann's on Leonard, Just off of US 131. Meeting takes place in the private meeting room.
- Contact: Derek Hollemans Phone: (616) 262-1008 E-mail: derek@triton.net
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December 20, 2000
- Monthly meeting of the St. Clair County affiliate.
- Location: Figaro's is located at 1503 11th Street, Port Huron, MI 48060. TX: (810) 987-3588. Join us for dinner at 6:00 PM. Business begins at 7:00 PM.
- Contact: Richard Friend Phone: (810) 982-7178 E-mail: rfriend2000@advnet.net
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February 11, 2001 - 1:00 PM
- LPM Executive Committee meeting
- Location: LPM Headquarters, 619 E. 9 Mile Rd., Hazel Park. Directions: Take I-75 to Nine Mile Road. Go east on Nine Mile for approximately five blocks. The HQ building will be on the left. See www.mi.lp.org/hq/ for a map.
- Contact: Stacy Van Oast Phone: (810) 784-8783 E-mail: stacyvo@eesc.com
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- For more events, see the online calendar at:
- http://www.michiganlp.org/lpmonline/events.php
- Still #3 in Kent County
Top Ten 3rd party percentages in Kent County
1) Bill Hall Libertarian County Commissioner 6.34%
2) Roger McClary Green County Commissioner 6.06%
3) Derek Hollemans Libertarian Township Trustee 4.65%
4) Bill Gelineau Libertarian State Rep. 3.20% (Not including
Ottawa)
5) Jamie Lewis Libertarian County Clerk 3.08%
6) Ralph Nader/LaDuke Green President/VP 2.00%
7) Scotty Boman Libertarian WSU Governor 1.60%
8) Violet Steele Libertarian MSU Trustee 1.55%
9) Michael Miller Libertarian MSU Trustee 1.38%
10) Scott Trudeau Green UM Regent 1.33%
Top Ten Countywide vote getters
1) Jamie Lewis 7,197
2) Scotty Boman 6,942
3) Violet Steele 6,833
4) Michael Miller 6,092
5) Scott Trudeau 5,863
6) Diane Barnes Libertarian State board of Ed. 5,637
7) Ralph Nader/LaDuke 5,019
8) James Nicita Green WSU Governor 4,992
9) Tim Maull Libertarian UM Regent 4,162
10) Robert Gale US Taxpayer MSU Trustee 4,042
With the top four vote getters and seven of the top ten in
percentages, I guess we're still Kent Count's favorite 3rd
party!
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- UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASING YOUR BASE
by Ghazey Aleck
Use the election results to understand your political
base of support in your county. Clerks in mosts counties
will give you a full copy of election results free.
To establish your base, look at the race for Board of
Education in your county and divide that number by the total
votes cast to get the percentage. Do the same for the Board
of Trustee races for the various universities. The
percentage recieved by the State Board of Education is your
primary number establishing your base of support but weigh
it against the other races to establish a range. Some paper
candidacies percentages will also help in weighing the
amount of the base for a range. Most will find a base of
support of 2-5%.
This is how the R's and D's attempt to figure out if
their county is slightly, moderately or heavily Republican
or Democrat. They see the State Board of Education and
other such races as the races that people vote their
political preference(or where people lean) since there is
little publicity, personality or issues involved in those
races. The R's and D's have been using this for years and
years. We should use it as a measuring stick for growth of
support.
The goal should be to get this number above 5%
preferably 10% before the next election 2 years from now.
Affiliates can accomplish this in the off years by door to
door contact with the public, speaking to people and
dropping off lit. We should also strive to stay in the
public's face by participating in parades or fairs and the
like (always distributing lit).
Remember: "Those who expect to reap the benefits of
freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting
it."--Thomas Paine.
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