I will re-iterate what I said on Facebook. There are certainly areas in which I think we need a cold hard look at things--however, a lot of this is dependent on the candidate. The LNC does not direct the candidates, and as such, I am not sure this is the best use of our money. Further, the "messaging" part concerns me, and without serious parameters, I am not interested in using member money for outsiders to tell Libertarians they need to be less Libertarian. As worded, I would not support. If it focused more on sheer mechanics, and laid out that messaging needs to be within our Statement of Principles (as per our Bylaws - for which I see no mention or concern here), I would oppose. Strongly. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty@gmail.com> wrote:
A few thoughts: 1. My birthday is January 10. 2. I am generally in favor of this, but I agree with the comments in the document about inherent bias and would favor option 1. However, I'd like to have an idea of the cost. I'm having trouble understanding the motion presented - it starts by talking about taking bids, but then states the firm chosen will present their findings in December 2017. If all we're doing is taking bids, and more action will be needed to actually hire a firm, how will the firm be chosen? Will the committee choose them and forward their choice to the LNC for an up/down vote, or simply present the LNC with all the options? In any case, I feel like I'm in the dark because I don't have a sense of the neighborhood we'd expect for those bids. 3. I don't know what firms you have contacted, but here is a list of the usual candidates for such an endeavor: https://sipa.columbia.edu/system/files/Political% 20Consulting%20Firms_0.pdf There are, of course, others. 4. Thank you for thinking of this and putting together a package.
Joshua A. Katz
On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 7:55 PM, Trent Somes <tsomes3@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello everyone,
Please take the time to read the attached document. I can't wait to see all of you again. If you have any questions, please text my cell phone or message me on social media, however I am on vacation right now and may be without service.
Also, Chairman Sarwark, can I please have 15-30 minutes to discuss this at the December meeting?
Thank you all and Happy Thanksgiving,
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