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Recruiting volunteers with Craigslist

posted by Andrew Davis on Aug 05, 2008

From our friendly neighborhood volunteer coordinator, Austin Petersen:

To supplement traditional recruitment through your local events, and to help with Ballot Access, I have been placing advertisements on the Web site Craigslist.org. Although it may not sound like a good place to look, you would be surprised at the return rate of people who reply to these ads. By writing highly charged political advertisements that cite specific issues that people care about in the subject lines, you can build your party by adding several new volunteers a week.

Where does your candidate stand?

posted by Andrew Davis on Aug 04, 2008

Where does your candidate stand?

Bill of Rights Blackout

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 30, 2008

BlackoutRecently, LP presidential candidate Bob Barr testified at a congressional hearing about the separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.  Calling for "a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and bal

West Virginia Update #2

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 30, 2008

It's well past 1 a.m.

West Virginia Update #1

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 26, 2008

It's been more than 36 hours since my plane landed in West Virginia and I began volunteering with the Barr campaign's ballot access drive.  Though coming to the end of my second day, it's already been an interesting experience in a state traditionally dominated by Democrats and with a history that makes its residents wary of the capitalism of mine bosses and exploitive coal companies.

80 for 8 in 8

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 17, 2008

From the Libertarian Party:

Help us in West Virginia

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 14, 2008

For those that have been following the LP's ballot access journey for 2008, the goal has been 48 states--standard for the Party since becoming the third largest political party in the United States.  The LP's success with ballot access is partially why it can legitimately claim to hold this status.

The new GOP platform

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 11, 2008

A little satire for the campaign season...

Mocha-flavored capitalism

posted by Andrew Davis on Jul 07, 2008

When Starbucks announced that it was shutting the doors on 600 stores across the United States, American coffee-drinkers took a second while sipping on their caramel macchiatos and skinny mocha lattes to reflect upon a very real manifestation of our current economic woes.  For many, a cup of coffee that now cost as much as a gallon of gas was a luxury needing to be sacrificed, and enough people made this same decision to warrant the closure of 8.5 percent their stores nationwide.

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