Badnarik's latest strategy...

[King]

Having conservatives vote for him so Kerry wins...opening in Wisconsin

http://badnarik.org/Multimedia/SendMessage.mpeg

[A18]

Has Badnarik actually been elected to any public office before?

[Sam Spade]

Great, another reason to hate libertarians.

I think he's a janitor or something.

[Vincent]

Has Badnarik actually been elected to any public office before?

[King]

IF they had gone with Russo, maybe the polls would have Libertarians doing "ok"

[John Dibble]

1. It's more of a message to start voting Libertarian and stop voting for the lesser of two evils(if you consider Bush or Kerry to be as such, I know some don't think that way). The sooner people start voting Libertarian the sooner change will happen. If you don't like it, tough - if you're a Republican I doubt you hate the Greens and Nader for what happened in 2000.

2. No, he's never been in public office. Doesn't mean he wouldn't do a good job - we've also seen in the past that even those with political experience can suck as president.

3. He's done lots of different work. Most notable was computer programmer, though he's also done some other stuff like sky diving instructor. Somewhat of a jack of many trades.

4. Badnarik is running around 1-3% in the polls depending on the state - for a Libertarian that is more than ok. If he got even 1% of the popular vote in the election it would be more than any Libertarian before.

[Alcon]

The only Libertarian I know to hold a significant office is Ed Thompson, the former mayor from Tomah, Wisconsin. Perhaps I'm wrong, but the party doesn't seem to get elected very frequently.

[A18]

I might vote Libertarian in 2008. Depends who the GOP nominee is.

[John Dibble]

The only Libertarian I know to hold a significant office is Ed Thompson, the former mayor from Tomah, Wisconsin. Perhaps I'm wrong, but the party doesn't seem to get elected very frequently.

More so than other third parties. We have had some state level congressmen in Alaska before. Other than that our highest stuff is usually city councilman or something.

I'm glad that Wisconsin seems to be willing to vote Libertarian though, based on Ed Thompson's govenor race results.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

The only Libertarian I know to hold a significant office is Ed Thompson, the former mayor from Tomah, Wisconsin. Perhaps I'm wrong, but the party doesn't seem to get elected very frequently.

More so than other third parties. We have had some state level congressmen in Alaska before. Other than that our highest stuff is usually city councilman or something.

I'm glad that Wisconsin seems to be willing to vote Libertarian though, based on Ed Thompson's govenor race results.

They're not willing to vote Libertarian, they are willing to vote for Tommy Thompson's brother.

[No more McShame]

The only Libertarian I know to hold a significant office is Ed Thompson, the former mayor from Tomah, Wisconsin. Perhaps I'm wrong, but the party doesn't seem to get elected very frequently.

I wouldn't call mayor of a town of 9,000 people significant office.  He did play a good spoiler in the last Wisconsin gubunatrorial election though.  His brother must have really been happy about that .

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He didn't take votes exclusively from the Republicans. Looking at the results in the Madison area proves this.

The acting in this ad made me laugh, although I guess it shouldn't be a suprise it was so cheaply done.

Nowhere in this ad did it say the votes should be so Kerry should win.

[J. J.]

A Libertarian candidate did pull ahead of the GOP candidate for DA in Phila about 5 years ago.  He was well behind the Democrat.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

the dialogue could use some work too. summary:

husband: man, I can't vote for Bush, he's running up deficits, but I don't want to vote for Kerry
wife: I know! Let's vote Libertarian and vote for Michael Badnarik instead!
husband: hmmm, that might send a message

I know the LP probably couldn't afford a more professional ad, but I could write better dialogue than what it had.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

He didn't take votes exclusively from the Republicans. Looking at the results in the Madison area proves this.

This is true.  Wisconsin Libertarians (and I'm broadly generalizing here) tend to be of the 20-something, wild, variety that wants to legalize pot.  Those are all Doyle votes if not for Thompson.

Ben Masel is the leading Madison-area Libertarian, and basically legalization is the entire extent of his message.  While he does attract a lot of the Ayn Rand cult weirdos on campus he's most certainly a left-wing activist.

The acting in this ad made me laugh, although I guess it shouldn't be a suprise it was so cheaply done.

The woman's eye makeup scares me.  The interesting thing is, judging from the accents, I think the actors are either from Minnesota or the Dakotas.  Makes me wonder where this was produced.

Nowhere in this ad did it say the votes should be so Kerry should win.

No, but the ad says the votes should be so Bush should lose.  Same thing, really.  "Send a message."  That's why I'd vote Badnarik.

[Mr. Fresh]

GOOD!
Let Democracy happen, let our fine Republic show true representation of people's views.  I'm getting so tired of the bull about people "spoiling the election."  It's the PEOPLE'S choice.  Sure, if the Libertarians take the election by pulling Republican votes, that's fine with me.  If that in turn makes Bush lose, that's fine with me.  I might not agree with a Kerry Whitehouse, or Badnarik, or Cobb, or whoever wins the race....(btw I'm not aloof, I know Kerry would win if that were the case, lol)

I'm am just really fed up with this "spoiler effect" that people are naming.  I saw a Democrat (I believe it was Aida Alvarez) on Dayside, and she said, flat out that Nader shouldn't be on the ballot because he's a "spoiler."  I was shocked, and taken aback.  Why would someone want to try to Govern so much who's going to be the next leader?  People are far to Power hungry these days, Democrats and Republicans alike. 

And the nation is now in this mindset that there shouldn't be other Parties because they don't deserve it.  It's almost as if the majority of America thinks that there can't be another party because the Law doesn't provide it.

As I said above, kudos to Badnarik if he can get the votes he wants.  Good job for him if he can convince people he's the right guy.

[Light Touch]

The ad is weak by D/R standards, but solid by L standards.  It's better than the earlier "devil eyes" ads and the Harry Browne "blow up the IRS" ads.

[Erc]

Well, at least I learned how to pronounce Badnarik from this ad...

Badnahrik, not Badnarik.

[??????????]

The woman looked like a deer in the headlights.