Kennedy Took 22,237 Votes. That's up 68% from our 2008 top-of-ticket Barr / Root Presidential team and their 13,189 votes. Joe's best towns were 4% in Hawley and 3% in Huntington, Ware, Monroe, New Salem, and Rowe.

Below the fold: A personal thank-you from Joe Kennedy to all his supporters.

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Libertarian Joe Kennedy

by: Forwarder

Sun Dec 13, 2009 at 07:34:13 AM MST

Forwarder forwards from GoldMassGroup an article "Libertarian Joe Kennedy" from GoldMassGroup author AuMass. AuMass discusses whether it was good that Joe Kennedy is actually running on the Liberty party line, or whether he should have tried to run on the Libertarian line (where he would likely not have gained ballot access). AuMass concludes with a reference to critics of the approach.

Quoting Red Mass Group, thoughtful author YankeePundit

The Globe reports that Coakley wants to have three way debates with Scott Brown and Libertarian Joe Kennedy. ...
Clearly her hope is that Kennedy as a Libertarian ...
But I wonder if having the Libertarian Kennedy there ...

Important point: Joe is actually running on the Liberty Party line, but everyone knows he is a Libertarian, and that is how he is being described.

The press and blog descriptions are far more important than the half-noticed word on the ballot.

Conclusion: The real Libertarian message will go out as Libertarian whenever we get candidates on the ballot, even if the party name on the nominating paper is a bit different.

On the other hand, fighting for the 'Libertarian' word on the ballot gets you almost nothing unless, of course, you are looking to be paid for collecting signatures, and have a candidate who can afford the substantial extra tab, in which case the outcome is instant jackpot.

Finally, referring to critics of Joe's successful approach, reasoning from athletic analogies is seen not to lead to the right answers.

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Independent Libertarian Joe Kennedy for Senate

by: AuGeo

Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 18:39:40 PM MDT

(You read it here first. - promoted by AuGeo)

Exclusive News Bulletin

Gold America Group has learned that political independent and National Libertarian Party member Joe Kennedy is vigorously exploring a run for U.S. Senate in the Massachusetts Special Election this January. Financial, Legal, petitioning, and web page development steps are said to be under way. The web page http://JoeKennedyForSenate.com is appearing soon. A major obstacle is still out there: Getting on the ballot in Massachusetts as an independent for U.S. Senate requires tens of thousands of dollars to pay petitioners.

Libertarian Party supporter Joe Kennedy is not related to the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, whose tragic death led to the special election now under way.

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Jim Rash: Wendy Jones for State Senate on August 3

by: Forwarder

Sat Jul 11, 2009 at 07:30:02 AM MDT

(In the midst of all the internal issues, real libertarians are running to local office. - promoted by AuGeo)

Forwarder forwards: From Brian Shields and Jim Rash, Libertarian Party of Delaware:

The Libertarian Party of Delaware is proud to announce that Gwendolyn (Wendy) Jones will run for the 19th Senate District in the special election to be held August 3rd on the Libertarian Party ticket. Wendy is looking forward to representing the people of the 19th District and bringing a new spirit of liberty to Legislative Hall.

Wendy's official campaign site [still somewhat skeletal] is here. http://www.delawareliberty.com/
For other coverage: http://DelawareLibertarian.com

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