Chris Bennett is running for V.P. of the Libertarian Party

Posted by Doug Craig at 3/16/2008 1:37 PM
Categories: Chris Bennett

Chris Bennett could use your help. If you have never ran for office it cost money.For those who do they need help. Please send Chris some money to help him in his run.


Dear Friends,Supporters and Fellow Libertarians,

Back in October, I announced my candidacy for the Libertarian Party's
vice-presidential nomination. Now, I'm asking for your support at a
critical time in my campaign.

Our party's national nominating convention is less than three months
away. Between now and then, I intend to campaign at several state
conventions, reach out to prospective delegates with mailings and
phone calls, and produce quality literature to promote my candidacy.

The problem is simple: I'm not an independently wealthy individual.
I'm a family guy who's been working my way through college (I expect
to graduate in May with a BA in Political Science and minor in
Economics) while working a blue collar job to support my household. So
far, I've financed my campaign mostly out of my own limited budget,
but now I need your help to make it to the Wisconsin and Indiana
conventions, the Heartland Libertarian Conference in Kansas City
(where the Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska LPs will hold their
state conventions), and the national convention in Denver.

Nobody likes fundraising less than I do, but there's no way around it.
The only way I can continue my campaign all the way through to Denver,
stand at the podium, and ask the delegates to nominate me is with your
help.

Why should you help?

* Because you want to grow the party, and so do I. As your
vice-presidential candidate, I'll make myself available for the local
events that bring new members into contact with the LP, revive local
and campus organizations, and get the energy level up and keep it
there long after November.

* Because you want a more diverse Libertarian Party, and so do I. I'm
not telling you to choose a candidate because of his race. I'm willing
to pass all the other tests, too. But if we want to be a party that
includes a broad cross-section of America, we have to show that broad
cross-section of America that we're the same kind of people they are.

Among Republican candidates in this year's early primaries, Ron Paul
polled highest among African-Americans. The black community is looking
for us, but we have to show them they're welcome. I don't know if I
would have had the courage to approach the LP if I hadn't seen Dick
Boddie on C-SPAN's 1991 national convention coverage. Like Dick, who
became a friend and mentor of mine, I want to bring more people of
color into the LP by showing them that some of us are already here and
loving it. I've already been doing that -- I got front-page coverage
in Springfield, Illinois's daily newspaper when I announced my
candidacy.

Over the last 16 years I've done my best to support my party. I've
been an active volunteer worker on LP projects since Andre Marrou's
1992 presidential campaign. I'm currently the Illinois LP's
Legislative Chair. Now I'm asking you to support me in a campaign that
I believe will help grow and strengthen the LP. Please make your best
contribution to my campaign, whether it's $10, $100, or the maximum
legal contribution of $2,300 per person or $4,600 for a couple.

Thank you so much for your support. If you have questions for me or
would like to discuss my campaign, please feel free to contact me by
email at chrisbennett2008@yahoo.com, or call my cell at 217-801-3367.
I'm blogging my campaign at chrisbennett2008.blogspot.com.

Yours in liberty,
Chris Bennett

 

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