Video from Ohio Libertarian Travis Irvine for Congress thanking supporters. H/T Kevin Knedler.
Irvine’s campaign was notable for his use of videos. There’s a collection of them on his youtube channel.
Ohio Libertarian Travis Irvine for Congress: ‘Thank You’
By Jordan Willow Evans on November 5, 2010 9:10 PM
Jordan Willow Evans
Jordan Willow Evans is an editor and policy analyst based in Goffstown, New Hampshire. She serves as managing editor of Independent Political Report and executive director of the Outsider Media Foundation, a nonprofit news organization focused on independent and alternative political movements. She has studied third parties and political outsiders since her student years.
Absolutely!
Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to locate my original sources on this again, but I’ve read studies that 90% of Americans don’t change political parties after age 30.
I’ve done over 100 OPH/Nolan quiz surveys on college campuses with an average of over 100 responders each time – tens of thousands of data points – and the largest cluster among ALL students was around the left-center-libertarian borderline, that is about 80 personal/50 economic.
And, most of the people I talked to cared more and knew more about personal freedom issues – which they already agreed with us on – than economic issues, which they were ambivalent and/or uninformed about.
Ron Paul was able to connect with this demographic despite, not because, he is more conservative than the LP on several key social issues. A big part of that was his strong emphasis on peace, as well.
The LP should very much learn from that and devote a significant amount of its time and energy learning to and effectively putting into practice communicating with the under 30 age group.
THAT is our future my friends. That Gen Y group. They get it. Fiscally responsible and socially tolerant.
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