KEN MOELLMAN FOR KY STATE TREASURER Campaign Update – September 2011 |
IN THIS ISSUE Libertarian Moellman makes the ballot Polling in the State Treasurer’s race Campaign seeking additional endorsements Ken in the media Nothin’ Fancy Farm is a big success Ask Ken a Question Donations Needed Get Involved Contact Page |
LIBERTARIAN MOELLMAN MAKES THE BALLOT On August 2nd, Ken and a handful of core supporters filed the petition in Frankfort, with a total of 8,119 signatures. On August 3rd, the Secretary of State’s office accepted 7,844 of those signatures. On September 8th, Republicans sued to remove Ken from the ballot. There was a good bit of media generated by the lawsuit. On September 12th, Republicans dropped the lawsuit. A huge amount of gratitude is owed to those who helped with the drive, either through collecting signatures on their own or by donating to help offset the costs of the professional petitioners. The process was gruelling and took a lot of time and resources. The ballot access measures intentionally handicap anyone who dares to run outside of the Democrat and Republican circles. |
POLLING IN THE STATE TREASURER’S RACE A poll conducted in late August by PPP (Public Policy Polling) has Ken at 16%! That’s absolutely huge, in a three-way race. (43% D / 28% R / 16% L / 13% Undec) The PPP poll also showed that Ken was pulling from across the political spectrum. The base of support came from 13% of those who self-identified as “Very Liberal”, 12% “Somewhat Liberal”, 17% “Moderate”, 15% “Somewhat Conservative”, and 19% “Very Conservative”. Other polls have shown Ken lower, but with the momentum in his favor. The cn|2 poll shows that Ken gained while the others in his race slipped backward. The campaign has the momentum, but must continue to keep up the pressure in order to keep up that moment. If you can help, the campaign needs volunteers and donations. |
CAMPAIGN SEEKING ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS One of the ways that traditional parties and campaigns show support is with endorsements from various organizations. Sadly, most of these endorsements are already locked up before the race even begins. Those that aren’t, generally ignore any non-establishment candidates. The campaign has picked up a few endorsements so far, but is looking to pick up more. If you know of a good organization that isn’t locked into an establishment pick, please let the campgin know through the contact page on the website. A list of all endorsements will be released in mid-October. |
KEN IN THE MEDIA Ken has been picking up some good media, especially in Louisville. The Courier-Journal has covered Ken pretty well. Lexington has been mostly ignoring the campaign, which exception to Leland Conway’s show, and a reminder that the now-Lexington-based Club for Growth still backs Ken’s plan to eliminate the treasurer’s office. To help the campaign, send a letter to the editor for your local paper, and ask them why they’re not doing a better job of covering the two non-Democrat, non-Republican candidates on the ballot this year. If you’d like to go into more detail, go ahead and do so. A letter campaign will hopefully get Ken’s name in the paper and make the particular outlet realize that there is support for Ken out there, and therefore make them more likely to report on the campaign. Also, you can set up a google news alert to let you know when Ken’s name hits the media. Because it’s a rare-enough name, set up “Moellman” as your google alert. Then, when a story is run, you will receive and email. The campaign asks that you then go to that media outlet and leave a positive comment. You can see some of the media coverage Ken has picked up on the campaign website’s Media section. |
NOTHIN’ FANCY FARM EVENT A BIG SUCCESS While the establishment events, such as Fancy Farm, are often hostile to non-establishment types, the campaign has been working around these exclusions. In late August, Ken attended the second annual Nothin’ Fancy Farm, an event created for the people, by the people. How non-establishment is it? People were allowed to speak as long as they held the crowd’s interest. Politicans, however, were limited to three minutes. Ken did very well at this event. Not only did he speak to a lot of the public, but he was also the cook! Ken was in charge of grilling the hot dogs at the event. We wish to thank Mike Maggard for the use of his farm for this event! There were also a lot of great volunteers who put in countless hours to prepare for the event. This is what grassroots organization is all about, and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year! |
ASK KEN A QUESTION
In the “Ask Ken a question” section, Ken answers common questions. This edition, the question is: “Can you actually eliminate this office?“ Ken’s response: “In 2008, Senator Damon Thayer proposed legislation in Frankfort to end the office. The Kentucky Club for Growth has continued to endorse the plan. This has been done; the last time was in Texas in the mid-90s by a Democrat. This issue is non-partisan. It’s not about left and right, but about right and wrong. We’ve been very successful in explaining why this office is wasteful, and have been receiving support from across the political spectrum. We just need to make sure people know about the campaign, and that’s why we need campaign supporters to help spread the word.” |
DONATIONS SOUGHT We are asking you to help in covering campaign costs, by donating to the campaign. |
GET INVOLVED Want to help the campaign? Let us know what you want to do to help. Don’t have time to spread the word, but still want to support the campaign? Donations are the next best thing! You can donate here. |
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Great job, Ken!
Ken, keep up the good work!