Using an ancient Captain Midnight secret decoder ring at Warp speed,
STEVE GUNHOUSE, sent the following message to RD THOMPSON:
SG>  SG> I'm the guy who's been arguing with Neil Schulman (in PRN) that so
SG>  SG> far Dole is not a viable candidate. It seriously bothers me when a
SG>  SG> self- proclaimed Libertarian like Neil believes Dole is the only
SG>  SG> choice. OTOH, if he endorses Dole, I can't fault the NRA for the
SG>  SG> same short- sightedness.
SG> 
SG>  RT> If you vote for anybody *but* Dole, you have just helped to put
SG>  RT> Clinton back in the White House.  I am a member of the Libertarian
SG>  RT> Party, but to think that we can get a Libertarian elected President 
in
SG>  RT> the next couple of elections is absurdly comical.  We need to build 

SG>  RT> much stronger power base at the local and state levels.
SG> 
SG> That's mostly what Neil said. I disagree. All we need is a real
SG> leader, and we can beat both Clinton and Dole.
You do not have that leader yet. You need a national power base and
you don't have that.  You need people (read voters) to think that a
Libertarian vote will be more than a throwaway and you don't have that
either.  That is why you need the time to build a local and state power
base.  We don't want to shoot ourselves in the foot.
 
SG> How long did it take the Republicans to "build their power base"
SG> in the 1850s? Maybe 2 years. When the time is right - and in my view
SG> that's now - you don't have to "build" anything.
I don't agree with you, but then that is what this country is about. 
I just don't want to be the one in November to say "See, I told you." 
:^( 
SG> I don't have much against Dole at this point, except that he isn't
SG> dynamic and I really don't know what he stands for. As I've said
SG> to Neil, Dole might change my mind by November, but I'm not betting
SG> on it. 
Right now he appears to be the *only* chance to beat Clinton.  I sure
as hell don't him back in there.
Sleep well tonight, STEVE....
RD (The Sandman)
sandman@azstarnet.com
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