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We propose to launch a barrage of political "smart bombs" in the 1976 election. If we act intelligently and start NOW, it would mean the election of 20 to 30 libertarians to Congress in 1976. | We propose to launch a barrage of political "smart bombs" in the 1976 election. If we act intelligently and start NOW, it would mean the election of 20 to 30 libertarians to Congress in 1976. | ||
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I agree with [[Kay Harroff]]'s suggestion that LINC ''76 stand for "Libertarians in Congress". | |||
We now plan to submit LINC as coordinate with but separate from the Presidential Committee. | |||
LINC will develop its mission by preparing for a conference for can didates, campaign managers and state chairmen to be held in the Spring of 1975. This conference will report on the implications of the '74 election in certain congressional districts. The conferee/swill draw up a set of tasks for LINC to accomplish in the 2nd Conference to be held in Mid-Winter '?6 on campaign organization, tactics, finance, and opponent analysis. Then there may or may not be a Jrd conference in | LINC will develop its mission by preparing for a conference for can didates, campaign managers and state chairmen to be held in the Spring of 1975. This conference will report on the implications of the '74 election in certain congressional districts. The conferee/swill draw up a set of tasks for LINC to accomplish in the 2nd Conference to be held in Mid-Winter '?6 on campaign organization, tactics, finance, and opponent analysis. Then there may or may not be a Jrd conference in | ||
early summer '76 to deal with common themes, issues and troubleshooting. | early summer '76 to deal with common themes, issues and troubleshooting. | ||
We want to begin confering informally with all LP candidates to "de- . brief" them about the '74 campaign and secure some of them as advisors to LINC in December-January. We want to do a demographic study for presentattion at the LINC ONE conference (•75). | We want to begin confering informally with all LP candidates to "de- . brief" them about the '74 campaign and secure some of them as advisors to LINC in December-January. We want to do a demographic study for presentattion at the LINC ONE conference (•75). | ||
We would have preferred to spend this summer and early fall raising funds for this work. We have not yet fully revised our schedule to re lect this slippage. It could ·mean moving LINC ONE into summer-fall of '?5 and we wanted to avoid a schedule conflict with the LP conven tion. We would oppose conducting the LINC in conjunction with the LP convention. So. we are going to try to hold LINC ONE to the spring of | We would have preferred to spend this summer and early fall raising funds for this work. We have not yet fully revised our schedule to re lect this slippage. It could ·mean moving LINC ONE into summer-fall of '?5 and we wanted to avoid a schedule conflict with the LP conven tion. We would oppose conducting the LINC in conjunction with the LP convention. So. we are going to try to hold LINC ONE to the spring of | ||
•75. | •75. | ||
We have no budget yet. | |||
LINC ONE | We have no budget yet. Here's our guestimates: | ||
LINC TWO | |||
LINC | * LINC ONE phase: $?600.00 (Nov.'74 to spring '75) | ||
post LINC TWO through election days Mo guess post election and pre | * LINC TWO phase: $10,000.00 to??? ( epends on candidate-client demands) | ||
The LINC ONE phase on the only one we can even begin to consider. The low figue | * LINC THREE::No guess | ||
( | * post LINC TWO through election days Mo guess | ||
* post election and pre '78 planning: No guess | |||
The LINC ONE phase on the only one we can even begin to consider. The low figue is premised upon contribution in kind of computer facility by [[Porter Davis]]. | |||
(more later) | |||