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==Presidential Campaign== | ==Presidential Campaign== | ||
In 2016 Darryl W. Perry was one of 5 Presidential candidates to take part in the final LP Presidential Debate at the LNC Convention in Orlando Florida, alongside Gary Johnson, Austin Petersen, John McAfee and the late Dr. Marc Allan Feldman. Perry received the third most pre-debate tokens, and finished 4th on both ballots to determine the LP Presidential nominee. Perry won his home state of NH on the first ballot, and finished second on the second ballot. He came in second in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Wyoming on both ballots. Prior to the convention, Perry easily won the Louisiana Straw Poll, becoming the only candidate other than Gary Johnson to win a State Convention Straw Poll during the 2016 campaign season.<ref>http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2016/05/andy-craig-map-of-libertarian-party-straw-poll-winners/</ref><br> | In 2016 Darryl W. Perry was one of 5 Presidential candidates to take part in the final LP Presidential Debate at the LNC Convention in Orlando Florida, alongside [[Gary Johnson]], [[Austin Petersen]], [[John McAfee]] and the late Dr. [[Marc Allan Feldman]]. Perry received the third most pre-debate tokens, and finished 4th on both ballots to determine the LP Presidential nominee. Perry won his home state of NH on the first ballot, and finished second on the second ballot. He came in second in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Wyoming on both ballots. Prior to the convention, Perry easily won the Louisiana Straw Poll, becoming the only candidate other than Gary Johnson to win a State Convention Straw Poll during the 2016 campaign season.<ref>http://independentpoliticalreport.com/2016/05/andy-craig-map-of-libertarian-party-straw-poll-winners/</ref><br> | ||
His campaign was distinguished by the fact that Perry refused to file with the FEC, and in a letter to the FEC stated he would not comply with their regulations. He went as far as to only accept campaign contributions in the form of alternative currencies, primarily Bitcoin. | His campaign was distinguished by the fact that Perry refused to file with the FEC, and in a letter to the FEC stated he would not comply with their regulations. He went as far as to only accept campaign contributions in the form of alternative currencies, primarily Bitcoin. | ||
He stated that he embarked on his campaign <ref>https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/198464-2016-06-10-darryl-w-perry-2016-newsletter-16-whats-next-the-super.htm</ref>"with three goals in mind: 1) to run the most libertarian presidential campaign in history; 2) to proclaim the ideas of liberty as boldly and as often as possible; and 3) to give as many people as possible the opportunity to vote for an actual libertarian in November." | He stated that he embarked on his campaign <ref>https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/198464-2016-06-10-darryl-w-perry-2016-newsletter-16-whats-next-the-super.htm</ref>"with three goals in mind: 1) to run the most libertarian presidential campaign in history; 2) to proclaim the ideas of liberty as boldly and as often as possible; and 3) to give as many people as possible the opportunity to vote for an actual libertarian in November." | ||