Bj lawson wins the primary!

Imperial said:
There is one guy in Dallas Texas who won his Republican primary named Stephen Broden. However, it is a Democrat stronghold.
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I will be sending a little money Broden's way, but his district is south Dallas. Seriously, it makes BJ's district look as red as fucking Utah.

But yay for BJ.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee
 
Congratulations, BJ ... It's good to see justification for all the work from 2008 through the present.
 
BJ does alright in general but this should be a wakeup call to his campaign to the tactics that can be used against him. His competitor brought up many valid points that the mainstream republican can identify with. The incumbent is extremely well entrenched here and his campaign needs to really think about how to approach voters rather than just pull out the old standard campaign play-book and throw donated money at things.

I've said this before and I'll say it again... most voters do not identify with his liberty/fed/economy message (though he's right), and he has to appeal to the broader constituent base or running for office is an excercise in futility in this district. I think that's true for most liberty candidates around he country.
 
cbc58 said:
BJ does alright in general but this should be a wakeup call to his campaign to the tactics that can be used against him. His competitor brought up many valid points that the mainstream republican can identify with. The incumbent is extremely well entrenched here and his campaign needs to really think about how to approach voters rather than just pull out the old standard campaign play-book and throw donated money at things.

I've said this before and I'll say it again... most voters do not identify with his liberty/fed/economy message (though he's right), and he has to appeal to the broader constituent base or running for office is an excercise in futility in this district. I think that's true for most liberty candidates around he country.
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Meet Francine:

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She is the typical republican primary voter. We have been tailoring our rhetoric to appeal to (and at least not scare off) Francine...

Francine has a general election counterpart that liberty activists would do well to keep in mind...

Onward
 
ronpaulhawaii said:
Meet Francine:

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She is the typical republican primary voter. We have been tailoring our rhetoric to appeal to (and at least not scare off) Francine...

Francine has a general election counterpart that liberty activists would do well to keep in mind...

Onward
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^^^^^^ THIS.

All the people who've been annoyed and/or pissy with Rand Paul's campaign for its tone and positions should read this, print it up, and stick it on their mirrors. We do not win Francine's vote harping on voluntaryism and the military-industrial complex. It's not that those things don't exist, they do, and they're important. But Francine isn't ready to hear about them, particularly from a first-time candidate she's never heard of before. Rand Paul is up 18% in Kentucky because he and David Adams understand that.

BJ and his team (most of whom are C4L members) are experienced in dealing with the Francines of the 4th District. Some are open-minded, but many are not, and they voted for Frank Roche. Yesterday's primary was much closer than the one in 2008, so it's possible, if not likely, that the Francines who voted for Roche will withhold their vote in November. That being the case, Francine's general election counterpart must be courted and won. If anyone can do it, BJ can.
 
aclove said:
^^^^^^ THIS.

All the people who've been annoyed and/or pissy with Rand Paul's campaign for its tone and positions should read this, print it up, and stick it on their mirrors. We do not win Francine's vote harping on voluntaryism and the military-industrial complex. It's not that those things don't exist, they do, and they're important. But Francine isn't ready to hear about them, particularly from a first-time candidate she's never heard of before. Rand Paul is up 18% in Kentucky because he and David Adams understand that.

BJ and his team (most of whom are C4L members) are experienced in dealing with the Francines of the 4th District. Some are open-minded, but many are not, and they voted for Frank Roche. Yesterday's primary was much closer than the one in 2008, so it's possible, if not likely, that the Francines who voted for Roche will withhold their vote in November. That being the case, Francine's general election counterpart must be courted and won. If anyone can do it, BJ can.
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Except the 4th district of North Carolina is different from Kentucky. North Carolina seems to be slowly trending blue. I think BJ's rhetoric is doing well thus far. As long as he keeps saying "I will oppose Obama" and "I will fight spending" he should have the Republican base wrapped up. Those Republicans will show up to vote against the Democrat running for US Senate.

So basically I would tell BJ to keep his rhetoric the same. Unlike Kokesh he has made it through his primary, and in such a blue district he has to pull some of the anti-war and anti-drug war vote.
 
I honestly thought I would never see the day that liberty candidates started winning... folks, this brings tears to my eyes... never give up!
 
BenIsForRon said:
I'm shocked at the number of people who forgot, or plain didn't know, that BJ won the primary in 2008. And by a much larger margin too.
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BJ jumped in this race at the last possible moment. That explains his low point victory.

He really should have gotten in sooner though; in such a blue district, and with an outsider candidacy, you need to maximize your face-time for the voters. People like Rand Paul show that you can be competitive if you start early.
 
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Imperial said:
BJ jumped in this race at the last possible moment. That explains his low point victory.

He really should have gotten in sooner though; in such a blue district, and with an outsider candidacy, you need to maximize your face-time for the voters. People like Rand Paul show that you can be competitive if you start early.
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I disagree, as the person stated above he ran in 2008 and won the primary easily so he was able to jump in late because he already has name recognition amongst Republicans unlike Rand. Comparing this to the Paul race is silly cause it is about as different as you can get. Rand is fighting to win a Primary since he is running in a red state where he will more than likely win the election IF he can win the primary. So Rand had to start as early as possible to build name recognition and get votes for the primary.

BJ did not need face time for the primary since the Republicans who would be voting in a low turn out election already knew him in the primary. So it was smart that BJ stepped in late because he was able to save his time and resources for the real fight which is the general election NOT the primary.
 
BenIsForRon said:
I'm shocked at the number of people who forgot, or plain didn't know, that BJ won the primary in 2008. And by a much larger margin too.
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It is rather amusing. Especially when the name of someone who forgot or did not know is kokeshfan.... I know Adam worked for BJ's campaign and I am sure is applying alot of what he learned in 2008 to his current campaign in New Mexico.
 
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