I first meet Shem in 2008 during the Rally for the Republic, Shem was already a member of the site so I knew him from here but I enjoyed getting to talk with him in person. I recently saw Shem again at LPAC 2013 and we talked quite a bit about what he had been working on, various liberty topics and more. I was very impressed with Shem's activism, hes viewpoint, messaging and on his potential ability to be an affective liberty candidate, part of why I talked with him so much at LPAC.
Given the confirmation of his support here, I have assigned initial high remarks for the candidate and campaign. Feel free to post of any reason for any objective.
Otherwise, I see it in liberties best interest for the site to best support this campaign as possible. I think the openness of the campaign will also be a good way for more liberty activists to learn about being involved in campaigns, what it takes, and take their activism to the next level.
Further, our support here could get other possible liberty candidates now sitting on the fence, deciding if they should commit to running or not, to put their hat in the ring knowing there are supporters who can help, even for "smaller" campaigns. IMO, building up candidates is important and a cost-effective way to get them into higher offices later.
I encourage everyone to support Shem Kellogg and his open grassroots campaign, I will be doing my part.
