GRRR Jim Forsythe Myspace Disappeared

[forsytjr]

Confirmed

It is confirmed, I am withdrawing from the race (Roxi just gave me a call). I haven't sent out an email blast because I have been trying to figure out a few remaining things. Everyone that donated will be able to get their money back, even if it means that I go into debt, so don't worry about that. I'm working up a more formal announcement to put on the website and to email donors. This was a highly competitive district to begin with (I was running against the former incumbent), and it just doesn't look like we'll have the $ and organization to compete this time around.

Please don't let this discourage you. I got a lot of great feedback on my candidacy in NH - I will be back, and am looking at what I can do for liberty in the meantime.

PLEASE help fund other good candidates. You can't imagine how hard it is to fundraise. Most of my money came from friends and family and people I knew directly.

 

[yongrel]

It is confirmed, I am withdrawing from the race (Roxi just gave me a call). I haven't sent out an email blast because I have been trying to figure out a few remaining things. Everyone that donated will be able to get their money back, even if it means that I go into debt, so don't worry about that. I'm working up a more formal announcement to put on the website and to email donors. This was a highly competitive district to begin with (I was running against the former incumbent), and it just doesn't look like we'll have the $ and organization to compete this time around.

Please don't let this discourage you. I got a lot of great feedback on my candidacy in NH - I will be back, and am looking at what I can do for liberty in the meantime.

PLEASE help fund other good candidates. You can't imagine how hard it is to fundraise. Most of my money came from friends and family and people I knew directly.

Are fundraising difficulties the reason you are dropping out?

Thank you for responding to this thread, and thank you for all of the work you have done thusfar.

 

[ItsTime]

Thank you jim for all your hard work with the Ron Paul campaign. I wish you the best of luck in your future bid.

 

[amy31416]

Whatever the reasons, I'm disappointed. I wish you well in whatever you pursue--I hope it's politics, we need more people like you.

Thanks for everything you've done thus far.

 

[forsytjr]

Thank you for responding to this thread, and thank you for all of the work you have done thusfar.

Fundraising is a big part. I saw a comment earlier about getting to 80% of my goal, etc. That is true, but I kept revising my goals downwards. Also, some folks donated money for the general which I can't use until the primary is over. So it made totals look better, but didn't really help. I needed to raise over $2k a day to have the amount of money it would take to compete.

Another reason is that as we went around to gather endorsements and support, a lot of folks really liked me, but said they were already committed to others in the race. It just became rapidly apparent that although I could do very well in a race in general, now was not the time, and this was not the district.

When I entered the race, I did have polling data that said a win was possible, but would be very challenging. I could win, but it would take a very agressive campaign. Since the money wasn't coming in, and endorsements weren't coming in, we decided that it would be best not to waste the money and all our activists time.

Please keep in mind that this is not a change in my committment to fight for freedom. Just a change in direction and tactic.

 

[porcupine]

Jim, are you planning on running for state rep so you can build a foundation for a future run? We need you in Concord.

 

[mdh]

Fundraising is a big part. I saw a comment earlier about getting to 80% of my goal, etc. That is true, but I kept revising my goals downwards. Also, some folks donated money for the general which I can't use until the primary is over. So it made totals look better, but didn't really help. I needed to raise over $2k a day to have the amount of money it would take to compete.

Another reason is that as we went around to gather endorsements and support, a lot of folks really liked me, but said they were already committed to others in the race. It just became rapidly apparent that although I could do very well in a race in general, now was not the time, and this was not the district.

When I entered the race, I did have polling data that said a win was possible, but would be very challenging. I could win, but it would take a very agressive campaign. Since the money wasn't coming in, and endorsements weren't coming in, we decided that it would be best not to waste the money and all our activists time.

Please keep in mind that this is not a change in my committment to fight for freedom. Just a change in direction and tactic.

Sorry to hear it didn't work out. I hope you'll run elsewhere, or another time. You, and anyone else who's willing to work for liberty, have all of our support!

 

[yongrel]

Fundraising is a big part. I saw a comment earlier about getting to 80% of my goal, etc. That is true, but I kept revising my goals downwards. Also, some folks donated money for the general which I can't use until the primary is over. So it made totals look better, but didn't really help. I needed to raise over $2k a day to have the amount of money it would take to compete.

Another reason is that as we went around to gather endorsements and support, a lot of folks really liked me, but said they were already committed to others in the race. It just became rapidly apparent that although I could do very well in a race in general, now was not the time, and this was not the district.

When I entered the race, I did have polling data that said a win was possible, but would be very challenging. I could win, but it would take a very agressive campaign. Since the money wasn't coming in, and endorsements weren't coming in, we decided that it would be best not to waste the money and all our activists time.

Please keep in mind that this is not a change in my committment to fight for freedom. Just a change in direction and tactic.

Thanks for keeping us all in the loop. I understand where you're coming from, and I think we all knew this was gonna be an uphill battle.

I look forward to supporting your future endeavors. Good luck.

 

[forsytjr]

Jim, are you planning on running for state rep so you can build a foundation for a future run? We need you in Concord.

I'm definitely thinking about it strongly. There may be other positions I can run for that I am looking into. Right now I am exploring my options. In any case, I will be fighting for liberty, and trying to open up as many options in 2010 as possible.

Jim

 

[Jeremy]

Hmm... interesting. I hope you still run for something as well!

Anyway guys, there are still a lot of candidates. BJ Lawson's primary is May 5th (I think) and he will probably win the primary... then we have to take it to November! =)

 

[Jeremy]

Oh, here's a question: With the money that people don't ask for back, would you just save it for a possible future campaign?

 

[forsytjr]

Hmm... interesting. I hope you still run for something as well!

Anyway guys, there are still a lot of candidates. BJ Lawson's primary is May 5th (I think) and he will probably win the primary... then we have to take it to November! =)

BJ seems really good. Murray Sabrin as well.

 

[forsytjr]

Oh, here's a question: With the money that people don't ask for back, would you just save it for a possible future campaign?

I'm not sure there will be enough worth saving for a future campaign (and I don't like the idea of inflation eating away at that money while it does nothing). My thought so far was to use it to fund local RP Republican candidates. This would help my political future by giving me some influence in the party, and provide a bottom-up approach at getting pro-liberty people elected. There's a shortage of good credible pro-liberty candidates for national office. If we can get some elected locally this year, then there will be more available for national office next election cycle. A little bit of money goes a long way for local elections.

Jim

 

[TruthAtLast]

sorry to hear about your withdraw from the race Jim. It would have been great to get another liberty candidate into Congress. I wish you the best and hope you consider another run in the future, armed with the experience you gained through this process. Given enough time to prepare, are there additional steps you could take to be in a better position in 2 years or so? How can we help you in that objective?

 

[mdh]

I'm not sure there will be enough worth saving for a future campaign (and I don't like the idea of inflation eating away at that money while it does nothing). My thought so far was to use it to fund local RP Republican candidates. This would help my political future by giving me some influence in the party, and provide a bottom-up approach at getting pro-liberty people elected. There's a shortage of good credible pro-liberty candidates for national office. If we can get some elected locally this year, then there will be more available for national office next election cycle. A little bit of money goes a long way for local elections.

Jim

Consider supporting my good friend Ed Burgess for WV state house. He gave a wonderful speech to about 1400 Republicans at our state GOP convention introducing Dr. Paul.
Toss me an email if you'd be willing to, [email protected]

 

[forsytjr]

sorry to hear about your withdraw from the race Jim. It would have been great to get another liberty candidate into Congress. I wish you the best and hope you consider another run in the future, armed with the experience you gained through this process. Given enough time to prepare, are there additional steps you could take to be in a better position in 2 years or so? How can we help you in that objective?

Thanks! There are definitely things I can do to position myself better for next election cycle. That's what I'll be working to figure out over the next few weeks. Actually, I'm surprised how well I was received considering that I didn't get active in the GOP until last year. As for what other folks can do to help - not sure yet. Once I figure out my plan of attack, I'll let you know. Keep an eye on www.jimforsythe.com. I think having folks leave any money they donated (or a portion of it) will be a big help if my idea for a PAC can be done (I have to make sure I can roll Federal $ into a state PAC). But I definitely understand if out of state folks are not wanting to contribute to a PAC geared at local offices.

 

[familydog]

I'm disapointed in this news, but not discouraged. I greatly respect what you have done and what you intended to do. If I weren't hindered by life situations here in Pennsylvania, I would have done more than just donate money. A patriot is still a patriot, even if life doesn't go their way, and you have proven that. I'll keep an eye out in case you try this again. God bless, and keep up the good fight.

 

[TruthAtLast]

Thanks! There are definitely things I can do to position myself better for next election cycle. That's what I'll be working to figure out over the next few weeks. Actually, I'm surprised how well I was received considering that I didn't get active in the GOP until last year. As for what other folks can do to help - not sure yet. Once I figure out my plan of attack, I'll let you know. Keep an eye on www.jimforsythe.com. I think having folks leave any money they donated (or a portion of it) will be a big help if my idea for a PAC can be done (I have to make sure I can roll Federal $ into a state PAC). But I definitely understand if out of state folks are not wanting to contribute to a PAC geared at local offices.

I'm willing to leave my money with you as long as it is used to effectively promote Liberty. But letting us know what your plans are in the next few weeks will greatly help. Thanks.

 

[FireofLiberty]

Wow, this SUCKS, but I can understand where Jim is coming from all too well.

Jim, thanks so much for your hard work and sacrifices, and I don't think you should go into debt just to pay people their donations back. But that's not my call.

Now that Jim is out, who I would have definitely put in a list of our top 5 candidates, it is more important than ever that our other candidates are supported. Obviously I'm partial to B.J. Lawson and I encourage all of you to make a donation to him.

I understand exactly where Jim is coming from on the fundraising and this should be a red flag to you all to start donating the way you did to Dr. Paul's campaign. I think all of the RPR candidates ran thinking they'd roll in donations with ease and that would give them a chance, but that hasn't been the case. I know I thought B.J. would be able to raise that $300K goal easily in the first month, but here we are and it's less than a month until the primary and we still haven't raised $100K of it yet.

This is why it's more important than ever to support our other candidates -- because we're down one now and a large part of the reason is not enough money. We can simply not allow another candidate to be forced to drop out because they simply do not have enough money to compete.

 

[kevman657]

Wow, this SUCKS, but I can understand where Jim is coming from all too well.

Jim, thanks so much for your hard work and sacrifices, and I don't think you should go into debt just to pay people their donations back. But that's not my call.

Now that Jim is out, who I would have definitely put in a list of our top 5 candidates, it is more important than ever that our other candidates are supported. Obviously I'm partial to B.J. Lawson and I encourage all of you to make a donation to him.

I understand exactly where Jim is coming from on the fundraising and this should be a red flag to you all to start donating the way you did to Dr. Paul's campaign. I think all of the RPR candidates ran thinking they'd roll in donations with ease and that would give them a chance, but that hasn't been the case. I know I thought B.J. would be able to raise that $300K goal easily in the first month, but here we are and it's less than a month until the primary and we still haven't raised $100K of it yet.

This is why it's more important than ever to support our other candidates -- because we're down one now and a large part of the reason is not enough money. We can simply not allow another candidate to be forced to drop out because they simply do not have enough money to compete.

That's why I think if Jim donated all of the money to the liberty candidate of his choice, it would really help. Then again, that'd break the donation limit wouldn't it?

I say, $2,300 to both Vern McKinley and Lawson. Then, pay back at least the big donors that are in your district because they donated to see a local candidate represent them...not just get a RP Republican in Congress.