Dear Friend,

There is no better word than friend to describe each and every one of you who worked so hard and contributed so much to ensure our victory at the Libertarian National Convention. Without your generous efforts we could not have won.

I am extremely grateful and proud to consider you among my closest of friends.

Our convention victory was a considerable challenge. It took six rounds of voting to decide the nomination.

We faced an array of honorable candidates who are truly dedicated to the cause of liberty. I was proud to sit on the debate stage with all of my esteemed colleagues. The other candidates waged a valiant battle for the Libertarian Party nomination, and I’d like to commend each and every one of them for conducting such efforts.

As tough as this challenge was, we have a much tougher one facing us over the next five months. Our new adversaries are not the honorable colleagues we faced in Denver. We cannot expect the Republican and Democratic parties to play by the rules or be committed to the cause of liberty. We have to be prepared for ballot access challenges, media distortions, and direct smears aimed at the libertarian movement and the Libertarian Party.

Typically, the mainstream media and the major parties ignore independent and third party campaigns. Sometimes, as with Ross Perot, they can’t. This year the media has bought into the idea that Senator McCain owns some votes and I’ll take them from him. The very fact the media repeats that story ensures we will be in the news constantly.

With the increased media attention and your hard work we are on the move, upward! How high we are able to Raise the Barr for Liberty is up to you…

Because of the groundwork Libertarian Party activists, donors and candidates have laid, we have a great start on ballot access. However, the national party only anticipated 48 state ballot access. Despite the extreme hurdles in Oklahoma and challenges in West Virginia, we’d like to ensure fifty-state ballot access plus the District of Columbia. The Republicans and Democrats will try everything possible to keep us off the ballot. If we are to succeed, we need your volunteer and financial support.

Because of the foundation Ron Paul, Libertarian Party activists, donors and LP candidates have laid, we have a great start on spreading the message of liberty. Many people have awakened to the message of liberty for the first time because of all of our efforts. Others have become re-engaged in the process of liberty because of our efforts. In order to ensure that every single American is exposed to the message of liberty, it is crucial that we volunteer our time and our hard-earned money.
Because of the unique circumstances surrounding this election cycle, we may be facing the «perfect storm» many freedom-minded Americans have dreamed of for decades. We have a record level of disenchantment with the two major parties right now. We have a record level of dissatisfaction with the direction America is heading. The only thing lower than the President’s abysmal polling numbers are Congress’ approval numbers.
With government spending out of control and the dollar falling, America is swiftly headed for economic hard times. And they just don’t get it in Washington.
It’s by no coincidence that people like Ross Perot’s former campaign manager Russ Verney and policy expert Doug Bandow are on board with this campaign. It’s no coincidence that people like you are on board with this campaign.

Because of the foundation you have laid and the unique circumstances of this election cycle, we are in it to win it – but the challenges are certainly tremendous. This means that we need your most professional efforts on the ground as well as your immediate financial assistance.
I know that most of you haven’t had a chance to catch your breath or catch up on your sleep since the convention in Denver — I certainly haven’t. Please take a day to relax, hug your children, go out to dinner with your loved ones — because the coming days, weeks, and months are going to be rough — AND exciting.
In the meantime, if you haven’t already, please take a few short moments to sign up as a campaign volunteer or make a contribution to help ensure the success of everything for which you have been fighting so long now.
It is with the deepest of respect that I honor each of my worthy opponents for the Libertarian Party nomination. It is with the deepest of admiration that I thank each of my many friends who have worked so hard to bring us to this point.
It is up to each and everyone one of us to ensure that the voice of Liberty, the voice of our Founding Fathers, the voice of America is not only heard, but clearly represented in each and every polling booth in the country on Election Day.
With the humblest of thanks,

Bob