tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381411.post5825197952572431586..comments2023-10-24T23:02:54.791-06:00Comments on Free Virginia: Regional or Local?-- Marc Montonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743366659645237658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381411.post-11265577001710280142014-02-22T02:32:55.805-07:002014-02-22T02:32:55.805-07:00Interesting perspective. Taking this logic a step ...Interesting perspective. Taking this logic a step further, I wonder if the LP would see more Libertarian political activity in town politics if it were possible to have town (as opposed to just city and county) affiliates?<br /><br />It makes sense that there would be more political activity in local affiliates because if, say, it's a county affiliate and a member announces he wants to run for county supervisor, the other members have more of a reason to care about that race because they will be governed by whoever wins. Someone might not care as much about a supervisor's race in the next county over. People investing resources in the local affiliate can know that those resources will be applied to the races they care the most about. Plus people at the meeting will be more familiar with the politics of their jurisdiction than with those of a neighboring jurisdiction.<br /><br />I see from the IPR post (http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/12/marc-montoni-regional-or-local/) that most people seem to agree with your view. I suppose that with the Internet, there are many venues to, as Steve M puts it, "coordinate, as in making sure that local meetings don’t overlap and are sequenced so as to make it easier for candidates to jump from one event to the next, and share, as in resources such as how to run effective campaigns or gather ballot access petition signatures".Nathan Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167563255125375775noreply@blogger.com