A report by Jake Porter. Read all of Porter’s political reporting at jakeporter.substack.com In February 2024, Kennedy attended the Libertarian Party of California Annual Convention where he was given special treatment, including not pay the candidate’s speakers fee the announced Libertarian Party Presidential candidates were required to pay. At the Convention, attendees were required to go through metal detectors to…
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In Summer 2002, Bill Winter announced his intent to step down as editor of LP News. He was put on part-time status, at full-time pay, while working from a remote site, to discharge debts the party owed him. In 2002, the campaign groundswell for Carla Howell encountered a series of difficulties. Instead of a three-way race against a Democrat and…
Yes, really. We quote the article and add a screen shot. Our attention was brought to the article by Paul Darr, who responded to a suggestion that LNC members should ask where the LNC’s money was going. He cited LP News as an example. Billionaires mobilize their protesters The “No Kings” movement is anything but a grassroots anti-authoritarian protest against…
Last week I sat through most of the February 1 LNC meeting, covering it for Third Party Watch. Our national party is in serious trouble. Financial? The LNC has a substantial structural deficit, with expenditures considerably larger than income. Acording to the FEC filings, December 2025’s revenue decreased to $58,931. There was also $1900 in bank interest. December Expenses totaled…
As published by Jake Porter at https://jakeporter.substack.com/ Jake’s substack is reader-supported. Please go there and subscribe. Flirting with MAGA Money: The Shady RFK-Trump Scheme That Nearly Destroyed the Libertarian Party – Part 1 Endorsements, Pardons, & Embezzlement. This series details how MAGA/MAHA & Libertarian Party leadership nearly grifted the 50 year old party out of existence. JAKE PORTER September 23,…
The Georgia State Convention Rumors were to continue that Howell was being groomed as a 2004 Presidential candidate. These rumors were confirmed at the 2001 Georgia State Libertarian Party convention. As described to me by Donald Gorman: “Saturday, April 28 , was a busy day, with a New Bedford, MA campaign seminar and flight to Atlanta to the Georgia LP…
From the LP FEC report for January, the donation described by Tuniewicz would appear to be from Robert Willis of Mendon, Massachusetts, who identified himself as the President of Alpine Computer Systems, Inc. My search of the Party’s FEC filings for 2000 report that the Party’s major donations in 2000 were $50,000, $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and two donations of $5000.…
Writing on November 27, 2002 to lpus-misc@dehnbase.org, Tuniewicz reiterated this position, saying in part: “…over the years, before & after adoption of the current policy, the National Director authorized payments to assist candidates in getting on the ballot, helping the LP to achieve its candidate goals. My understanding is that these were typically of a small dollar amount….up to a…
From https://jakeporter.substack.com/p/mcardle-cover-up-continues, a reader-supported substack. Supporters are urged to go there and subscribe. Porter and Chadderdon wrote: ”While some LNC members eventually became aware of the prior relationship between Allman and McArdle and Padgett, the relationship was not disclosed prior to the hire. It is recommended that the policy manual expand the definition of conflicted relationship to include friends so…
FEC Report for December The LNC had total donations of $58,931.62 of which itemized donations were $36,845.61 and unitemized donations were $22,086.01 There was also other income — apparently interest on bank accounts — of $1,899.69 The resulting total income was therefore $60,831.31 The total Disbursements came to $75,176.80 The deficit amounted to a quarter of the total income. Debts…