Ballot Drives: national LP are running TV ads supporting Not for the Faint of Heart! our national ticket and giving out our 800 number. The ads have appeared several times After several last-minute cliff-hangers, almost every day on CNN's Headline News the Libertarian Party has gotten its over the last three weeks, as well as in selected presidential ticket onto the ballot in all 50 regional media markets. states. But it was a wild rollercoaster ride More money is, of course, desperately getting there. needed to continue and expand this schedule We reported in August that Alaska's up through election day. Of course, the LP original petition drive had been unsuccessful. relies on our pledgers to help fund our We then completed a second drive, and filed ongoing operations, which includes such work a lawsuit challenging the earlier, arbitrary as responding to the numerous calls on our filing deadline. 800 number, organizing campus groups, and Then, in mid-September, we were told funding potentiallywinnablestatehouseraces. of confusion in the Secretary of State's office Thank you for helping fund these important in Vermont in regard to our status there. budget items with your monthly pledge. Although they would waive the December 31 And if you can possibly do it, and you "meeting" deadline, in order to be on the would like to send additional contributions to ballot the LP of Vermont had to hold two help us continue to fund our TV ad program, more public meetings, with one week's please send your extra check today, payable published notice, in time for the "final" to the Libertarian Party. deadline on September 17! Vermont LPers, led by Larry Phillips Republican Crosses Party Line; and assisted by Massachusetts LPer Lee Endorses Marrou Nason, were able to complete these meetings On Monday, October 5, State Rep successfully, and file the numerous official Stephen Dresch, of Hancock, Michigan, forms required to assure ballot status there, joined Andre Marrou in a five-city news on the final deadline. Also on that day, we conference/town meeting swing, in which received word that the judge in Alaska had Dresch endorsed Marrou for President over ruled in our favor. Minnesota, the only other the candidate of his own party, George Bush. last-minute ballot drive, had also been Dresch and Marrou, as well as Dresch's aide completed. and his son, and a journalist covering the For a few hours, we rejoiced that we event, were flown around Michigan, and into had made 50 states, only to hear that the one town in Wisconsin as well, by MLC Alaska Attorney General was going to appeal Operating Committee member Steve Givot, our case! So we waited, with fingers crossed, who is a private pilot. until we heard that the Alaska ballot had gone to press with the names Andre Marrou Debates Stir LP, Media Protests and Nancy Lord printed on it! 50 states at Protests Organized last! The Bi-Partisan Commission on Many thanks to all who worked so Presidential Debates, as well as the Bush, hard to achieve this difficult goal, and Clinton, and Perot campaigns, have turned especially to those of you who contributed far deaf ears to our appeals to be included in the above and beyond your normal levels of upcomingnational debates. Libertarians,livid giving in order to fund the ballot drives. about this unfair treatment, organizedmassive protests held outside the St. Louis and Nationwide TV Ads Running Atlanta debate sites. Ads Air Daily on CNN Several national media pundits have Television ads are becoming a reality, picked up on the theme that "if' Perot is at last, for the Libertarian Party this year. included in the debates, Marrou should also Both the Marrou/Lord Campaign and the be included." Some even go so far as to say