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7 Things You Can Do to get Harry Browne into the Debates
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The first Presidential Debate will take place in St. Louis on September 25th. Bob Dole and Bill Clinton will be there. Will Harry Browne be included in the Presidential Debates? He just might -- if you help now.
If we can get Harry Browne up to at least 7% in the polls, we stand a good chance of getting him included in the 1996 Presidential Debates. Why 7%?
Harry Browne says, "To be included in the 1996 Presidential debates, I need to reach the same 7% in the polls that Ross Perot had in 1992 just days before he was included in the first Presidential Debate. Just one week after that first debate, Perot was polling 18%, so clearly Americans rely on the Presidential Debates as a way to learn about the candidates and make their choice. I think that a 7% standing in the polls just prior to the debates indicates a potential of 2 to 3 times as much. Enough, in fact, to affect the outcome of the 1996 elections."
To accomplish this, we must dramatically boost name recognition for Harry Browne now. We must publicize _Why Government Doesn't Work_. We must explain what Harry Browne is proposing and why. And start the drumbeat now for including Harry Browne in the Presidential Debates.
Would you like to help increase Harry Browne's chances of reaching 7% in the Presidential polls? Would you like to help increase Harry Browne's chances of being
included in the Presidential Debates?
There are 7 things you can do this week that will move Harry Browne
closer to both.
MONDAY: Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, college
newspaper, weekly magazines, or other frequent publications about Harry
Browne's Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
1. Use Harry Browne's name several times in your letter. Repetition
is the mother of memory. When the national polls call, people need to
remember "Harry Browne".
2. Refer to _Why Government Doesn't Work_ in the letter. Some readers
will go to the bookstore and buy it. They may read themselves free.
3. Your letter must focus on one of Harry Browne's core campaign
themes:
- "Harry Browne says, `Government Doesn't Work'"
- "Libertarian Presidential Candidate Harry Browne wants to
immediately end the Insane War on Drugs -- so our streets will
be safe again."
- "Libertarian Presidential candidate Harry Browne says, `Get
government entirely out of Social Security. Sell off trillions of
dollars of unneeded federal assets and buy private retirement
annuities for senior citizens dependent on Social Security.'"
- "Harry Browne, the Libertarian Presidential candidate, wants to
end the income tax and abolish the IRS his first year in office
and replace them with nothing."
TUESDAY: Call in to talk radio shows to talk up the Harry Browne
Libertarian Presidential Campaign.
1. Pick the Harry Browne core campaign theme that best fits the talk
radio discussion:
- "Harry Browne says, `Government Doesn't Work. Government doesn't
deliver the mail on time, its schools don't educate our children,
it can't keep our streets safe. Government Doesn't Work.'"
- "Libertarian Presidential Candidate Harry Browne wants to
immediately End the War on Drugs -- which will take the windfall
profits out of pushing drugs, remove the incentives for joining
gangs, and make our streets safe again."
- "Libertarian Presidential Candidate Harry Browne says, `Get
government entirely out of Social Security. Sell off trillions of
dollars of unneeded federal assets and buy private retirement
annuities for senior citizens dependent on Social Security. End
the obscene 15% Social Security Tax that GenX'ers and Baby Boomers
pay for Social Security they'll never get.'"
- "Harry Browne, the Libertarian Presidential candidate, wants to
end the income tax and abolish the IRS his first year in office and
replace them with nothing. Every dollar you earn will be yours to
spend, to save, to give to your favorite charity or church or cause."
2. Repeat Harry Browne's name several times during your call.
Repetition is the mother of memory. When the national polls call,
people need to remember "Harry Browne, Libertarian for President."
3. Mention _Why Government Doesn't Work_ during the call. Quote from
it. Some readers will go to their local bookstore and buy it. Harry
Browne's book might well win their hearts and minds to individual
liberty and self-responsibility.
WEDNESDAY: Post messages about the Harry Browne for President Campaign
on computer networks.
1. If you subscribe to CompuServe, America OnLine, or Usenet newsgroups,
or have access to other computer forums, you can post messages about
Harry Browne under appropriate topic areas. Please follow the same
guidelines as for letters and talk radio shows. Talk up Harry Browne's
name (try to include it in the subject line), _Why Government Doesn't
Work_, and his core Libertarian Presidential Campaign issues.
2. Respect the charters and guidelines of each forum, but don't
"preach to the choir" by limiting your postings to areas already
frequented by libertarians. Wherever political or social concerns
and the "solutions" touted by establishment politicians are discussed,
make sure the readers know about Harry Browne. Pick the Harry Browne
core campaign theme that fits best with the subject matter of the
forum, and make sure they know there is a Libertarian alternative.
3. When posting messages about Harry Browne online, please mention:
- The Harry Browne 800 Number: 1-800-682-1776.
- The Harry Browne for President WWW site:
http://www.HarryBrowne96.org
- How to get on our e-mail list. Tell them they can subscribe by
sending a message to <announce-request@HarryBrowne96.org> with
"subscribe" in the subject line.
THURSDAY: Vote for Harry Browne in every online presidential poll you
can find. Ask your friends with computers to vote Harry Browne in these
polls, too.
Journalists pay attention to these polls. Some polls are re-started
daily, some are re-started monthly -- so vote as often as the rules
allow.
Here are a few of the polls currently running:
AllPolitics (CNN/Time) Virtual Election
http://pathfinder.com/cgi-bin/GDML/gdmldb?VirtualElection
Campaign 96 Online Survey
http://www.96.com/cgi-96/survey.cgi?
IPT Virtual Voting Booth
http://www.ipt.com/vote/vote.htm
RTIS Cyberpoll
http://www.rtis.com/nat/pol/cyberpoll/
Vox Pop Strawpoll (formerly Stardot)
http://www.voxpop.org/strawpoll/
Links to these and other polls are listed on the Harry Browne for
President WWW site. New polls could start at any time, so check
there for an updated list.
FRIDAY: Write a letter to 1 or 2 of the key television interview and
talk shows -- a few are listed below -- and tell them why you think
Harry Browne would be interesting to their audiences.
Larry King Live The Tom Snyder Show
820 First Street NE CNBC
Washington, DC 20002 3000 West Alameda Blvd
Burbank, CA 91523
The Charlie Rose Show Tony Brown's Journal
WNET-TV 1501 Broadway, Suite 412
499 Park Avenue New York, NY 10036
New York, NY 10022
John MacLaughlin's One on One
Oliver Productions
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 810
Washington, DC 20036
SATURDAY: Write to the major Network News Organizations listed below
and tell them why you think Harry Browne is newsworthy. Why you think
his presence in the Presidential Debates would be good for America.
Why you think Harry Browne and the Harry Browne Libertarian
Presidential Campaign would intrigue and interest their viewers. Why
you think Harry Browne's Libertarian Presidential Campaign could
dramatically affect the Presidential Debates and the Election.
* Put a P.S. at the end of your letter - and ask these news
organizations for regular and frequent coverage of the Harry Browne
Libertarian Presidential Campaign, not just a one-time, "see how fair
we are" obligatory piece. Ask them for the same level of coverage that
they're giving Dick Lamm of the Reform Party.
* If you want to play a little guilt hardball, say, "Harry Browne may
get between 5% and 15% of the Presidential vote this year. Will you
give Harry Browne 5% to 15% of your total Presidential Campaign
Coverage?"
NBC Nightly News CBS News
30 Rockefeller Plaza 524 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10112 New York, NY 10019
e-mail: nightly@news.nbc.com FAX: 212-975-1893
CNN ABC News
One CNN Center, 100 International Blvd 47 West 66th Street
PO Box 105366 New York, NY 10023
Atlanta, GA 30348 FAX: 212-456-2213
FAX: 770-827-1593
SUNDAY: Tell 7 people you do business with about the Harry Browne
Libertarian Presidential Campaign. Or 7 people you socialize with.
Tell each one of them, "Harry Browne, the Libertarian Candidate for
President says, 'Government Doesn't Work.' Do you agree?"
Ask, "Do you believe your taxes are way too low, just right, or way
too high?"
Ask, "Do you believe we have too little government, just the right
amount of government, or too much government?"
Then ask them what Harry Browne calls The Most Important Question In
Politics: "Would you be willing to give up all your favorite federal
programs, if it meant you'd never have to pay an income tax as long as
you live?"
* Tell them What's In It For Them if Harry Browne's in the
Presidential Debates.
* Tell them What's In It For Them if they vote for Harry Browne.
* Tell them What's In It For Them if Harry Browne were elected
President of the United States.
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If you'd like to be an outstanding spokesperson for the Harry Browne
Libertarian Presidential Campaign, frequently refer to _Why Government
Doesn't Work_ -- especially Chapters 20, 23, and 24.
You can also use Harry Browne's Presidential Campaign Platform as
political talking points for your calls, letters, and e-mail postings.
AND: If you want your 7 steps to really make a difference, print out 7
copies of this message for friends, and ask them to do 7 things to get
Harry Browne into the Presidential Debates.
These seven small steps could help get Harry Browne into the 1996
Presidential Debates.
These seven small steps could change the politicial debate for 1996.
These seven small steps could make a difference in America's future.
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Harry Browne for President Campaign@HarryBrowne96.org
http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/ fax: 202-333-0072
2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 100, Washington DC 20037 voice: 202-333-0008