It seems you can't watch or hear any media these days without someone talking about how important the black, hispanic, soccer mom , fill in the blank - vote is. A couple years ago it finally struck me just how patronizing and arrogant it is to marginalize people in this way. This implies that all people of a designated skin color or ethnicity share the same values and goals. Of course this is preposterous and anyone who has actually spoken with people and really listened understands this.
Perhaps the best thing about the libertarian philosophy is that it stresses the power of the individual. We all have a unique set of values, beliefs, passions, etc. If the media and our opponents want to take people for granted that's fine. We'll just keep approaching voters the same way we always have - like they are potential Libertarians.
Sorry - just needed to throw that out there. I'll lighten the mood a bit later this weekend with stories from the LVCO fair. The attendance has been fantastic and we are picking up votes left and right.
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