Can We Bring Nigel & Travis to D.C.?

Imagine if our LP headquarters could provide:

A free library of outreach videos to our state affiliates
Free high-quality customizable campaign television commercials to our candidates
Humorous AND serious videos covering important political topics in D.C.
Professional quality videos of training and leadership seminars
Educational and outreach videos to attract new people to the LP

High quality video content is something the Libertarian Party has lacked, but it is something younger voters expect. For example, enthusiasm for Ron Paul's recent campaign for President was strongly boosted by a constant flow of dramatic online videos.

We want to know if this is something you support enough to make it affordable for the national Libertarian Party. We'll know in the next week or two based on how you respond.

Travis Irvine has been making videos and movies since he was eight years old, culminating in several popular videos throughout high school, even more ambitious movie and TV work for his Communications degree at Ohio University, and the founding of his own production company, Overbite Pictures, LLC, in Ohio. Travis has directed, produced and edited everything from wedding videos to music videos to non-profit and corporate videos, all the way to a feature-length horror/satire and a short documentary about his 2007 mayor run, AMERICAN MAYOR.

Nigel Lyons has been shooting and editing video content since 2000. His work has ranged from high school sport reels to corporate videos to the Irvine for Congress campaign spots. He'll bring his own equipment, saving the party thousands of dollars. In addition to freelancing for a variety of web start-ups and website launches, Nigel created hours of video content built around one purpose--converting visitors into paying customers.

With just a small amount of support from you, we can afford to produce occasional contract videos.

With your strong donation, we can bring one or both of these guys to D.C. to build an in-house video production capability.

Please forward this email to your friends and potential donors, and let them know how much you are donating to support this new effort.

While we're shooting for $50,000, if we can raise $20,000 or even $10,000, that should be enough to get us started.

Please call our Executive Director, Wes Benedict, at 202-333-008 x 222 to discuss making a donation of $1,000, $5,000 or more.

Whatever you can donate today will help make this possible.

Please contribute online today. http://www.lp.org/contribute

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[hegor]

I think the best thing would be something akin to what Reason does. They do humor, they do serious, they do interviews, attack videos etc.

[Adlasyn]

Instead of getting people to donate, just point a gun in their face and take their money. Tell them that the money will help the poor - they won't know any better! It's a good idea, but admittedly I wasn't the first to come up with it.

[sav74sac]

I'm a libertarian (the political philosophy), yet realize (unfortunately) that the LP is and always will be a victim of Duverger's Law.

Instead of just being a "third party", the most important effort is educating those around us about limited government and individual rights.

[CaffeinatedRX8]

I donated! Your video's are awesome Travis. I can't wait to see more.

[LOVEKundera]

Really? Who's going to take this seriously? Don't get me wrong- It's fun. I just don't think this kind of humor is the way to win a lot of people over. Especially if they're on the fence. The humor is lacking in some level of sophistication.

[MooseOfReason]

@FumingPoliticalPunk Which one is easier, winning as a libertarian or a libertarian winning in a Republican primary?

[DudleyaSetchellii]

If millions can come to Ron Paul in the a Moneybomb, it can't be that much different for the LP. After all, Ron Paul views are somewhat close to the LP. He might even explain how to do it, who knows. -Just a suggestion.

[dredgrave666]

I could do so much better. :-P

[cheescaeks]

Man, Travis Irvine is hot.

[/shallow]

Loved his campaign videos. I'll see if I can donate any money,

[evilsceptic]

wish I had some cash to donate :(