Democrat Mailers on Libertarians Knott and Vogel Fail to State that They Aren't Authorized by the Candidates

The last couple of days, the Democrat Party of Indiana has sent direct mass mail pieces to voters claiming that Libertarian Congressional candidates Greg Knott and Mark Vogel are "true" conservatives.

I have received photographs of both direct mail pieces, and have failed to see where the Democrat Party of Indiana states whether these mailings have been authorized by the candidates themselves. It is my understanding that public communications concerning a federal candidate must state whether the candidates have authorized the piece or not.

If you look at a lot of the negative campaign television commercials out there produced by PAC's, it will have printed at the end of the television commercial words to the effect of "Paid for by ABC, PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee".

Click here to read more about disclosure requirements pursuant to federal law.

Secretary of State Editorial Cartoon - Comparison of Wherry, Osili and White

Mike Wherry for Secretary of State Radio Commercials

Here is the list of stations in which Libertarian Mike Wherry for Indiana Secretary of State radio commercials are running from now until Tuesday:

WHON - Richmond/Wayne County
WQLK - Richmond/Wayne County
WLEG - Elkhart/Michiana
WRAY - Princeton/Evansville
WCOE - La Porte/NW Indiana
WIOU - Kokomo/Central
WIFE - Rushville/East Central
WXNT - Indianapolis/Central
WOWO - Ft. Wayne/Northeast
WWWY - Columbus/Indianapolis/Southeast
ESPN/WBOW/WSDX - Terre Haute/Lafayette West Central

I heard one on WXNT in Indianapolis yesterday!

Editorial Cartoon

Rex Bell Newspaper Ads Start This Week

Rex Bell Libertarian for District 54 Representative newspaper ads begin to run this week.

Rex won 8 of 59 precincts for the same race in 2008.

Here is a picture of Rex Bell, followed by the advertisements:

The Rutherford Report 10-2-10

Brendan Kelly is running for District 14 New Hampshire State House, www.brendankellylpnh.com.

Brandan is an elected official, serving as a Selectman on the Seabrook Council. He has served as Chair of the Seabrook Council.

The Seabrook Council overlaps two-thirds of the 14th District.

In 2008, before Kelly became better known through his position as a Seabrook Council selectman, he came in sixth of nine candidates seeking a house seat in District 14. The top four candidates are elected to the New Hampshire house in the 14th District.

This year, there are only seven candidates for the four seats available in the 14th District.

Kelly is in need of funds to make two mailings and run newspaper advertisements before the election. The legislative districts in New Hampshire have relatively few voters, so $2500 can help him put the final touches on his campaign.

Why he might get elected:

1. He's an elected official within the legislative district.
2. He ran well in 2008 despite a lack of name recognition he had at the time.
3. He has vastly improved name recognition since 2010 from his service as a Selectman.
4. The relatively low number of votes needed to win means that $2500 can meaningfully help him reach crucial voters.

Go to his web site and hit the donate button to donate on-line or follow the instructions on his web site to give by check. Let me know if you help Brandan by leaving a comment to this post.