You might want to put up a website instead of a bunch of ads before you publicize your link.

Well it should redirect to my host any time now so it will show a blank page with a link to download the ballot access petition.

  That sounds like a perfect solution. I like the processes you have in place for immediate sale, info collection, etc. This would be fully useful for any organization accepting donations. I will need to look into your service and forward some info on to the Wikimedia, Seti@home guys, et al!

You could perhaps pay your campaign workers a small percentage of their pay in bitcoins.

It's up, but there's a typo.  Just thought I'd let you know so you can get it fixed.

Care to detail your job experience for any potential ND voters here?

We maintain a record of the current exchange rates at the time every invoice is generated…thus, if you wanted to accept bitcoins, we can provide you with records of the equivalent dollar amount of those contributions.

I know your just trolling me, but here it is anyway:

Yes an uphill climb, I would say so.  I am running as a Libertarian, third party candidates are always at a disadvantage.  Additionally there is not currently a Libertarian Party in North Dakota.  We are currently working to establish one.  Well I would likely need much less than 200K depending on voter turn out due to it being a three way race. 

I don't know where you got the address from but I haven't lived in Dilworth for many years.  I currently reside in Fargo, ND (same metro area).  I am sure it is still listed on all sorts of accounts I have created over the years both on and off line, I don't see any point in trying to update them all as the only legally relevant thing is that I am a North Dakota resident and have been for much longer than is required to run for office.

My age isn't a secret, I was born May 20th 1983.  Both my birth date and current address are listed on several sites, I simply did not bother to enter the information here.  No I am not going to upload a copy of my birth certificate or anything else.  I am confident the State of North Dakota will be able to figure out that I am eligible to run when my paperwork gets filed in January.


So why run an uphill battle.  Because everyone I speak to is upset, they are angry at both parties.  I read in the paper congressional approval ratings of 9 or 12%.  Our country has a built in method of peaceful revolution.  That is to vote out bad government.  The currently can not be done, because both candidates on the ballot in almost every race are basically the same, save a few issues that don't affect anyones bottom line.  The only way to change this is to build up a third party, and run candidates (or run independent candidates) that people can vote for in order to show no confidence in both of the major parties.  I have chosen the Libertarian ticket because I believe that Libertarian principals are essentially correct (especially in regard to the federal government), and it is by far the biggest and most organized of the third parties in the United States, making it the most viable party to launch competitive national level candidates.     

Even a small percentage of the vote going to a third party changes the field.  It forces our representatives to pay attention to why people are voting for the third candidate.  It generates more interest and revenue for the party, making it easier to field candidates and easier to raise funds.  Well I am running the office, as I think it is very much necessary to replace at least some of the Dem/Rep hold on congress, I do not need to get elected to have the desired effect.  A double digit showing in the general election would be a major win.  It would mean that a party that did not have any real presence in my state prior to this election will hold significant mind share.  This will make the next cycle much easier, both for the party and for myself should I choose to run again.

That is not to say that it can not be won.  The major parties do not have a lot of favor right now, and North Dakota is one of the most Libertarian leaning of all states.

At the very least, I will have someone on the ballot I would want to vote for, and I know I can provide that for many others as well.

If you should win, to which of the two major parties would you caucus with?