We were ignored and forgotten. LaRouche is still more remembered than Ed Clark or David Bergland. I believe that even if another candidate of the same mold raises twelve million dollars and gets three million votes we will be forgotten the next day, just as we were in 1980. It doesn't have to be like that. Libertarianism can be remembered.
Libertarianism can be news.
We can ensure that the vast majority of Americans learn about Libertarianism in 1988, but we will never do it with a cookie cutter politician for a candidate - even if we spend several times as much money as we did in 1980. Russell Means has already gotten three times the media coverage of his nearest competitor on only a tenth as much money because he is news and gets media attention free. This is a unique opportunity to reach more people with our message than we ever imagined possible. Russell arrived at the Seattle Sheraton and the press was there with their cameras and microphones. Not because he spent money.