Georgia Libertarian candidate Andrew Hunt gears up campaign

andrew_hunt_2Georgia gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hunt met with reporters this week to talk about his campaign. The Libertarian Party of Georgia nominee shares some thoughts on running a 3rd party campaign along with past candidates.  Visit Andrew Hunt’s campaign website – www.andrewhunt.us

 

As reported by Morris News Service and OnlineAthens.

ATLANTA | When the Libertarian Party was looking to draft someone for the small party’s gubernatorial nomination, Andrew Hunt is as experienced in working wonders with small things as anyone.

He earned 50 patents and two decades ago founded a 20-person nano-technology company that provides films, powders and other products for manufacturers. This newspaper page is 100,000 nanometers thick, and he’s accustomed to producing films only 10 nanometers thick. So, he may feel right at home in a campaign for governor that appears just as small.

He’s up against the sitting governor, Republican Nathan Deal, who has already raised more than $8 million and has all the advantages of incumbency, and Jason Carter, the grandson of a U.S. president who’s already garnered more than $1 million with the national contacts to attract more. Hunt hopes to raise $300,000, which would be more than 10 times what the last Libertarian raised.

And don’t expect the nascent political party to provide endless volunteers, professional advice or other resources.

“A lot of the responsibility falls on the candidate,” said John Monds, the party’s gubernatorial nominee four years ago. “… I think most Libertarian candidates go into any race knowing that the likelihood of winning is really remote. The key is really just bringing the message to as many people as you can … to talk about the issues that are being left on the table by the other parties.”

He adds, “Success isn’t always winning the election.”

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