final entry (for now)

Several weeks ago my time became even more scarce, and I no longer had time to work on my blog, or my campaign at all.

My apologies to those extremely few individuals out there who I managed to get at least somewhat interested in my campaign.

In light of this, I no longer urge that voters vote for me. I won't get anywhere near the number of votes I would need for the possibility of an extra vote to have any chance of any interesting effect. Furthermore, I didn't even get around to officially registering as a write-in candidate in Idaho.

Although I will be very happy when Obama wins, I endorse Nader.

Hopefully in four years I will start earlier and have more time, and run a much better write-in campaign, one which doesn't completely stall around a month before election day.

Thanks to those who actually bothered to read some of my blog entries and perhaps open their minds a bit, and to those whose initial reaction wasn't to scoff or express skepticism. Those of you are very few in number, and I hereby express my deep appreciation to you.

Brian

P.S. The two of you who gave me donation money will get it back in the near future, as I thus never got around spending it.

pace of blog growth

I now realize that, because of other obligations and priorities, I will not be able to add to my campaign blog as quickly as I had initially hoped. But I still hope to come close to one new substantive blog entry (in "issues", "commentaries" or "basics") a day. Hopefully this will mean that, by a few days before Election Day, anyone who is willing to really check out my blog will be able to get a pretty full sense of my perspective.

contacting me

E-mail preferred:
kierlandforprez@gmail.com

Snail mail also okay:
1309 Fall Ct.
Boise, Id 83706

the BSU website

I am new faculty (as of August 2008) at Boise State University, so if you browse their website looking for more information on me, you won't find much if anything at all. The BSU philosophy website is under reconstruction, the new version (as I understand it) to be available in the next month or so. Once it is, then you will at least be able to see me there. In case you would like to contact me at BSU, my BSU e-mail is: BrianKierland@BoiseState.edu .

committed voters

If you are committed to voting for me - say, right now you think there is at least an 80% chance that you will vote for me on Election Day - I'd appreciate hearing about it. This will help me gauge to what extent the campaign has picked up steam, and will let me know if I need to revise my vote goals (particularly in the upward direction). If you do let me know, I'd prefer that you do simply by commenting on this very post, anonymously or otherwise. I will not interpret any such comment or report of an intention to vote for me as a promise or commitment in any strict sense; if you change your mind, no moral worries.