Blimps, money bombs, YouTube videos, online polls, straw polls, blogs, full page newspaper ads, and complaints about the mainstream media will not get Ron Paul elected. The ONLY thing that will get Ron Paul elected are people voting in their state’s primary. While the previously mentioned things absolutely help the campaign, no one wants to see them stopped, there are very important things that aren’t getting any attention.
When the mainstream media says things like “we’ll have to see if his online/grassroots support can translate in to real votes,” they’re not being pessimistic, they’re being realistic. Remember how Howard Dean was supposed to be the shoe in for the Democratic nomination? He had lots of money, online support, and was winning in the polls, but none of it ended up mattering when his online and offline popularity didn’t generate people actually going to the voting booth.
People are just patting themselves on the back for setting fundraising goals, the latest YouTube video, or the latest piece in the mainstream media and telling themselves there’s nothing to worry about. We can’t just expect all of this grassroots support will automatically turn in to people voting in the primary. We need to ensure this happens. We need to ensure every single Ron Paul supporter out there knows about their state’s primary and will be voting in it.
Tomorrow, when the blogosphere is a abuzz with Ron Paul’s performance at the debate and new and old supporters are searching his name, visiting forums, and reading blogs, make sure you tell them about the primaries. Tell them they might need to register Republican, tell them to write down their state’s primary date and take a few hours off work to go vote in it. There are a lot of casual supporters out there who might only do reading when Ron Paul hits the news big time, like after the debate or money bombs, this is one of the few chances we have to reach them so we need to make the most of it.
Register Republican for Ron Paul! Vote in your state’s primary!
PS. West Virginia is in desperate need of delegates, if you live in WV then please become a Ron Paul delegate.
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Canvassing is the single most important tool that we can use to translate our enthusiasm into votes when and where they truly count. I’d highly recommend that every Ron Paul revolutionary throughout these United States get a list of likely voters in his/her precinct, visit each one in person, work to transform undecideds into supporters, and prepare to mobilize each and every identified supporter to go vote–not just in primary elections (which not all states have) but also in precinct caucuses. This technique has proven its effectiveness again and again.
I completely agree with Mr. Garber. It’s going to take motivated people who get registered republican and then show-up to vote.
We have at least 4 Bay Area groups doing canvassing this weekend. We take voter registration forms with us, and show people how to fill them out. We explain that we need their vote in the primaries. I tell them we have 3 main issues with the Paul Campaign.
1. The war
2. The economy/fiscal responsibility
3. Civil liberties
We keep it short & sweet and ask them to get to the official campaign site to learn more about the issues. Then move to the next house.
Expensive radio and TV ads, will not carry the day. If we don’t canvass our neighbors, we won’t win. If each of us takes personal responsibility for winning, and make the effort to introduce Paul to 200 of our neighbors, we will win. We have many canvassing resources availabale , videos, scripts, etc. If you need help, contact me through Bay Area Ron Paul Meetup-18.
When you meet a fellow Paul supporter, get their conact info. Write it somewhere, and two weeks before the deadline, call them or e-mail them and ask them if they are registered Republican. Send a link to the registration form or website. Offer to carpool with them to their precinct on voting day. Throw a voting party (people are more likely to vote if it is a group event). It is YOUR RESPONSABILITY to ensure that every single Paul supporter is represented on voting day. Without the vote at the poll, the Paul detractors will have been right all along.
Operation Live Free or Die is on the frontlines of New Hampshire, canvassing the state to WIN the primaries. Donate at least $5 on Dec. 5th to be apart of this amazing project, visit http://www.fiveforfreedom.com
I don’t like this post very much. You talk to us as if we’re stupid. As a marketing pro, all the methods of getting the message out are paramount for electing Ron Paul. Believe it or not, there are millions of people who don’t know anything about Ron Paul, and in fact, they’ve never even heard of him.
It is our pleasure to help generate excitement among the people by sharing his message, and who he is. When the Ron Paul fever hits, you can bet that all of his supporters will be out voting in the primaries.
You have to remember, this is not a fear based effort, which is what you’re pandering to with this negative piece. We’re all so jazzed about Dr. Paul because we have someone we can feel positive about, someone who’s honest, who shares our values, and who is strong and courageous enough to buck the status quo.
Please lay off the fear tactics. All they do is turn the evolved Ron Paul supporters off.
A big group of individuals recognized this fact months ago and created a Sharepoint website to allow all States to organize all the way down to the Precinct level from one website.
We also have now activated a Campaign phone call management system called Advokit that is also web-based and can be used by anyone all across the country. All you need to do is get your local voter registration lists in digital form and we can load it in the Advokit system. Then you just register yourself and start making phone calls to help identify Ron Paul supporters and also to get undecideds information about Ron.
The Sharepoint site is a bit tedious but it allows everyone who signs up to see all supporters across their State and where they’re located down to their own Precinct.
It also allows a one stop shop to share information about the Primary and Caucus process in each State to teach everyone what needs to be done.
I encourage all RP supporters to join at this website. My own State of Missouri has done about the best at this point to utilize this website so everyone going there should visit the Missouri section to get an example of how powerful this web-based software can be to get everyone organized.
http://www.ronpaulfriendsusa.com
Please spread this everywhere.
Jim Palmisano
North Territory Director
417-496-1973
The important stuff is all about getting Ron Paul elected. Also, he can be elected President of the United States.
Read: President Ron Paul – Could He Really Win?
http://www.gambling911.com/Ron-Paul-121407.html
http://thesecondamericanrevolution.blogspot.com/2007/12/can-ron-paul-actually-win.html
We need a Registration Bomb to make people aware of this. I wonder how many Ron Paul supporters are not yet registered as Repubs and ready to vote for the primaries.
We here in fresno have organized our precinct walks as well. We need to get the troops marching
Fellow lovers of liberty,
Due to your interest in the message advocated by Ron Paul I wanted to make sure you were aware of the 2008 Liberty Forum (www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum), which is happening January 3-6th in Nashua, NH.
If you haven’t yet heard, Dr. Paul is one of the keynote speakers for the second year in a row (check out this video to see his speech from 2007). Last year over 350 people attended. This year we’re expecting even more (which is why we had to find a different venue that had greater capacity). It would be excellent if you could help us to spread the message of liberty by letting visitors to your site know about this event.
Note that for those under 18 registration fees are waived and that college students get a steep discount (they can email Chris Lawless, the coordinator for the Liberty Forum, at: dreepa@yahoo.com).
Thanks in advance. I hope to see you in NH!
In Liberty,
-Pete
Hey guys, both http://ronpaul.meetup.com and http://declareyourself.com have the New York State Primary party change/registration deadline listed at Jan 6, yet on this site it’s the 12th of October. Can someone please confirm or refute this?
WE desperately need the SPECIFIC information about “Roberts Rules”, is it? for New Mexico, to understand how we get elected as delegates the evening immediately after the primary voting in our precinct. Out of all the people I have spoken to, neither they nor I, being a new voter, understand the specifics of this local, state and national convention information. HELP!!! I sincerely believe that all of the efforts made will go far on Ron Paul’s campaign, but if we don’t show up to that meeting directly after voting in the primaries, everywhere, then we won’t have enough delegates to make it through the entire election process to the General Election. NO ONE I have spoke to knows about this need and I can’t find it anywhere on Google for New Mexico or any of our State or Party websites. Please, help quick!
My new site http://www.pushupsforpaul.com was set up to encourage people to do the single most important thing: canvass. It’s as simple as bringing RP up among friends and family, at the bank, grocery store, post office, at work and wherever you meet friendly people who will listen for a minute. The GOP nomination is so wide open, person-to-person contact is the only way we will beging to take primaries!
Please pledge today to talk to 5 people about RP:
http://www.pushupsforpaul.com
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