TechnoGuyRob
02-02-2008, 12:14 PM
If Ron Paul wins the presidency this year, this post might be unnecessary.
However, we have real momentum here. We will not make the same mistake(s) again. Therefore, I propose the following. Throughout his campaign, Ron Paul had about 200,000 unique donors. A lot of these donors we already have in the e-mail lists of Trevor, Vijay, me, etc. Now, imagine if only 25% of these donors accumulated $2,000 in 3 years. Of course, it might be less than that, but keep in mind this revolution will keep growing. Ron Paul has left an impassable digital imprint on the internet. People who were 15, 16, 17 this year will know what to do in four years. We will keep growing. Therefore, once again, I propose this. We create a pledge site where people promise to try to accumulate $2,300 by the next election, to be donated the moment Ron Paul enters the election, and if he doesn't, the candidate endorsed by Ron Paul (because face it, someone like him is running next term). Honestly, I think we can get 50,000 of our committed people to take this pledge, one which gives us a whole 3 years to fulfill! Now imagine what that would mean:
50,000 x $2,300 = $115,000,000
Incredible! Even if only 10% of this plan worked, that means Ron Paul would start his campaign with $15 million, half of what he has raised in this whole election!
I realize we'll be pissing off a lot of Diggers, Redditors, YouTubers, etc. by holding a 3-year-long money bomb campaign, but it'll be a very subtle and underground movement. You sign up once, and you might get a reminder every 6, 12, 18 months, but otherwise, it's a silent force building up to the grand day.
With a plan like this, I'm almost hoping Clinton or McCain gets elected. Obama will not be a president like Ron Paul, but he'll be just good enough to make people think everything has been fixed. On the other hand, the former two will mess things up so bad that next time winning will be the country's only option.
This is not just an idea anymore. I am a web developer, and despite my planned preoccupation with getting a PhD in the next four years, I would be willing to do this on the side if no one else steps up by 2009. Mark my words, I will not let this die, and I know neither will any of you.
P.S. I think we should extend this concept to precinct leaders, too. If we have 50k, 100k, maybe even 150k committed precinct leaders by the time Ron Paul jumps into the next election, well everyone involved in politics knows something like that would be worth ten billion dollars!
However, we have real momentum here. We will not make the same mistake(s) again. Therefore, I propose the following. Throughout his campaign, Ron Paul had about 200,000 unique donors. A lot of these donors we already have in the e-mail lists of Trevor, Vijay, me, etc. Now, imagine if only 25% of these donors accumulated $2,000 in 3 years. Of course, it might be less than that, but keep in mind this revolution will keep growing. Ron Paul has left an impassable digital imprint on the internet. People who were 15, 16, 17 this year will know what to do in four years. We will keep growing. Therefore, once again, I propose this. We create a pledge site where people promise to try to accumulate $2,300 by the next election, to be donated the moment Ron Paul enters the election, and if he doesn't, the candidate endorsed by Ron Paul (because face it, someone like him is running next term). Honestly, I think we can get 50,000 of our committed people to take this pledge, one which gives us a whole 3 years to fulfill! Now imagine what that would mean:
50,000 x $2,300 = $115,000,000
Incredible! Even if only 10% of this plan worked, that means Ron Paul would start his campaign with $15 million, half of what he has raised in this whole election!
I realize we'll be pissing off a lot of Diggers, Redditors, YouTubers, etc. by holding a 3-year-long money bomb campaign, but it'll be a very subtle and underground movement. You sign up once, and you might get a reminder every 6, 12, 18 months, but otherwise, it's a silent force building up to the grand day.
With a plan like this, I'm almost hoping Clinton or McCain gets elected. Obama will not be a president like Ron Paul, but he'll be just good enough to make people think everything has been fixed. On the other hand, the former two will mess things up so bad that next time winning will be the country's only option.
This is not just an idea anymore. I am a web developer, and despite my planned preoccupation with getting a PhD in the next four years, I would be willing to do this on the side if no one else steps up by 2009. Mark my words, I will not let this die, and I know neither will any of you.
P.S. I think we should extend this concept to precinct leaders, too. If we have 50k, 100k, maybe even 150k committed precinct leaders by the time Ron Paul jumps into the next election, well everyone involved in politics knows something like that would be worth ten billion dollars!