dblee
02-07-2008, 04:34 PM
I'm the last one to be foolishly optimistic, and I'm as down as the rest of you with the results from super tuesday. However, with events in recent days, it seems as if the perfect confluence of variables has conspired to give us a chance at a HUGE comeback.
- Romney has dropped out.
- MSM has crowned McCain the Nominee
- Talk radio still hates him
- Huck is running on fumes financially
- The republican party is fractured and desperate for a REAL conservative to back.
This means we have a few advantages:
- Romney's supporters are up for grabs. They blame Huck for Romney's loss. They HATE McCain.
- Most casual voters who follow the news will assume that McCain has already won, thus they will be less eager to get out the vote. This is one thing we're strong at.
- Our main competition in CAUCUS states has flown the coop. This is our STRENGTH.
- Talk radio is doing much of our negative campaigning for us. They HATE McCain.
- We now have a respectable amount of experience amongst ourselves from the previous primaries and caucuses. We know what works, and what doesn't.
Even barring a comeback we will be laying the foundation for a successful third party run. (for you naysayers) If you want Ron Paul to succeed if he doesn't get the nomination, you can't stop fighting now. Waiting until he announces a 3rd party run will sabotage his chances, and may send the message that he doesn't have the support, and thus he may just drop out.
We should augment all of the above with negative grassroots TV ads through a PAC that doesn't mention Ron Paul's name. Then, we have to present an alternative.
This leads me to believe we should focus on one state at a time for maximum chance at a win. Right now our best chance is WASHINGTON. It's a caucus state, we have a strong base of support there, and... it's next.
This can be the springboard off which we say to the general public 'See? Dr. Paul CAN win!' If we can follow this up with a win in Texas, we'll have effectively sparked a conservative backlash to the very liberal McCain. Everyone knows Huck is just as liberal and has designs on a VP slot. There are 21 states left to go, this fight is far from over.
SO! HOW DO WE WIN???
I'm assuming the grassroots in the target states have the canvassing and sign waving covered. This is not to downplay the importance of it but we'll focus on what we can do nationally. We can not afford to leave this up to Campaign HQ, trust them as we might.
1. Everyone on board for this plan needs to dedicate 100 dollars to the cause. 50 to donate to the official campaign, and 50 to donate to various grassroots efforts. This forum has about 10,000 active members. There are many many more supporters in meetup groups and all over the web.
2. Promote a money bomb outside of this forum ie.. Youtube, digg, etc. This is important to a.) keep Paul in the race and let him know he has our support. b.) The 10,000 members on this forum where we can communicate directly with each other need to focus our money on grassroots efforts.
3. Call4Paul. One state at a time. Lots of volunteers.
4. Ron Paul newspapers or literature on every driveway in the state. (dunno if they're deliverable by this time. Slimjims will do in a pinch.)
5. Grassroots attack ads through a PAC not affiliated with Paul.
6. Grassroots Ron Paul commercials.
7. Newspaper ads galore.
In order for this to work, each one of us has to commit to promoting and executing ONE of the above. If we can do this, we can fill the vacuum that Romney has left behind, and take advantage of the apathy of McCain supporters in the wake of his "inevitability." Of course this has to happen fast to avoid losing even more momentum. We can't succeed if people insist on being defeatists. Join with me in a redoubled effort!
Everyone pick a task! Lets do it!
- Romney has dropped out.
- MSM has crowned McCain the Nominee
- Talk radio still hates him
- Huck is running on fumes financially
- The republican party is fractured and desperate for a REAL conservative to back.
This means we have a few advantages:
- Romney's supporters are up for grabs. They blame Huck for Romney's loss. They HATE McCain.
- Most casual voters who follow the news will assume that McCain has already won, thus they will be less eager to get out the vote. This is one thing we're strong at.
- Our main competition in CAUCUS states has flown the coop. This is our STRENGTH.
- Talk radio is doing much of our negative campaigning for us. They HATE McCain.
- We now have a respectable amount of experience amongst ourselves from the previous primaries and caucuses. We know what works, and what doesn't.
Even barring a comeback we will be laying the foundation for a successful third party run. (for you naysayers) If you want Ron Paul to succeed if he doesn't get the nomination, you can't stop fighting now. Waiting until he announces a 3rd party run will sabotage his chances, and may send the message that he doesn't have the support, and thus he may just drop out.
We should augment all of the above with negative grassroots TV ads through a PAC that doesn't mention Ron Paul's name. Then, we have to present an alternative.
This leads me to believe we should focus on one state at a time for maximum chance at a win. Right now our best chance is WASHINGTON. It's a caucus state, we have a strong base of support there, and... it's next.
This can be the springboard off which we say to the general public 'See? Dr. Paul CAN win!' If we can follow this up with a win in Texas, we'll have effectively sparked a conservative backlash to the very liberal McCain. Everyone knows Huck is just as liberal and has designs on a VP slot. There are 21 states left to go, this fight is far from over.
SO! HOW DO WE WIN???
I'm assuming the grassroots in the target states have the canvassing and sign waving covered. This is not to downplay the importance of it but we'll focus on what we can do nationally. We can not afford to leave this up to Campaign HQ, trust them as we might.
1. Everyone on board for this plan needs to dedicate 100 dollars to the cause. 50 to donate to the official campaign, and 50 to donate to various grassroots efforts. This forum has about 10,000 active members. There are many many more supporters in meetup groups and all over the web.
2. Promote a money bomb outside of this forum ie.. Youtube, digg, etc. This is important to a.) keep Paul in the race and let him know he has our support. b.) The 10,000 members on this forum where we can communicate directly with each other need to focus our money on grassroots efforts.
3. Call4Paul. One state at a time. Lots of volunteers.
4. Ron Paul newspapers or literature on every driveway in the state. (dunno if they're deliverable by this time. Slimjims will do in a pinch.)
5. Grassroots attack ads through a PAC not affiliated with Paul.
6. Grassroots Ron Paul commercials.
7. Newspaper ads galore.
In order for this to work, each one of us has to commit to promoting and executing ONE of the above. If we can do this, we can fill the vacuum that Romney has left behind, and take advantage of the apathy of McCain supporters in the wake of his "inevitability." Of course this has to happen fast to avoid losing even more momentum. We can't succeed if people insist on being defeatists. Join with me in a redoubled effort!
Everyone pick a task! Lets do it!