Cordwainer Duck
09-15-2007, 07:19 PM
Got a letter from the National Republican Senate Committee this morning; one of the ubiquitous survey / fund-raising (mostly fund-raising, I suspect) letters. The last survey question was "Which Republican would you like to see nominated for President ?" There was exactly one candidate omitted from the checklist - guess who.
After filling in the "other" box in big bold letters, I appended a note explaining to them that I was making a sizable contribution to the Ron Paul campaign (which I just did) in lieu of one to NRSC, and that I'd be happy to contribute a matching sum to them upon demonstration that the GOP leadership is taking Paul's candidacy seriously. I further noted that the candidate they just happened to overlook is EXACTLY what the GOP needs in order to have any real chance of winning next fall, and that, should Paul be nominated, I will increase my contributions to Paul's campaign and the GOP to the legal limits (which I will). Signed, sealed, and mailed.
Question: does anyone actually read those surveys? Would it have any impact if, say, a few thousand people similarly filled out and returned this and similar letters, or is this going to be an uphill battle both within and without the party no matter what?
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After filling in the "other" box in big bold letters, I appended a note explaining to them that I was making a sizable contribution to the Ron Paul campaign (which I just did) in lieu of one to NRSC, and that I'd be happy to contribute a matching sum to them upon demonstration that the GOP leadership is taking Paul's candidacy seriously. I further noted that the candidate they just happened to overlook is EXACTLY what the GOP needs in order to have any real chance of winning next fall, and that, should Paul be nominated, I will increase my contributions to Paul's campaign and the GOP to the legal limits (which I will). Signed, sealed, and mailed.
Question: does anyone actually read those surveys? Would it have any impact if, say, a few thousand people similarly filled out and returned this and similar letters, or is this going to be an uphill battle both within and without the party no matter what?
C D