bmcosti
10-02-2007, 07:00 AM
Hey Ron Paulians,
This is a great opportunity to show how excited Ron Paul supporters are all over the country, and how well we can organize. The only truly national Straw Poll before the elections that start in January. Let's show the world how much support Ron Paul has. I have started this National Caucus Group in Schaumburg, IL (A suburb of Chicago). Let's show the main stream media that all those archaic polling techniques don't represent the strength of the Ron Paul peace and freedom movement!
http://www.nationalcaucus.com/about
I strongly urge someone in the Chicago group to set one up now for Chicago and take charge before someone else from another campaign does. Let's make sure that we expose as many people as possible to the Ron Paul message of Peace and Freedom through this event.
Start one for your neck of the woods here. Run it and make sure that many more people are exposed to Ron Paul and the Peace and Freedom message.
http://www.nationalcaucus.com/
Rules and tools to help you get started:
As the National Presidential Caucus moves toward December 7 and the main event, there will be lots of discussion about many aspects, and we’ve opened a dedicated blog just for that purpose...
One of the discussion areas will deal with the ongoing refinement of Caucus rules, suggested meeting formats and associated web tools to help people participate/organize a National Caucus in their community.
Below is the current state of rules governing the convening of National Presidential Caucuses and a suggested meeting format. These are continuing to evolve and be refined to make the best most interesting experience possible for all involved.
Timing:
Preliminary Straw Poll & Caucus Warmup: Friday, November 9, 2007
National Presidential Caucus: Friday, December 7, 2007
Both events will be held anytime between 3-8pm local time.
Venue:
Any location that is publicly accessible: Libraries, homes, cafes, restaurants, civic centers, etc.
The venue should also be family friendly, have high speed internet access and ideally the capability to upload pictures, videos or even webcast the proceedings.
Size:
Groups should be smaller to encourage maximum participation and giving everyone an opportunity to speak. Max 50. Groups over 50 will need to divide into two distinct groups even if sharing a venue.
Caucus Types:
Republican, Democrat, or Open. Caucus Organizer will choose which type they wish to convene. Lists of candidates and issues will be pre-published.
Eligilibility:
All participants vouch for themselves as being of voting age by the date of the first official primary or state caucus. Participants must be registered for a specific Caucus with nationalcaucus.com
Caucus Organizer/Convener Responsibility:
Act as honest broker for all participants in their individual Caucus. Secure venue, manage meeting time, facilitate discussion, post results. Organizers are also encouraged to cross link with any other groups, blogs or web sites, or meeting tools that will increase interest and participation in the National Caucus.
Participant Responsibility:
Come prepared to speak and advocate for issues and candidates. Support organizer/convener and respect fellow caucus members.
Counting & reporting:
Results will be aggregated and published by NationalCaucus.com by result, by zip code, & by caucus category. A follow up e-mail exit poll will be sent to all participants to further ratify and understand results.
Suggested Caucus Format:
Informal mixing prior to convening.
Opening statement of welcome and review of rules and agenda by Organizer.
First round of discussion trying to allow everyone present to speak and enable group to prioritize top issues for that Caucus.
Second round of speaking to state & record preferences for candidates.
Organizer reports the results to the group for ratification and then performs secure log on to post results for aggregation and reporting at NationalCaucus.com.
Adjourn in celebration of each other’s effort to make a better election.
This is a great opportunity to show how excited Ron Paul supporters are all over the country, and how well we can organize. The only truly national Straw Poll before the elections that start in January. Let's show the world how much support Ron Paul has. I have started this National Caucus Group in Schaumburg, IL (A suburb of Chicago). Let's show the main stream media that all those archaic polling techniques don't represent the strength of the Ron Paul peace and freedom movement!
http://www.nationalcaucus.com/about
I strongly urge someone in the Chicago group to set one up now for Chicago and take charge before someone else from another campaign does. Let's make sure that we expose as many people as possible to the Ron Paul message of Peace and Freedom through this event.
Start one for your neck of the woods here. Run it and make sure that many more people are exposed to Ron Paul and the Peace and Freedom message.
http://www.nationalcaucus.com/
Rules and tools to help you get started:
As the National Presidential Caucus moves toward December 7 and the main event, there will be lots of discussion about many aspects, and we’ve opened a dedicated blog just for that purpose...
One of the discussion areas will deal with the ongoing refinement of Caucus rules, suggested meeting formats and associated web tools to help people participate/organize a National Caucus in their community.
Below is the current state of rules governing the convening of National Presidential Caucuses and a suggested meeting format. These are continuing to evolve and be refined to make the best most interesting experience possible for all involved.
Timing:
Preliminary Straw Poll & Caucus Warmup: Friday, November 9, 2007
National Presidential Caucus: Friday, December 7, 2007
Both events will be held anytime between 3-8pm local time.
Venue:
Any location that is publicly accessible: Libraries, homes, cafes, restaurants, civic centers, etc.
The venue should also be family friendly, have high speed internet access and ideally the capability to upload pictures, videos or even webcast the proceedings.
Size:
Groups should be smaller to encourage maximum participation and giving everyone an opportunity to speak. Max 50. Groups over 50 will need to divide into two distinct groups even if sharing a venue.
Caucus Types:
Republican, Democrat, or Open. Caucus Organizer will choose which type they wish to convene. Lists of candidates and issues will be pre-published.
Eligilibility:
All participants vouch for themselves as being of voting age by the date of the first official primary or state caucus. Participants must be registered for a specific Caucus with nationalcaucus.com
Caucus Organizer/Convener Responsibility:
Act as honest broker for all participants in their individual Caucus. Secure venue, manage meeting time, facilitate discussion, post results. Organizers are also encouraged to cross link with any other groups, blogs or web sites, or meeting tools that will increase interest and participation in the National Caucus.
Participant Responsibility:
Come prepared to speak and advocate for issues and candidates. Support organizer/convener and respect fellow caucus members.
Counting & reporting:
Results will be aggregated and published by NationalCaucus.com by result, by zip code, & by caucus category. A follow up e-mail exit poll will be sent to all participants to further ratify and understand results.
Suggested Caucus Format:
Informal mixing prior to convening.
Opening statement of welcome and review of rules and agenda by Organizer.
First round of discussion trying to allow everyone present to speak and enable group to prioritize top issues for that Caucus.
Second round of speaking to state & record preferences for candidates.
Organizer reports the results to the group for ratification and then performs secure log on to post results for aggregation and reporting at NationalCaucus.com.
Adjourn in celebration of each other’s effort to make a better election.