Ron Paul surpasses the 200,000 mark on Facebook! [Archive]

freshjiva

05-02-2010, 07:53 PM

200,017 people on Facebook are now friendly to the Liberty movement. Compare that to pre-2007, when Dr. Paul only had 50,000 Facebook supporters.

If you haven't befriended Ron on Facebook yet, what're you waiting for?!

We're still up against some stiff competition. Here are some of our familiar foes' online support:

Mitt Romney: 302,256 supporters
Sarah Palin: 1,543,773 supporters ( :eek: )
Mike Huckabee: 217,951 supporters

We're not too far behind Huckabee, but Palin's numbers are astonishing.

Our movement is known to have strong Internet support, so there's no reason why we shouldn't be neck-and-neck with Palin...

Chester Copperpot

05-02-2010, 08:30 PM

I dont care about any of that shit

BlackTerrel

05-02-2010, 11:18 PM

I dont care about any of that shit

It's one of the easiest ways to virally spread the message when people see what page you are a fan of.

Also when Ron Paul releases a statement or points to an article 200,000 see it instantly. That is a big deal.

itshappening

05-02-2010, 11:36 PM

Ron's facebook was dormant for a long time after the campaign, that explains why its only 200k

JCF

05-03-2010, 12:07 AM

I invited a friend of mine, but she's pretty hippie and doesn't care for politics, I'll get her someday.

Jeros

05-03-2010, 12:22 AM

During the election cycle, one Ron Paul supporter is worth 20 Palin supporters.

freshjiva

06-01-2010, 10:03 AM

UPDATE:

RON PAUL
Supporters: 210,645
Net Change: +10,628
% Change: +5.3%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 349,364
Net Change: +47,108
% Change: +15.5%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 1,595,031
Net Change: +51,258
% Change: +3.3%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 228,217
Net Change: +10,266
% Change: +4.7%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 50,123
I did not poll Gingrich last month, so I do not have +/- numbers, but he will be added to the list going forward.

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR MAY, 2010:

1) Mitt Romney: +15.5%
2) Ron Paul: +5.3%
3) Mike Huckabee: +4.7%
4) Sarah Palin: +3.3%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

freshjiva

07-01-2010, 08:05 AM

UPDATE:

RON PAUL
Supporters: 217,055
Net Change: +6,410
% Change: +3%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 391,614
Net Change: +42,250
% Change: +12.1%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 1,726,820
Net Change: +131,789
% Change: +8.26%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 264,556
Net Change: +36,339
% Change: +15.92%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 54,023
Net Change: +3,900
% Change: +7.7%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR JUNE, 2010:

1) Mike Huckabee: +15.92%
2) Mitt Romney: +12.1%
3) Sarah Palin: +8.26%
4) Newt Gingrich: +7.7%
5) Ron Paul: +3.0%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

freshjiva

08-01-2010, 07:27 PM

libertybrewcity

08-01-2010, 07:30 PM

Sarah Palin should not be this popular. The only candidate that can rival Ron Paul in activism in 2012 will be Sarah Palin unfortunately.

Kregisen

08-01-2010, 07:35 PM

I think the reason people like Romney are going up so fast is because of the ads on facebook. I've asked to 'like' Romney almost everyday due to other political fan pages I have....

Otherwise, I'm bamboozled as to how everyone else is growing faster than Ron Paul is.

speciallyblend

08-01-2010, 07:37 PM

I invited a friend of mine, but she's pretty hippie and doesn't care for politics, I'll get her someday.

take her weed from her> tell her if she doesn't join ron paul fb or vote. she will never smoke marijuana again. the hippies will ban her;)

freshjiva

08-01-2010, 07:40 PM

Otherwise, I'm bamboozled as to how everyone else is growing faster than Ron Paul is.

I suspect the main reason why every Republican contender has steadily been rising since I started posting these updates is because of the growing unpopularity of Obama.

Put in a different way, the Obama/Reid/Pelosi trifecta is the best thing to happen to the Republican Party in a long time.

djdellisanti4

08-01-2010, 07:41 PM

Mini-Ron Paul friend bomb this week guys! I just sent out 26!

JCF

08-01-2010, 07:45 PM

take her weed from her> tell her if she doesn't join ron paul fb or vote. she will never smoke marijuana again. the hippies will ban her;)

Ha :p

Got my girlfriend involved.

http://i26.tinypic.com/655ro0.png

:D

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I can't take credit for it though, all I really did was ask her to look him up, but that is hard enough when talking to apolitical people.

I'm staunchly against forcing him onto people, all I do is bring him up and ask some simple questions (not in a partisan manner).

The best part was when 3 of her young friends commented on her 'liking' Ron Paul, all in support :cool:

heavenlyboy34

08-01-2010, 07:46 PM

Okay, so? If this ever materializes into something substantial, then I'll care.

jake

08-01-2010, 07:58 PM

Okay, so? If this ever materializes into something substantial, then I'll care.

who are they likely to vote for if they are in a Ron Paul fan club on Facebook? Hint - not Mike Huckabee!

Kregisen

08-01-2010, 08:00 PM

Okay, so? If this ever materializes into something substantial, then I'll care.

We need to utilize all tools if Ron is gonna win in 2012.

The internet is one of the strongest tools we have, and facebook is one of the best websites in terms of converting people.

heavenlyboy34

08-01-2010, 08:03 PM

who are they likely to vote for if they are in a Ron Paul fan club on Facebook? Hint - not Mike Huckabee!

You're assuming that 1) they're all of voting age (or will be at the right time) 2) they are "likely voters". The anonymity of Facebook makes this impossible to prove. As I said before, when this supposed internet enthusiasm materializes in massive voter turnout, donations, and such, I'll believe it.

heavenlyboy34

08-01-2010, 08:05 PM

We need to utilize all tools if Ron is gonna win in 2012.

The internet is one of the strongest tools we have, and facebook is one of the best websites in terms of converting people.

I didn't mean to imply that it's bad to use that tool(s). :o

speciallyblend

08-01-2010, 08:06 PM

we need to utilize all tools if ron is gonna win in 2012.

The internet is one of the strongest tools we have, and facebook is one of the best websites in terms of converting people.

save our country, ron paul 2012, ok enough of the 2 men hugging ads? where are the 2 women hugging ads as they are swinging on the stripper poll? let us not discriminate;)

brenden.b

08-01-2010, 08:10 PM

One word can destroy Romney...Romneycare. Primary time you better believe every candidate not named Romney will be running ads against him on that simple point. Hopefully, that will stand to benefit Ron.

low preference guy

08-01-2010, 08:13 PM

You're assuming that 1) they're all of voting age (or will be at the right time) 2) they are "likely voters". The anonymity of Facebook makes this impossible to prove. As I said before, when this supposed internet enthusiasm materializes in massive voter turnout, donations, and such, I'll believe it.

Why does it have to be massive? If gives a lot of additional donations for a very small cost to RP's team, it is still worth it, even if it isn't massive.

If 1% of RP supporters on Facebook who read a message about a moneybomb donate 10$, that alone will bring an additional 20,000 for the moneybomb.

And how much would that cost to RP's team? Nothing. Writing a facebook message to your supporters has the same cost and difficulty as creating a post on RPF, and the message shows in the facebook front page (newsfeed) of each particular user. Note that the numbers I mentioned, 1% and 10$, could be much higher.

heavenlyboy34

08-01-2010, 08:15 PM

Why does it have to be massive? If 1% of RP supporters on Facebook read a message about a moneybomb and donate 10$, that alone will bring an additional 20,000 for the money bomb.

And how much would that cost to RP's team? Nothing. Sending a facebook message to your supporters has the same cost and difficulty as creating a post on RPF, and the message shows in the facebook front page (newsfeed) of each particular user. Note that the numbers I mentioned, 1% and 10$, could be much higher.

It has to be massive to counter the campaigns of the other contenders, who will likely be doing similar things. The other contenders will also have monied interests behind them, unlike the "quixotic" underdog, RP.

brenden.b

08-01-2010, 08:16 PM

Why does it have to be massive? If 1% of RP supporters on Facebook read a message about a moneybomb and donate 10$, that alone will bring an additional 20,000 for the moneybomb.

And how much would that cost to RP's team? Nothing. Writing a facebook message to your supporters has the same cost and difficulty as creating a post on RPF, and the message shows in the facebook front page (newsfeed) of each particular user. Note that the numbers I mentioned, 1% and 10$, could be much higher.

Yeah...we don't see the same sort of grassroots events done by Mitt Romney and company. A money bomb to him is a trip to the bank...

low preference guy

08-01-2010, 08:19 PM

It has to be massive to counter the campaigns of the other contenders, who will likely be doing similar things. The other contenders will also have monied interests behind them, unlike the "quixotic" underdog, RP.

One particular action doesn't have to be massive to be valuable. The combined actions it's what has to be massive. RonPaulForums' mailing list influence in donation is very small. It has only 25k members, and that's a small number considering that RP received about 300k donations in 2008. Should Josh close RPF or stop sending e-mails because his list isn't massive?

heavenlyboy34

08-01-2010, 08:21 PM

One particular action doesn't have to be massive to be valuable. The combined actions it's what has to be massive. RonPaulForums' mailing list influence in donation is very small. It has only 25k members, and that's a small number considering that RP received about 300k donations in 2008. Should Josh close RPF or stop sending e-mails because his list isn't massive?

Okay, okay. I'll believe it when I see it. ;):D

low preference guy

08-01-2010, 08:23 PM

Okay, okay. I'll believe it when I see it. ;):D

You won't see anything, just like you don't see the percentage of people on RPF's mailing list that decide to donate after receiving a message from Josh or reading about it in the forums. This is something you can only think and grasp.

BlackTerrel

08-01-2010, 08:35 PM

I suspect the main reason why every Republican contender has steadily been rising since I started posting these updates is because of the growing unpopularity of Obama.

Also more people on Facebook and people becoming more active. Obama has risen to over 11.7 million people now. Which dwarfs all these people combined.

Okay, so? If this ever materializes into something substantial, then I'll care.

It's not perfect but considering that over half the population of the US is on Facebook I think there is a pretty strong correlation between "likes" on Facebook and overall popularity. It's the closest thing you can get to a poll of 150 million Americans. Of course there is a self selecting bias.

freshjiva

09-01-2010, 11:36 AM

UPDATE:

RON PAUL
Supporters: 240,711
Net Change: +23,656
% Change: +10.9%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 476,219
Net Change: +84,605
% Change: +21.6%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,022,761
Net Change: +295,941
% Change: +17.1%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 384,459
Net Change: +119,903
% Change: +45.32%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 72,136
Net Change: +18,113
% Change: +33.5%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR JULY, 2010:

1) Mike Huckabee: +45.32%
2) Newt Gingrich: +33.5%
2) Mitt Romney: +21.6%
3) Sarah Palin: +17.1%
5) Ron Paul: +10.9%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

UPDATE (9/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 251,527
Net Change: +10,816
% Change: +4.5%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 543,150 476,219
Net Change: +66,931
% Change: +14.05%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,166,123
Net Change: +143,362
% Change: +7.08%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 439,450
Net Change: +54,991
% Change: +14.3%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 83,324 72,136
Net Change: +11,188
% Change: +15.5%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR AUGUST, 2010:

1) Newt Gingrich: +15.5%
2) Mike Huckabee: +14.3%
2) Mitt Romney: +14.05%
3) Sarah Palin: +7.08%
5) Ron Paul: +4.5%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

erowe1

09-01-2010, 11:45 AM

200,017 people on Facebook are now friendly to the Liberty movement. Compare that to pre-2007, when Dr. Paul only had 50,000 Facebook supporters.

Where do you get that RP had 50,000+ Facebook supporters pre-2007?

I'm pretty sure that it had to be way, way, way less than that. Like, maybe 500.

BlackSand

09-01-2010, 11:46 AM

You are a saint for doing this. Thanks.

I dont understand why anyone of those other people are getting more popular. Newt is pretty anti tea party isnt he? Mitt is synonymous with romney care. Palin reveals herself to be more idiotic each day. The only people I would understand getting more popular are Huck and Paul. Huck because he appeases the southern conservative crowd. And Paul because hes the biggest bad A in America today.

Epic

09-01-2010, 11:49 AM

Guys, why isn't Ron Paul doing better on Facebook?

Shouldn't we own the Internet?

Fr3shjive

09-01-2010, 11:50 AM

Palin is a complete and total idiot but she is doing something right because her support is unrivaled right now.

We need figure out exactly what she is doing right and tap into it.

Epic

09-01-2010, 11:52 AM

Palin is a complete and total idiot but she is doing something right because her support is unrivaled right now.

We need figure out exactly what she is doing right and tap into it.

She, Newt, Huckabee and Gingrich are Fox News commentators, while Romney is the most establishment.

BlackSand

09-01-2010, 11:55 AM

IM telling you all. The biggest thing we could do would be to get Beck to reject Palin, and get him to go Ron Paul. Even if he isnt completely on board with everything we believe, hes the closest weve got in the mainstream media, and he has a giant following.

Kregisen

09-01-2010, 12:25 PM

sailingaway

09-01-2010, 12:45 PM

Guys, why isn't Ron Paul doing better on Facebook?

Shouldn't we own the Internet?

My call is because of facebooks awful data mining/privacy attitude. I only use mine to check what my kids put 'out there'. I friended Ron (and recently Rand) but that is all. I really hate this cross web broadcasting of everything I do.

freshjiva

10-01-2010, 09:47 PM

UPDATE (9/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 251,527
Net Change: +10,816
% Change: +4.5%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 543,150 476,219
Net Change: +66,931
% Change: +14.05%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,166,123
Net Change: +143,362
% Change: +7.08%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 439,450
Net Change: +54,991
% Change: +14.3%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 83,324 72,136
Net Change: +11,188
% Change: +15.5%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR AUGUST, 2010:

1) Newt Gingrich: +15.5%
2) Mike Huckabee: +14.3%
2) Mitt Romney: +14.05%
3) Sarah Palin: +7.08%
5) Ron Paul: +4.5%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

UPDATE (10/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 259,207
Net Change: +7,680
% Change: +3.05%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 596,583
Net Change: +53,433
% Change: +9.8%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,270,617
Net Change: +104,494
% Change: +4.8%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 465,996
Net Change: +26,546
% Change: +6.04%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 87,321
Net Change: +3,997
% Change: +4.8%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 2010:

1) Mitt Romney: +9.8%
2) Mike Huckabee: +6.04%
2) Newt Gingrich: +4.8%
3) Sarah Palin: +4.8%
5) Ron Paul: +3.05%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

Kregisen

10-02-2010, 12:14 AM

How the hell does Palin get 105,000 new fans in the same amount of time Ron Paul gets 7,000???

How the hell does she have almost 2,300,000??? This is ridiculous.

BuddyRey

10-02-2010, 01:20 AM

Bump!

ViniVidiVici

10-02-2010, 01:52 AM

I was one of the first 50K! Suck on that.

RonPaulFanInGA

10-02-2010, 03:36 AM

How the hell does Palin get 105,000 new fans in the same amount of time Ron Paul gets 7,000???

How the hell does she have almost 2,300,000??? This is ridiculous.

Palin is more popular? Gets much, much more media attention? Has higher name recognition with Americans? Leads Paul in all the national 2012 polls? Is way more despised by leftists than Paul, so more people who dislike Palin politically have joined her Facebook page?

I'm sure those are big factors.

freshjiva

11-01-2010, 12:10 PM

UPDATE (10/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 259,207
Net Change: +7,680
% Change: +3.05%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 596,583
Net Change: +53,433
% Change: +9.8%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,270,617
Net Change: +104,494
% Change: +4.8%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 465,996
Net Change: +26,546
% Change: +6.04%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 87,321
Net Change: +3,997
% Change: +4.8%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 2010:

1) Mitt Romney: +9.8%
2) Mike Huckabee: +6.04%
2) Newt Gingrich: +4.8%
3) Sarah Palin: +4.8%
5) Ron Paul: +3.05%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

UPDATE (11/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 268,255
Net Change: +9,048
% Change: +3.4%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 633,368
Net Change: +36,785
% Change: +6.1%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,360,058
Net Change: +89,441
% Change: +3.9%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 491,555
Net Change: +25,559
% Change: +5.4%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 92,870
Net Change: +5,549
% Change: +6.3%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2010:

1) Newt Gingrich: +6.3%
2) Mitt Romney: +6.1%
2) Mike Huckabee: +5.4%
3) Sarah Palin: +3.9%
5) Ron Paul: +3.4%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

Zatch

11-01-2010, 12:14 PM

Fr3shjive

11-01-2010, 02:10 PM

If Beck would just admit that he supports Ron Pauls ideas and started pushing RP on his audience I think RPs numbers would jump to Palin level #s.

I dont listen to Beck much but it seems like everytime I do see his show or a clip of it, it seems like he's always pushing RP's ideas. Thats why I dont trust him much. Seems like his ideas are very in line with RPs but he wont support him.

Imperial

11-01-2010, 04:37 PM

I go to an extremely liberal college in Minnesota with a gerrymandered congressional district and a Senate race that will likely be safe Democratic. I am planning to try to get some good support for Dr. Paul on the argument that he is the best candidate for anti-war and pro-civil liberties types to support.

freshjiva

12-01-2010, 11:22 PM

UPDATE (11/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 268,255
Net Change: +9,048
% Change: +3.4%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 633,368
Net Change: +36,785
% Change: +6.1%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,360,058
Net Change: +89,441
% Change: +3.9%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 491,555
Net Change: +25,559
% Change: +5.4%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 92,870
Net Change: +5,549
% Change: +6.3%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2010:

1) Newt Gingrich: +6.3%
2) Mitt Romney: +6.1%
2) Mike Huckabee: +5.4%
3) Sarah Palin: +3.9%
5) Ron Paul: +3.4%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

UPDATE (12/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 277,175
Net Change: +8,920
% Change: +3.3%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 714,453
Net Change: +81,085
% Change: +12.8%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,492,402
Net Change: +132,344
% Change: +5.6%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 512,517
Net Change: +20,962
% Change: +4.2%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 97,897
Net Change: +5,027
% Change: +5.4%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 2010:

1) Mitt Romney: +12.8%
2) Sarah Palin: +5.6%
3) Newt Gingrich: +5.4%
4) Mike Huckabee: +4.2%
5) Ron Paul: +3.3%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

Imperial

12-01-2010, 11:24 PM

UPDATE (12/1/2010):

RON PAUL
Supporters: 277,175
Net Change: +8,920
% Change: +3.3%

MITT ROMNEY
Supporters: 714,453
Net Change: +81,085
% Change: +12.8%

SARAH PALIN
Supporters: 2,492,402
Net Change: +132,344
% Change: +5.6%

MIKE HUCKABEE
Supporters: 512,517
Net Change: +20,962
% Change: +4.2%

NEWT GINGRICH
Supporters: 97,897
Net Change: +5,027
% Change: +5.4%

FASTEST GROWING SUPPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 2010:

1) Mitt Romney: +12.8%
2) Sarah Palin: +5.6%
3) Newt Gingrich: +5.4%
4) Mike Huckabee: +4.2%
5) Ron Paul: +3.3%

I will continue giving monthly updates in this thread.

Romney is using facebook ads like crazy methinks