Campaign IDEA: Goldrush

[freshjiva]

I have an idea that I know will either sound really stupid or really awesome that could catch on.

Since Ron Paul's life work has been educating people why paper money is worthless, why not, in the future, have a "GOLDRUSH" instead of a moneybomb?

It's still the same thing, in practical terms, where people donate money on a particular day, but instead of pledging in raw dollar terms, people would pledge in grams and ounces of gold. The conversion rate would be displayed right on the donation website.

Could be a nice twist to how we market future fundraising.

Besides, doesn't 'gold rush' sound better than 'money bomb'?

[RileyE104]

I don't think it will work. I remember the Kokesh 2010 campaign tried it, not sure how much they got.

[nayjevin]

I'm assuming donate in dollars, but brag in terms of gold, and label it 'goldrush' for general education/marketing purposes. I like it better than moneybomb, but don't see how we could reverse the tides.