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Tarzan
08-07-2011, 04:48 PM
A small group of us has an idea for a project but want to see if there is enough interest to spend the time and effort to put it together. We need to know if you would be willing to take actual action and put on a Ron Paul House Party Event. The basic idea is to create a "Ron Paul House Party Kit". This kit would provide materials to those who wish to host their own party and invite their friends and family. Basically, a Ron Paul Tupperware Party.

The Ron Paul House Party Kit
This kit would include most everything you would need to present the ideas of Ron Paul to your family and friends. The goal is to make the event fun and entertaining. There will be 'party favors' so that the converted could take materials with them... yard signs, bumper stickers, printed materials, etc. The goal would be to have this effort go viral so your fiends tell other friends and host their own RP House Party... and so on, etc.

Using the Resource we have on Hand
We would like to keep this as simple as possible yet still be effective in regards to gaining supporters, voters and potential contributors to the Ron Paul Campaign. We want to use resources already available to put together some of the materials we would need. While we will need to create some custom content (how to guide, collateral materials, etc.) I want to use what is already existing as much as possible. This would also include a training segment for the host and a website to provide additional ideas and feedback for making this effort as effective as possible.

Our thinking, right now, is to create a complete kit which would also include basic 'party favors'. We provide a DVDs of Ron Paul videos explaining his position on various issues. We would also offer kits of different sizes that would include bumper stickers, yard signs, stickers, slim jims and other printed materials. The DVDs would have basic topic (economy, military, abortion, religious faith) but would also include an a la carte feature so you could customize the presentation to your particular audience.

Funding and Sponsorship
Our intention is that these would be sold to the host. We would also offer 'sponsorships' so supporters could pay for the kits to be contributed to hosts without the necessary capital. By selling the kits (at a very reasonable price) we would not run afoul of campaign financing laws. We would also cover any direct costs to produce, procure and ship the necessary materials.

Do you have any Interest?
No kidding, no joking around... would you avail yourself to such a Kit and arrange and present a Ron Paul House Party?


Need more details??? Please post your questions here and we will try to clarify.

additional: As eleganz noted below... yes, this is basically a tupperware party for Ron Paul. Our goal will be to provide enough materials so that extensive speech preparation will not be necessary by the host. It would be great if the host were fully familiar with all the materials... but, more as a reference source to refer any difficult questions to Ron Paul's position on the issues in the form of collateral materials that would be part of the kit. If we can get this going we could also have hosts assist with future meetings to make it easier on new hosts and to make the process more effective and enjoyable. The Tupperware analogy is a good one... think of that sort of presentation if the purpose of this House Party Kit is unclear.

FriedChicken
08-07-2011, 09:30 PM
bump for an excellent idea. This would be extremely awesome to get going asap to convert and plug in would-be supporters as early as possible - but also it would provide experience and training for existing supporters that would become a very valuable asset to the cause throughout the rest of the campaign.

eleganz
08-07-2011, 09:35 PM
This is basically a tupperware party but replace tupperware with liberty. If you're going to host a party like this you better brush up on your speech presentation (google it) and make sure you can answer questions confidently and swiftly.

Nickwanz
08-07-2011, 09:57 PM
Maybe you could play that constitution board game for som entertainment http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/temecula/article_f3a85399-45a0-589e-a3f5-95b954590e4e.html

Tarzan
08-08-2011, 12:36 PM
Maybe you could play that constitution board game for som entertainment http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/temecula/article_f3a85399-45a0-589e-a3f5-95b954590e4e.html

That's a great lead, thanks! These are the type of resources we will need to know if we move forward with this project. It's a bit pricey as a general include item for the kit but we will certainly have a look at it as an add on item. We want to try to make sure the House Party is a fun and positive event.
hmmm, created by two public school teachers. I hope they got it right ;)

KingRobbStark
08-08-2011, 01:10 PM
That's a great lead, thanks! These are the type of resources we will need to know if we move forward with this project. It's a bit pricey as a general include item for the kit but we will certainly have a look at it as an add on item. We want to try to make sure the House Party is a fun and positive event.
hmmm, created by two public school teachers. I hope they got it right ;)

lol

KingRobbStark
08-08-2011, 01:11 PM
That's a great lead, thanks! These are the type of resources we will need to know if we move forward with this project. It's a bit pricey as a general include item for the kit but we will certainly have a look at it as an add on item. We want to try to make sure the House Party is a fun and positive event.
hmmm, created by two public school teachers. I hope they got it right ;)

lol

FriedChicken
08-08-2011, 04:05 PM
Being a confident speaker is always good but we can come up with a format and how-to guide that will make this possible for any Ron Paul supporter to lead. Less confident people might want to only invite personal friends that will surely be less critical while more seasoned supporters could open them up to the public more.

Again, this is a great idea that would help on so many levels - it pushes people to leadership, shows how passionate we are, sharpens our speaking, provides a good reason and atmosphere to tell them all about RP, will allow us to sign up volunteers right after conversion ... etc.

We should have 100's of house parties going on in every state between the straw poll and the caucus in addition to other ways of winning votes out of state (which is important to any supporter in boring primary states like Indiana)

And certainly this has the potential to go viral.

FriedChicken
08-08-2011, 04:12 PM
PS, I put myself as a "maybe but need more details" I'd like to change to "definitely"

JP2010
08-08-2011, 04:24 PM
I'm willing to take action if he doesn't.

Suzu
08-08-2011, 05:59 PM
I'm pretty good at selling what I believe in. I'm thinking my kit should include a few dozen tee-shirts, a dozen or so hats, a hundred "For Liberty (Re-cut) DVDs, a few dozen yard signs, a few dozen bumper stickers and buttons and tons of literature for party guests to hand out to their contacts.

Warrior_of_Freedom
08-08-2011, 06:04 PM
I already have my entire family voting for RP :P and all my colleagues (non-democrat) in college voted for him last election cycle.

Tarzan
08-08-2011, 06:18 PM
I'm pretty good at selling what I believe in. I'm thinking my kit should include a few dozen tee-shirts, a dozen or so hats, a hundred "For Liberty (Re-cut) DVDs, a few dozen yard signs, a few dozen bumper stickers and buttons and tons of literature for party guests to hand out to their contacts.

Thanks for the input! We are currently planning to have Shirts, hats and a few other items as things that can be ordered at the end of the party. A couple of reasons:

We want to keep the price of the kit as low as possible
I sell shirts and don't want to get into a conflict of interest
Getting the right sizes can be a problem... ordering them 'as needed' makes sure you get the sizes


But, the DVD(s)... bumper stickers, yard signs, buttons and literature... they are an important part of the Party Kit we are intending to have included. Basically, things that can be easily and quickly be put to use by party goers who want to take the next steps.

We are also trying to figure out how to include registration for the Host's local area... a bit more complicated and we are still considering how to get the proper materials in the right hands. We think that making it easy will be a key... including getting registers (as a Republican).

thanks again for the input... keep 'em coming!

Tarzan
08-08-2011, 06:20 PM
I already have my entire family voting for RP :P and all my colleagues (non-democrat) in college voted for him last election cycle.

Cool! We need to see if we can these types of folks to take the next step and spread the word even further.

gls
08-08-2011, 06:50 PM
I'm amazed at how receptive my family, friends, and coworkers have been to Ron Paul this time around. I still get the "he's too extreme" or "he can't win", but no one bothers to question his policies anymore. In my experience many people are finally willing to admit that Ron is right -- about the economy, about the wars, and about the emerging police state. I find myself spending less time discussing those issues and more time trying to convince them that Ron is a viable solution. When people say that he's too extreme, I mention how the President has limited authority under the Constitution and Ron would have to work with Congress to implement most of his agenda. I bring up how decades of "compromise" have left the nation tens of trillions of dollars in debt. When they say that he can't win, I cite polling that indicates otherwise - such as the one showing him neck-in-neck with Obama in a general election.

I think the momentum is really starting to build in our favor. I honestly never thought I'd see this day. All it took was America being on the brink of collapse.

Jackie Treehorn
08-08-2011, 07:36 PM
The "kit" sounds like an awesome idea. I think our Facebook group would definitely be willing to do something like this and get everybody sporting the same gear.

Tarzan
08-11-2011, 04:09 PM
removed post

Tarzan
08-17-2011, 09:30 PM
Well... with the Ames results... and all the new folks coming to RPF I thought I would give this one more bump to see if there is any renewed interest.

angelatc
08-17-2011, 09:33 PM
I think it's a great idea. MoveOn.org does these things frequently. I've never gone or hosted one (duh) but I assume they wouldn't keep doing them if they weren't effective.

Tarzan
08-17-2011, 09:45 PM
I think it's a great idea. MoveOn.org does these things frequently. I've never gone or hosted one (duh) but I assume they wouldn't keep doing them if they weren't effective.

I'd sure like to know what they are presenting. It could give us some really good points for how to present one of these effectively. With the right message, of course. :)

Any input from someone familiar with the (ick) moveon.ork presentation would be helpful. Getting our hands on their materials would be a real plus.

FriedChicken
08-18-2011, 06:40 AM
bumpity bump bump.

Can't help put this idea together do to time restraints and other commitments but look forward to participating and promoting once its put together.

Tarzan
08-21-2011, 08:10 PM
REOPENED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION... AUGUST 30th

Thanks again to everyone who responded and took the poll... including the few new folks who chimed in. There is still not enough interest in this to make it worth the effort and commitment that would be required.

So, while I cannot close this thread, I am announcing that the effort is being abandoned. If someone want to revive it I wish you the best of luck.

FriedChicken
08-28-2011, 08:15 AM
Oh wow that sucks ... because I think things like this would make a big impact. But I completely agree if there isn't an interest in it than it would be wasting time - good idea or not.
Maybe this will come alive later. I'll talk to my local group about this some and I'll see if I can get a little bit of work done on it (doubtful, my local group is small and doesn't do much).

Perhaps once this kit is made it could catch on.