Ron Paul to speak in Fargo North Dakota Saturday, November 5th

[sailingaway]

Ron Paul to speak in Fargo

http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/15891487/ron-paul-to-speak-in-

[Brendan Wenzel]

People actually live in North Dakota?

[sailingaway]

People actually live in North Dakota?

Bite your tongue. Ron got something like 26% of the vote there, last time.

and yes, I have family there. :p

[Brendan Wenzel]

Bite your tongue. Ron got something like 26% of the vote there, last time.

and yes, I have family there. :p

:)

[CaptUSA]

750 people with tickets ranging from $15 to $10,000 for a table?

Should be a good fundraiser!

[Umbro2914]

People actually live in North Dakota?
Why are you insulting North Dakotans?
Regardless if you are being sarcastic or not, but such statement and attitudes are NOT gaining us any more supporters.
Thousands of people read these posts, think a little before you speak.

[sailingaway]

I think it is for the GOP or something, not for Ron, though.

[Brendan Wenzel]

750 people with tickets ranging from $15 to $10,000 for a table? Should be a good fundraiser!

Wicked awesome! North Dakota knows how to do it.

[speciallyblend]

Why are you insulting North Dakotans?
Regardless if you are being sarcastic or not, but such statement and attitudes are NOT gaining us any more supporters.
Thousands of people read these posts, think a little before you speak.

North Dakota is better then anything east of kansas. A lil counter balance for ya:)

[BuddyRey]

I seem to recall North Dakota went completely bananas for Ron Paul back in '08. He won a whole bunch of counties there! It seems like a cool place, but I've never been there.

Maybe that should have been where we started the Free State Project?

[sailingaway]

I seem to recall North Dakota went completely bananas for Ron Paul back in '08. He won a whole bunch of counties there! It seems like a cool place, but I've never been there.

Maybe that should have been where we started the Free State Project?

Works for me-- like I said, I have family there. A ton, actually. The old farm families had 12 or 13 kids. And while that was in my grandparents' generation, that still means there are a lot of us in North Dakota.

[eduardo89]

Ron Paul had a total of 31 unique donors from ND last quarter...


The article does have a very nice description of Ron though :)

Congressman Ron Paul of Texas enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul is the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. He is known among both his colleagues in Congress and his constituents for his consistent voting record in the House of Representatives: Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. In the words of former Treasury Secretary William Simon, Dr. Paul is the "one exception to the Gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.

[sailingaway]

Ron Paul had a total of 31 unique donors from ND last quarter...


The article does have a very nice description of Ron though :)

they have a really late primary. And they are cheap. And self reliant. That is why Ron goes over so big there.

[helmuth_hubener]

Ron Paul had a total of 31 unique donors from ND last quarter... Per capita, my friend, per capita. North Dakota doesn't have the most donors per capita, but not the least either. You think those tables are expensive for this fundraiser? I was just in North Dakota yesterday. Rent in Dickerson is $2000/month for a 2-bedroom apartment. $1000/month for a 1-bedroom.

[ZanZibar]

He'll be in St Cloud MN on the 5th too.

[Eric21ND]

We're already getting pumped up here for Ron's appearance. He did very well here last time in 2008.

[Scott F]

Yeah I am gonna try to be there. There are ND supporters of Ron Paul on this forum. I try to run the grassroots group for Bismarck ND but we got a late start. Unfortunately the proceeds go to the ND policy council, but I am sure they are paying Ron Paul to be there so he will still make some campaign money. It's too bad its like $1000 to meet him. No way I can swing that, gonna have to just get the dinner tickets probably.

[69360]

Per capita, my friend, per capita. North Dakota doesn't have the most donors per capita, but not the least either. You think those tables are expensive for this fundraiser? I was just in North Dakota yesterday. Rent in Dickerson is $2000/month for a 2-bedroom apartment. $1000/month for a 1-bedroom.

Is that because of the oil? If I didn't have kids I'd go work there, there sure seems to be a lot of money and jobs up there.

[eff]

Didn't he finish 2nd behind Romney in Cass County or am I misremembering?

[helmuth_hubener]

Is that because of the oil? Yep. That and, like most apparent "market failures": it's the government's fault. The city and county governments are making it hard to build. The party line is they don't want to "over-build" like the last oil boom. So they take it upon their wise and visionary selves to prevent the market from foolishly building "too much" such that rents might be less than $2000/month (more, in Williston). Bless their hearts. What would we do without our Leaders and Saviors the government men? The Zoning Boards across the nation really are our unsung heroes. Three cheers for obstructionism!

[RileyE104]

Wow.. North Dakota is a very low-turnout state...


2008 Election Results
Mitt Romney - 3,490 - 35.82%
John McCain - 2,224 - 22.83%
Ron Paul - 2,082 - 21.37%
Mike Huckabee - 1,947 - 19.98%

750 people going to the Nov. 5th event? That's almost half of the people who voted for Dr. Paul last time around!

[helmuth_hubener]

Good research, RileyE!

[Eric21ND]

Didn't he finish 2nd behind Romney in Cass County or am I misremembering?
Technically Ron finished 3rd behind McCain by like 100 votes, but we at least beat Huckabee.

[Karsten]

What's the date again? I seem to have forgot

[1836]

I seem to recall North Dakota went completely bananas for Ron Paul back in '08. He won a whole bunch of counties there! It seems like a cool place, but I've never been there.

Maybe that should have been where we started the Free State Project?

As a caucus state it gives us a real shot of victory.

[IndianaPolitico]

Wow.. North Dakota is a very low-turnout state...



750 people going to the Nov. 5th event? That's almost half of the people who voted for Dr. Paul last time around!
Wow, all that we need is some early momentum, and we pretty much have a guranteed win...