Do your part to help us win Iowa!!

[rs3515]

We have a letterwriting campaign right now to Iowans who have registered as "no party". If everyone commits to writing 15-20 hand written letters, we can reach EVERY no party voter in Iowa!!

I've got the template letter and names. All I need is for you to send me a PM and I'll set you up. That's it. Help us win this important state!

[schmeisser]

bump

[Sematary]

I'll do it.

[fourameuphoria]

hook me the hell up.

[skiingff]

Bump

[seapilot]

set me up

[Taco John]

Count me in... Set 'em up, I'll knock em down.

[texasbelle]

bump!!!!!

[sedele]

Check your PM's

[me3]

bump

[sedele]

bump

[mavtek]

My handwriting is horrible.

[rs3515]

Come on folks ... need everyone's help to make this happen!!

[chiefsmurph]

I'm in. Everyone should be doing this. This is the exact kind of thing the grassroots are good for. What other campaign can get so many people to do this. Do your part.

[texasbelle]

My handwriting is horrible.

Dont feel bad my handwriting is terrible after years of only typing or writing chicken scratch lists for myself!! I have hand wrote 7 letters so far and its getting better. ;)

[Paulite5112007]

Send away! I'm game.

[Josh]

bump

great idea and i'm already working on my list i got from my local meetup group

[Chomsky]

I have to say, I LOVE this idea. As has been said already, only in the Ron Paul campaign is this possible.

[MO4RonPaul]

PM has been sent! Hook me up with 20!

[Paulite5112007]

So who do I contact or who contacts me?

[MO4RonPaul]

Send a PM to the OP. He'll hook you up.

[Paulite5112007]

Done! Thanks!

[PathIveMade]

Count me in... just sent my PM!

[NewEnd]

pm sent

[Lord Xar]

I am not a killjoy, but it is VERY important the validity and verification of those sending out letters is performed.

[LibertyEagle]

I am not a killjoy, but it is VERY important the validity and verification of those sending out letters is performed.

Absolutely agreed. If people are extremely new to this forum, I'm sorry, but we know little to nothing about them. At least check them out with their Meetup organizers first, please.

Sorry folks, we just have to be careful.

[PathIveMade]

I am not a killjoy, but it is VERY important the validity and verification of those sending out letters is performed.


I'm all about verifying anyway I can as well... Not sure how to verify it, but whatever system is come up with, count me in. This is a great and important venture.

When the time comes for Ohio, I'd be happy to assist then too. We should try this in every state we can. Independent/swing voters may be the key to this election!

[sugaki]

I reckon I'm too new to sign up for this, but I recommend you guys make a template for the letters, so you all have a unified message. Wouldn't want "lol omgz prez bush is teh suxxorz" reaching 20 different people.

[islather]

can us "international" supporters help with this?XD

if so id need a template cos im not too good at writing hehe

[bootstrap]

We have a letterwriting campaign right now to Iowans who have registered as "no party". If everyone commits to writing 15-20 hand written letters, we can reach EVERY no party voter in Iowa!!

I've got the template letter and names. All I need is for you to send me a PM and I'll set you up. That's it. Help us win this important state!

Great idea, but why do you not explain exactly how this works? In the modern world of dishonesty and dirty tricks, you could end up helping the enemy!

[TenDeseo]

I've been an Iowa resident all my life and currently attend the University of Iowa. Rather than writing letters, my goal is to personally follow the progress and engage in active discussion with at least 15 friends/aqaintances that I have lead on the Ron Paul trail. I will be their personal mentor regarding current events and campaign events to shed RP in the best light. Not only that, I choose to do so not by shoving him down their throats, but informing when applicable and encouraging their own research into his ideas and from which choosing the best candidate for them, Ron Paul or not. I'm supremely confident that if they are informed they will vote for Ron Paul, but if they choose not to, at least they are informed and that choice makes for a truly free society where everyone votes according to their own personal interest.

Ten Deseo

[rs3515]

Great idea, but why do you not explain exactly how this works? In the modern world of dishonesty and dirty tricks, you could end up helping the enemy!

As I noted at the beginning of the post, send me a PM. More than willing to discuss but not interested in posting all the details here on this forum. Thanks.

[rs3515]

Rather than writing letters, my goal is to personally follow the progress and engage in active discussion with at least 15 friends/aqaintances that I have lead on the Ron Paul trail.

Any way you can help is most appreciated, especially if you are able to talk daily with fellow Iowans. Given you are a resident, you have an added advantage that those of us who are non-Iowans don't have!

[rs3515]

For those who are waiting, just wanted you to know I had run out of my first batch of names and waiting to receive the second. Hopefully I will be hearing back from them soon!

[PathIveMade]

bump

[rs3515]

I finally got the next batch of addresses late this evening. I'll be sending them out to those who requested tomorrow. Thanks for your patience!

[rs3515]

Read the beginning of the thread here:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=34119&page=1

Send me a PM and we can get new people started! We now have thousands of new addresses available to us.

[AdamT]

I'm in.

[schmeisser]

bump

[Badger Paul]

Send me 20 please

[rs3515]

Badger Paul please send me a PM and I'll get you set up!

[bmcosti]

Also, to be considered perhaps more important is writing a similar letter to our spheres of influence. Our friends & families.

[mstrmac1]

I sent you a pm.. lets do this

[PathIveMade]

bumpity bump

[Furis]

Ron is in Iowa on the 17th.

Kirkwood CC @10am
UoI @ 11:30

[PathIveMade]

bump... this is important stuff. Make it happen folks!

[rs3515]

bump

[Flirple]

You can also help this cause by donating to the Chipin for the Lincoln, NE Meetup.

The Lincoln, NE Meetup group has received, and are attempting to do, 2600 addresses. The only thing that can prevent them from completing them is the cost of postage, ink, paper, envelopes, etc. They really need help.

You will find the ChiPin widget in the upper left corner of the RedStateEclectic blog.
http://redstateeclectic.typepad.com/

Here a link to original post: http://ronpaul.meetup.com/131/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3803714

[Ibgamer]

Im not sure how to PM but I am interested

Can you send me a PM and ill write some letters!

[Energy]

What you can do is type a letter up. You can preface it with
something like "my handwriting is really bad so I'm typing this
instead" or something. You can then sign the bottom and
handwrite the envelopes. Before printing each page, you can type and greet their
first name (Hi John,.....). And throwing in a slim jim wouldn't hurt.

A tip is to highlight Ronald Reagan, anti-war, conservatism, pro-life as this
Iowa poll reveals:

http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/iowa_poll_111407.htm

4. Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months? (Republicans Only)
Yes 53%
No 36%
Undecided 11%


Good discussion about appealing to Iowans:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=36583

In fact, if someone can come up with a good, short letter, we can all use it.

[MedicSean37]

I have terrible hand writing, so I'm out. But I'll see if my wife will do some letters.

[American]

Here is an article that is really good that could use some more comments on there,
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/11/16/news_opinion/letters/8be07a6a601aeef6862573950002d309.txt

[Energy]

I have pages of 30 names each.

I can hand out a page (or more) a person. Any up for it doing one page? As I mentioned a few posts above, you can print these and handwrite the envelopes and sign the letter.

PM me.

We can win Iowa!

[derdy]

I'm down!

[sedele]

Come on people! We have over 700,000 of these to do.

Me and my friends are doing 1500.

HELP!!!!!!!

[derdy]

You can also help this cause by donating to the Chipin for the Lincoln, NE Meetup.

The Lincoln, NE Meetup group has received, and are attempting to do, 2600 addresses. The only thing that can prevent them from completing them is the cost of postage, ink, paper, envelopes, etc. They really need help.

You will find the ChiPin widget in the upper left corner of the RedStateEclectic blog.
http://redstateeclectic.typepad.com/

Here a link to original post: http://ronpaul.meetup.com/131/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3803714

Receipt ID: 80H90368NS0355845

Donated $50:D

[alicegardener]

I want to help but I don't know what "send a PM to the OP" means.

A guy from California emailed me to say he would send addresses. I told him to send them on the our meet-up so we could all write letters but he replied he was not allowed to do that. So I responded go ahead then and just send them to me and I'll pass them along. Since then neither I nor the meet-up has received anything. ?????

[Energy]

I want to help but I don't know what "send a PM to the OP" means.

A guy from California emailed me to say he would send addresses. I told him to send them on the our meet-up so we could all write letters but he replied he was not allowed to do that. So I responded go ahead then and just send them to me and I'll pass them along. Since then neither I nor the meet-up has received anything. ?????

Hi Alice, I just sent you a PM (private message). Click on "Private Messages" at the upper right part of this page (under "Welcome alicegardener")

OP = original post or original poster (of this thread)

[xerxesdarius]

This is really easy, guys. I have been doing about 20 per day since Wednesday. I personalize 20 letters and print them out at work. Then I sign them and hand write the addresses at home. It takes about 45 minutes total. I include my email and phone on the letters to follow up if they want more information. They really look great, personal and authentic. We need more support in Iowa!

[rs3515]

Hi Alice, I just sent you a PM (private message). Click on "Private Messages" at the upper right part of this page (under "Welcome alicegardener")

OP = original post or original poster (of this thread)


By the way, I'm the original owner of this thread. I know Energy has a short list of names he's trying to get people to sign on to do. However it's really not cool to take over someone else's thread for your own purposes.

I have well over 1500 names I still need to distribute.

[Energy]

Hey, we're all in this together. No need to be territorial to get someone in the White House. I didn't realize you had that many. Now I know.

[rs3515]

What you can do is type a letter up. You can preface it with
something like "my handwriting is really bad so I'm typing this
instead" or something. You can then sign the bottom and
handwrite the envelopes. Before printing each page, you can type and greet their
first name (Hi John,.....). And throwing in a slim jim wouldn't hurt.

If you read the beginning of this thread the approach WE are specifically taking is to handwrite the whole thing. This is going to make a much greater impact in my mind.

If you want to offer an alternative approach go ahead and do it, but get off this thread.

[rs3515]

Hey, we're all in this together. No need to be territorial to get someone in the White House. I didn't realize you had that many. Now I know.

Not trying to be territorial, just I've got tons to give out yet and jumping in midstream makes it seem as though you are me, or I am you, and just confuses people.

[Energy]

If you read the beginning of this thread the approach WE are specifically taking is to handwrite the whole thing. This is going to make a much greater impact in my mind. If you want to offer an alternative approach go ahead and do it, but get off this thread.



Relax. It was a suggestion. The biggest hurdle is just getting the letter opened and the handwritten envelope was part of my suggestion. If it helps to get all 700,000 delivered in time (mix of handwritten and typed), then it's a small trade-off. Better to have all sent than some if there's a time crunch.

It's cool, you own this thread if that's the way you see it.. I understand the potential confusion issue. I just didn't see a need for multiple Iowa threads at first.

[Energy]

This is really easy, guys. I have been doing about 20 per day since Wednesday. I personalize 20 letters and print them out at work. Then I sign them and hand write the addresses at home. It takes about 45 minutes total. I include my email and phone on the letters to follow up if they want more information. They really look great, personal and authentic. We need more support in Iowa!

And those 20 can essentially be the same, just different greeting ("Hi John").

I include relevant websites for them to go to, videos of Ron Paul gets them sold (e.g. ronpaulishope.com, RonPaulispeace.com, freeme.tv)

Good tip on giving email/phone. I'll do that too.

[rs3515]

And those 20 can essentially be the same, just different greeting ("Hi John").

I include relevant websites for them to go to, videos of Ron Paul gets them sold (e.g. ronpaulishope.com, RonPaulispeace.com, freeme.tv)

Good tip on giving email/phone. I'll do that too.


Obviously you can approach it anyway you like, but I'm not so sure about giving them all types of websites to go to. Think 70-year old widow from Cedar Rapids who's receiving the letter.

I think sometimes folks who are really engaged with the Internet just assume everyone else is ... when really the majority of mainstream voters never use their computer other than at work. Stick with RonPaul2008.com and an email address. If they're that tech-savvy they will look for more.

[Dave]

I would like to suggest that anyone writing letters to Iowans please include the toll-free phone number for Ron Paul's Iowa campaign office.

1-888-828-PAUL

[quezkittel]

Hey,

I've got about two hours of free time, a bunch of paper, some envelopes, a fresh pack of slimjims, and half a roll of stamps. Anybody care to set me up? :)

[lucius]

Send me 20...Thanks!

[PMatt]

I'll help out. I just need an idea of what I should write. My handwriting isn't that great, but it's readable.

[evadmurd]

Sure--sign me up ASAP. Will people listen to "out-of-staters"?

[Austin]

Sign me up as well.

[sedele]

Hey,

I've got about two hours of free time, a bunch of paper, some envelopes, a fresh pack of slimjims, and half a roll of stamps. Anybody care to set me up? :)

PM THE OP.

[rpfreedom08]

if out of staters are ok then sign me up!

[jaumen]

I'm in.

[PathIveMade]

Sure--sign me up ASAP. Will people listen to "out-of-staters"?


Hopefully they will listen to fellow Americans!
I've already done some and mailed them out! Aside from the carpal tunnel :D it's pretty easy! Private Message the Original Poster!

[rs3515]

Yes everyone, please send me a private message (PM) and I will get you set up with the letterwriting. Thanks to all those who are helping!

[rs3515]

I would like to suggest that anyone writing letters to Iowans please include the toll-free phone number for Ron Paul's Iowa campaign office.

1-888-828-PAUL

Good point Dave. I will add this to the template letter.

[goldenequity]

rs3515 just PM'd you

[seapilot]

I have done 10 already hand written is better than copys IMO. Any campaign can do copies we are the real deal. If llepard can put up an ad in USAtoday worth thousands I figure 15 bucks for envelopes, stamps and paper to contact an Iowa voter directly is doable for everyone here.

They will email you a template to give you an idea of the letter to write. Just one Iowa voter wanting to learn more about Dr. Paul will be worth it. Be honest( eg I wrote I was concerned with the economys future and a continued falling dollar) and dont write bad things about the other candidates. Most important make it personal so they dont get a feeling you are being paid to write the letters.

Get your pens ready ...GO!

[rs3515]

If llepard can put up an ad in USAtoday worth thousands I figure 15 bucks for envelopes, stamps and paper to contact an Iowa voter directly is doable for everyone here.

Thanks for your efforts seapilot! Everyone who hasn't yet jumped in to help out should send me a message ... let's really help those who are on the ground working hard in Iowa.

[rs3515]

Time is running out!! If you have not yet signed up to write letters to independent Iowa voters, please do. If each of us takes a bit of time to write 15-20 letters we can reach all 700,000 "no party" voters!

Send me a private message and I will get you set up with names, addresses and a template letter to copy.

[PathIveMade]

bump

[EricRAlbrecht]

Ive handwritten 6 so far and it only took me an hour. 4 more hours and i will have done my sheet of 30. This is easy! everybody should try to do this.

[work2win]

I am not a killjoy, but it is VERY important the validity and verification of those sending out letters is performed.

You know, I thought this over when we were talking about doing this for NH, and I'm not that worried about sabotage. I think the chances of someone going through all that work to do harm is small, and even if something like that did happen, it would be dwarfed by all the people doing it for the right reasons.

Being reasonably cautious is smart (like not posting the information publicly), but I wouldn't want us to hurt the project by being too careful and excluding a lot of willing volunteers. It is a bit of a gamble, but I am sure the odds are heavily in our favor.

[Just Come Home]

The night before thanksgiving, and I"m doing my part. Let's keep this thing going and provide America with the shock of their lives on January 3rd.

My hand is sore, but my spirits are high! :)

[CCTelander]

My handwriting is terrible, but if you think it'll help, I'm willing to give it a try.

[Just Come Home]

It will definitely help. This is the sort of personal touch that works, especially with Iowans. If we can canvass this entire list, we will go down in history as a huge part of why Ron Paul won the Republican nomination in the first place.

[wisconsinite]

Well, the postage is gonna cost a little more for me, but I'm guessing nobody would throw out a letter from Japan without opening it up.

[Bruehound]

I did a batch of 92 before the Iowa Straw Poll and included my phone number. I got a call from a guy who said he and his wife wanted to thank me for taking the time to be involved and that because of the letter they decided they would both go and vote for Ron Paul.

Sign me up.

[happyphilter]

Bump
If you need the help ill do it but they will probably think a handicapped kid wrote it. my handwriting is terrible

[EricRAlbrecht]

Just a bump right before I go and write some more letters. :)

[work2win]

bump

[Dorfsmith]

My meetup leader handed out a bunch of these addresses last Monday. So far I've sent out 36. This is a great idea, glad to be a part of it.

[PathIveMade]

bump... I just emailed for 20 more.

[Tratzman]

Thanks for all your help, guys! I know we can win Iowa with 25,000 votes, maybe even 20,000. We're on the ground here calling precincts and compiling lists of RP supporters so we can get them out to the polls Jan 3rd.

Your letter may be the thing that tips them over to our side. Keep going!

Chad from northeast Iowa

[PathIveMade]

bump

[NewEnd]

whew, its taking me 11 minutes a piece, to write 100 words, address and seal the envelope! I am speeding up though.

***********************

Dear Friend, (ms. lastname, mr. lastname)

Dr. Ron Paul is running for President!

He has never voted for a tax increase, unbalanced budget, or congressional pay raise!

He does not use taxpayer money for his travels, nor participate in the congressional pension plan, and returns some of his office budget to the US Treasury yearly!

Please visit www.ronpaul2008.com or call his Iowa HQ toll-free: 1-888-828-PAUL (7285) to learn about America's last honest

politician...

..or feel free to write me back.


sincerely (female),
thank you for your time, (male, not sure)

Your Name

********************

[jbmliberty]

We have a letterwriting campaign right now to Iowans who have registered as "no party". If everyone commits to writing 15-20 hand written letters, we can reach EVERY no party voter in Iowa!!

I've got the template letter and names. All I need is for you to send me a PM and I'll set you up. That's it. Help us win this important state!
Send me some names - I'll write

[Richandler]

I'm seeing writethenation.com as a future site for a mass mailing of all citizens across the United States.

[NewEnd]

20 handwritten letters completed!!

It would be nice if we had a running tally of the total number of handwritten letters sent.

[literatim]

Those people typing up letters are wasting their time if not worse by making people angry. This is Iowa and they will get mad at spam sent to them in the mail.

[NewEnd]

Those people typing up letters are wasting their time if not worse by making people angry. This is Iowa and they will get mad at spam sent to them in the mail.


they rpobably will not make anybody angry, but at the same time, they will quickly head to the trash can along with firestone tire deals and Quizno's flyers.

However, I think a running tally of handwritten letters would be nice, to at least start ot see a power in numbers kind of thing.

So far I see 152 confirmed in this thread.

[Peppy690]

i'll write some...someone send me the info please

[NewEnd]

send a private message to rs3515 (the thread starter)

Click on his name, and choose "send private message"

[derekjohnson]

they rpobably will not make anybody angry, but at the same time, they will quickly head to the trash can along with firestone tire deals and Quizno's flyers.

However, I think a running tally of handwritten letters would be nice, to at least start ot see a power in numbers kind of thing.

So far I see 152 confirmed in this thread.

Agreed....I see typed form letter it hits the trash. If someone took the time to hand write a letter, iw ill at least give them the courtesy of reading it.