You all laughed at me when I said 100 million

[max]

I'm sticking to my guns....

If this thing goes BEYOND our circle, the sky is the limit.

We already had mentions of the Tea Party on CNN and CBS...and it's still more than 1 months away!

We have a full page ad coming up in the USA Today.

The media may be biased...but journalists are still gossip hounds and this is truly an amazing story...

If we keep pushing the PR and bust this thing into the mainstream...we can do 100 million.

500,000 Americans actually voted for RP in 1988...

MILLIONS more like him today and more are learning about him every day....Only a tiny fraction of these folks even knew about 11/5...The whole Tea Party concept is historic and FUN...people will want to be a part of it..

If a Jerry Lewsis telethon can raise 63 million...why cant we raise 100?

Keep pushing this into the MSM and those of you who tore me a new asshole for projecting 100 Million will owe me an apology..

Lets keep running ads and do whatever it takes to make the Tea Party the talk of the MSM BEFORE it actually happens...Our enthusiam and no stop promotion for the next 30 days can leverage this thing into a national party..

A tiny fraction of a fraction of our 300 million population is all we need

100 Million bucks and the game will be over!

[Ozwest]

Anything is possible. But is the cheese sliding off the cracker?

[TechnoGuyRob]

If we could get 40,000 people to donate $2,000 (which is logistically possible), then we could reach your projection (the other $20 million would roll in).

[Ozwest]

If we could get 40,000 people to donate $2,000 (which is logistically possible), then we could reach your projection (the other $20 million would roll in).

What if... Shetland Ponies ruled the wild west?

[shepburn]

I like the way you think max!

All we need it for this thing to go totally viral. And I do believe the foundation is set for just that. Remember it doesn't have to be $100M to be a succuss, but it may take that kind of thinking to make sure it reaches it's full potential ... what ever that may be!

[SeanEdwards]

If we raise $100 mil in a day, I expect all the pretenders to throw in the towel on the spot. That would be like, damn, election is over. Give Paul the keys to the whitehouse and gtfo.

[Ozwest]

Ten million is definitely a go-er, and who knows max, anything is possible.

[Midnight77]

$100 Million. Hmmmmm. No, I think you are going to be the one apologizing if you think we can achieve something as ludicrous as that.

My guess is $7 Million Minimum. $10 Million Maximum.

[jrich4rpaul]

With the coverage of the 5th, many people now know who he is, and believe he may stand a better chance and will take more interest. Not to mention, those once reluctant to donate now know they can make a difference. I believe a large number is possible if nobody slacks and we do everything we absolutely can for that day.

Double digits are very likely. Triple would take a miracle, but we've seen some amazing things happen so far.

[Man from La Mancha]

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6715/brighton3oe3.gif (teaparty07.com)..http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3429/brighton4iu6.gif (teaparty07.com)..http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2926/brighton5mj7.gif (teaparty07.com)...http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9435/blackwsmallyh7.gif (teaparty07.com)..

Hot linked to TeaParty..copy paste in emails and more. very small size under 11k

.

[bjneiman]

I signed the Nov 5 pledge early on even though I thought the 10 million dollar goal was absurd.

As Nov 5 neared, I posted publicly on DailyPaul that I thought our Nov 5 total was going to be 1.2 - 1.4 million. I tried my best to persuade everyone to lower their expectations to "reality".

Then Nov 5 came and they were right and I was wrong.

Nov 5 has wildly energized Paul's donor base. Personally, I expect we will see a higher average donation and a lot of new donors from this effort. The absurd figure of 10 million is now becoming a real possibility...

Personally, I like Max's thinking...

[Bacon]

$100 Million. Hmmmmm. No, I think you are going to be the one apologizing if you think we can achieve something as ludicrous as that.

My guess is $7 Million Minimum. $10 Million Maximum.
No way you can put a maximum on this.. we had 10 days of advertising for the 5th. We have over a month, A FULL PAGE AD in the USA Today, and finally some MSM support for the 16th.. there is no telling how high the donations could go. I thought we wouldn't raise more than 2 million on the 5th and we more than doubled that.

[Sematary]

For my part, I have placed links to the website in two wiki articles, contacted numerous ron paul related websites and am now branching out to non-rp related websites. This thing is going to be HUGE.
PLUS - if any of you want to help, I want to put a banner at the top of offtopic.com for a month (two hundred dollars). If you're interested, my paypal is interleave1@earthlink.net

Bob

[SwordOfShannarah]

What if... Shetland Ponies ruled the wild west?

If Shetland ponies ruled the west George Bush would really be a cowboy.

[Midnight77]

Bacon, be realistic. I mean, seriously stop and think about it for a moment. $100 Million Dollars.

This is going to be the joke of the Mainstream Media when they lurk around these forums to see what some people are predicting for this. It's simply not realistic, nor achievable, by any means. It is beyond absurd.

I stand by and say we can maybe go as high as $10 Million. I would love to see Paul bring in $20 Million total this Quarter. All the other Campaigns have been on a downward spiral for donations.

Huckabee may bring in $2-3 Million. He's been doing better as he's been going up in the Polls.
McCain will probably go down to $3 Million.
Fred is going down to $5 Million.
Romney will come in around $8 Million.
And Giuliani, who will be getting some bad press from this deal with FOX, will probably do no more than $10 Million.

We will unquestionably be the leader of the pack in terms of Fundraising this Quarter. Depending on how well we do on the 16th, I am predicting we finish between $15 and $20 Million for the Quarter.

[max]

Bacon, be realistic. I mean, seriously stop and think about it for a moment. $100 Million Dollars.

.

Ask not if 100 million is doable...

instead...ask urself if National Media Awareness of an anti-tax..anti-war...anti-big government "donation protest"...can be created by using the MSM.....

take care of that...and rest CAN happen


open ur mind to the possibilities...GET THE MSM BUILDING THIS UP!

[Naraku]

$100 million is not that likely, but I think over $10 million is possibly inevitable. The Tea Party is getting subscribers at an average rate of 2500 people per day, if that pace is kept up there will be 92,000 subscribers overall by December 16th. If there's twice as many donors like on November 5th, that means about 184,000 people. If they give an average of only $118 it will amount to $21.7 million. However, I think the average donation size is going to be much higher than that.

If it's say, $185 per person, the amount will be nearly $35 million. It would take an average of about $543 per person to reach $100 million.

[torchbearer]

If Shetland ponies ruled the west George Bush would really be a cowboy.

LOL!

[amonasro]

Could Ron Paul's campaign even spend 100 million? LOL it'd be like a bullhorn to other campaigns, they'd all start kissing butt for the VP spot!

[LBT]

I love the thinking and wish it could be true. I know we'll do what we can to push it in the direction of 100 million.

But I doubt we'll get much more that the $103 average donation. Around 36,000 donated with another 3,000 jumping in for multiple bites on Nov 5th. I don't doubt we'll get 70,000+ donators on December 16, maybe double or triple that if it goes mega-viral, but to get around 1 million donators ??? .... that would shift the axis of the planet.

I don't think dreaming hurts, nor do I think conservative estimates will make much difference in the long run. What will happen will happen and we can be sure that us fanatics will do all we can to spin this fundraiser to new heights.

With that said I think 12 million will happen if we get good viral purchase on this event and 16-20 million if it goes mega viral.

Even 10 millon will shake the establishment and set up Ron Paul as a real contender in the eyes of the many who currently see him as a curiosity with limited influence. When that happens, many big names will jump on board and back the Ron Paul Revolution.

[jpinkerton]

There were what...38,000. Let's say about twice as many people donate that day. 80,000 donors at $1,250 per donor would be $100 million.

It's not impossible, and is good to set a goal, and I agree, $10 million is a great goal, and plan for that, but PUSH for 100 million.

[Goldwater Conservative]

I think I'll take a page out of Stephen Hakwing's book and bet that you're way off, since I couldn't lose such a bet even if I was wrong. :D

[tekkierich]

15 mil is my prediction.

I donated on the 5th at about 7pm when I told myself before the event that I would not (all ready a little tapped out from donations and meet up activities). I donated $100.

December 16th I will donate at least $250 if not more. I think we will have 80k - 100k donors at a $140 - $150 average donation.

I am not signed up the teaparty07 and I will not. I get WAY too much Ron Paul e-mail as is.

[JordanL]

If we raise $100 mil in a day, I expect all the pretenders to throw in the towel on the spot. That would be like, damn, election is over. Give Paul the keys to the whitehouse and gtfo.

QFT

Aiming for $100 million is folly. But getting $100 million is game, set, match.

[fletcher]

I never laughed at you. I don't laugh at pathetic people on the street either. All you are doing is giving the media and others something to laugh at to distract from the success of the 16th. Please stop.

[Energy]

Just the thought of $100 mil energizes us to think much bigger than ourselves. It supercharges the creative juices that can make the difference between $10 mil and $40mil (and, ok, $100 mil).

[max]

I never laughed at you. I don't laugh at pathetic people on the street either. All you are doing is giving the media and others something to laugh at to distract from the success of the 16th. Please stop.

The media...the media....always living in fear of the friggin media!

Tell me, how is possible to defeat an adversary when you cower in fear before it?

Ah yes...I can see the headlines now ..."RP campaign fizzlling out. Only raised 40 million when the goal was 100 million"...

Yeah...you're right...that would SINK us....LOL

Let me ask you this? Is getting MAJOR media coveregae IN ADVANCE doable?....

Not guaranteed...but doable??

If you answered "yes"....then 100 million is not impossible....We are still 30 days away and already this has been mentioned on Face the Nation...Katie Couric...and Wolf Blitzer..

just get busy pimping this thing and the rest will follow

[TechnoGuyRob]

"RP campaign fizzlling out. Only raised 40 million when the goal was 100 million"

I laughed out loud. :D

[austin356]

You guys do know if we get $100 million we will have won the entire race on that day dont ya?

Hell I can safely sleep in on Feb. 5th.


But I can safely say this idea is stupid.

[JoshLowry]

Max, I will still be laughing if we hit 100 million in one day.

Laughing very maniacally.

[constituent]

they don't rule the wild west?

[Man from La Mancha]

QFT

Aiming for $100 million is folly. But getting $100 million is game, set, match.
And getting our country back, this can be done.:)

.

[Nyte]

Why not go for...


$100 BILLION DOLLARS

http://www.appletreeblog.com/wp-content/2007/10/dr-evil.jpg

[Original_Intent]

My feelings:

Anything under 4.3 million would be a disappointment.

4.3 million - 6 million a solid showing that would generate some good positive media.

6-8 million good wow factor

8-10 million HUGE

10 million+ we win

[troyd1]

My feelings:

Anything under 4.3 million would be a disappointment.

4.3 million - 6 million a solid showing that would generate some good positive media.

6-8 million good wow factor

8-10 million HUGE

10 million+ we win

I predict the we win category.

[MadTheologian]

Keep pushing this into the MSM and those of you who tore me a new asshole for projecting 100 Million will owe me an apology..


If we raise 100 Million, we'll chip in to give you another digestive system for your new orifice. :p

[Mark Mosconi]

I predicted 2 million for November 5th...we more than doubled that. I predict 6 million for December 16th. I would love to see more, but I find I constantly need convincing of our support...and I am constantly convinced, yet I still need further convincing. If we pull in 10 million...I will be convinced. 100 million? Not only is that unlikely, it's absurd. But oh...would I love to be proven wrong...sadly, not only can I not picture it, I cannot even fathom it.

[tekkierich]

I predict 8.6 Million. Double the 5th

[AlexMerced]

no matter what, I think we'll be shocked by the events of this saturday and sunday

[Original_Intent]

$100 million would cause a national Rongasm! One that even Hillary would feel!

OK, why did I have to give myself a mental image like that?? :eek: Nothing for it but to drive a truck over my own head.

[Man from La Mancha]

Why not go for...


$100 BILLION DOLLARS

Well because there are not a billion people for Ron DUHH, but there very well could be 1 million people for Ron that can give $100. I take it math isn't one of your good points.:p

[Benaiah]

I predicted 2-2.5 for the 5th. I predicted 10 for the 16th, but lowered it to 5-7 when we were all fighting over Tea Party/blimp/ campaign email. Now my prediction is back up to 10 million again.

[Andrew-Austin]

Sorry, but I'm laughing at you now.

[noztnac]

A Ron Paul/ Google alliance

I don't know if this is planned but it would dramatically increase Ron Paul's chances of winning.

I'm talking about an official endorsement of Ron Paul by Google. Imagine the Tea Party being advertised on the main Google page. Imagine every time any person goes to Google their seeing a Ron Paul ad.

Similiar things could be done with yahoo, facebook, myspace, etc.

Is anyone discussing this or planning this. It would also be a good opportunity for Google to flex its muscles and show the power of the internet vis-a-vis the mainstream media.

--
teaparty07.com ronpaul2008.com

[CableNewsJunkie]

If the Libertarian, Constitution, and Reform parties were ALL united in their support for Dr. Paul and contacted their members urging them to do the same...then I think the sky is the limit for Sunday.

[Jobarra]

They're all going to laugh at you!

hehe

[Tberrie]

If Ron Paul made 100 million in a day, he could go buy a small country and we could all live there, no need to run for president here. That way we could be safe and sound when the economy collapsed and we could scream "We told you so!" from afar.

I've never seen any legitimate prosperity come to anyone from wishful thinking or prayers, however. Boots gotta hit the road sometime...

[Liberty Star]

I'm sticking to my guns....

If this thing goes BEYOND our circle, the sky is the limit.

We already had mentions of the Tea Party on CNN and CBS...and it's still more than 1 months away!

We have a full page ad coming up in the USA Today.

The media may be biased...but journalists are still gossip hounds and this is truly an amazing story...

If we keep pushing the PR and bust this thing into the mainstream...we can do 100 million.

500,000 Americans actually voted for RP in 1988...

MILLIONS more like him today and more are learning about him every day....Only a tiny fraction of these folks even knew about 11/5...The whole Tea Party concept is historic and FUN...people will want to be a part of it..

If a Jerry Lewsis telethon can raise 63 million...why cant we raise 100?

Keep pushing this into the MSM and those of you who tore me a new asshole for projecting 100 Million will owe me an apology..

Lets keep running ads and do whatever it takes to make the Tea Party the talk of the MSM BEFORE it actually happens...Our enthusiam and no stop promotion for the next 30 days can leverage this thing into a national party..

A tiny fraction of a fraction of our 300 million population is all we need

100 Million bucks and the game will be over!

You think big and that is a good thing.

[Original_Intent]

If Ron Paul made 100 million in a day, he could go buy a small country and we could all live there, no need to run for president here. That way we could be safe and sound when the economy collapsed and we could scream "We told you so!" from afar.

I've never seen any legitimate prosperity come to anyone from wishful thinking or prayers, however. Boots gotta hit the road sometime...

Y'know this is not an altogether bad idea.

If Ron Paul loses, maybe our next effort should BE to raise enough money to buy our own country.

Failing that we should try to at least buy a cable TV station that we can have some honest reporting on.

[CableNewsJunkie]

Y'know this is not an altogether bad idea.

If Ron Paul loses, maybe our next effort should BE to raise enough money to buy our own country.


Paul's Paradise = Galt's Gulch

[xao]

Y'know this is not an altogether bad idea.

If Ron Paul loses, maybe our next effort should BE to raise enough money to buy our own country.

Failing that we should try to at least buy a cable TV station that we can have some honest reporting on.


This is actually the best Idea i've ever heared.

[CelestialRender]

Paul's Paradise = Galt's Gulch

Except the Dr isn't some nameless mook, it's RP.

[RonPaul4Freedom]

If a hollywood movie can generate more than 100+ million on opening weekend, I think a movement can do as well.

I have mentioned this to many people since nov 5th and if everyone keeps on pumping this then it can be achievable.

We have much work to do.....

[Kregener]

Are talking $100 Mil for the Tea Party? Or for his entire campaign?

It will take $100 Mil to keep the Power Elite from "buying" another stooge into the office...

[RonPaul4Freedom]

Either one can be done, I just can't get the idea in my head that a "movie" entertainment value can make so much money and a movement that stands for so much more than just an hour and a half of entertainment only generates around 10% of that.

This is the goal we should be aiming for, the higher the better. I applaud the original poster for making this. We are in the final days now and I am too skeptical about a goal like that, however this can be done.

I would say if our Ron continues to grow as he does right now (gradually with a strong foundation as the Iowa coordinator said) we can keep on making money bombs until we reach that goal of 100mil.

Freedom has no limit, it is the elites that set a limit.

[EvilNight]

It's definitely possible for one of these money bombs to make it to $100M.

I doubt the Tea Party will get there.

If Ron gets the nomination, however, the first presidential campaign Money Bomb has a damn good chance at hitting those numbers.

[Jojo]

It's definitely possible for one of these money bombs to make it to $100M.

I doubt the Tea Party will get there.

If Ron gets the nomination, however, the first presidential campaign Money Bomb has a damn good chance at hitting those numbers.

Never doubt. Donate!:D

[austin356]

and I am still laughing now.

I will eat my own crap if we raise $100 million.

[CavortingChicken]

and I am still laughing now.

I will eat my own crap if we raise $100 million.

and i'll eat your crap if we get to $100 million

[realitywiz]

and i'll eat your crap if we get to $100 million


I may actually not eat anything and fast for a day in reverence of our new freedom movement.

Then again, a burrito is always very tempting. :)

[Paul4Prez]

I'm expecting the Tea Party to bring in around $7 million, but $100 million isn't as outlandish as it sounds.

Even if Ron Paul is only at 5% in the polls, that would be around ten million American adults who support him. If half of them gave just $20, you'd reach $100 million in a day.

That may be extremely unlikely, but if we can get five million people (or more) to the polls for the primaries, Ron Paul could well be the Republican nominee.

[orion846]

btw, to the OP, we're still laughing at you, incase you hadn't figured that out yet

[Midnight77]

:D

We can do it. $100 Million. Woot. Woot.

[yaz]

You all laughed at me when I said 100 million

I'm still laughing.

[travismofo]

If Ron Paul made 100 million in a day, he could go buy a small country and we could all live there, no need to run for president here. That way we could be safe and sound when the economy collapsed and we could scream "We told you so!" from afar.

I've never seen any legitimate prosperity come to anyone from wishful thinking or prayers, however. Boots gotta hit the road sometime...

Won't work. We'd be invaded by the US for not complying with UN Resolutions ;)

[GunnyFreedom]

Paul's Paradise = Galt's Gulch

Who is John Galt?

[Man from La Mancha]

Who is John Galt?With all do respect why don't you search the internet first?

.

[voytechs]

Ask not if 100 million is doable...

instead...ask urself if National Media Awareness of an anti-tax..anti-war...anti-big government "donation protest"...can be created by using the MSM.....

take care of that...and rest CAN happen


open ur mind to the possibilities...GET THE MSM BUILDING THIS UP!

Its "Old Media" not "MSM"

[paul_v]

$100 million would be logistically impossible. They would need to have like 20 servers to handle the bandwidth. But it's nice to think big.

[philistineau]

I'm still laughing.


+1

[GunnyFreedom]

With all do respect why don't you search the internet first?

.

with all due respect, did CableNewsJunkie happen to mention that his first name was "John" ?

The question "who is John Galt" is much like, (even if along a different 'spirit') than the question "who is Ron Paul."

But please forgive me for expecting people to pick up on the subtlety of it all...

[OferNave]

with all due respect, did CableNewsJunkie happen to mention that his first name was "John" ?

The question "who is John Galt" is much like, (even if along a different 'spirit') than the question "who is Ron Paul."

But please forgive me for expecting people to pick up on the subtlety of it all...

I picked it up. One person made a stupid reply to you, and you convert that to 'people are unsubtle'? Many of us are fully aware of the subtle reference in "Who is Ron Paul?".

Or, in the words of Luke Skywalker... "I care."

[GunnyFreedom]

i know i know .... apologies for the broad brush. that was stupid of me. or if not stupid, then at least selfish - allowing myself to feel slighted because someone spoke before they thought. Sorry.

[GunnyFreedom]

There is a lesson to be learned here. my response would have been more powerful if I had just snickered at Man from La Mancha without trying to "defend" what I had said. This is much like how Ron Paul operates. People who know, would have known, and people who didn't know would have looked it up. The end net effect would have been more potent than the approach I actually took.

[Quantumystic]

I'm of the opinion that we can look at the Meet-Up groups' numbers and multiply it by 10, in terms of people that are likely to support Paul enough to donate.

That number is currently almost 86,000. Times 10 equals 860,000.

Some people don't "do" politics. Some don't do the internet. Some don't do contributions. But we can change the first one and the last one.

We should attempt to double the meet-up groups' membership between now and the "Super Tuesday".

[DeadtoSin]

Honestly, I still don't see it being anywhere near 100 million. 15 million tops, but as high as we can reach is just peachy to me!

[noiseordinance]

I project $4,000 dollars. That's right. $4,000. :)

[shepburn]

I'm of the opinion that we can look at the Meet-Up groups' numbers and multiply it by 10, in terms of people that are likely to support Paul enough to donate.

That number is currently almost 86,000. Times 10 equals 860,000.

Some people don't "do" politics. Some don't do the internet. Some don't do contributions. But we can change the first one and the last one.

We should attempt to double the meet-up groups' membership between now and the "Super Tuesday".

that meetup total includes lots of duplicates, such as myself. I'm in 5 meetup groups.

[steph3n]

$100 million and i am still laughing.

[maeqFREEDOMfree]

i'll be hapy when we set a new record of online fundraising. I'd be especially happy if we end this quarter with more money raised than Mitt Romney's campaign has this quarter... (he loaned the campaign an additional 17+mil from his own personal fortune)


that'll put a smile on my face :-)

[RobS]

I project $4,000 dollars. That's right. $4,000. :)

You bastard! I will donate at least triple what I was planning on donating to prove you wrong! Who's with me?!?!

[Jobarra]

You bastard! I will donate at least triple what I was planning on donating to prove you wrong! Who's with me?!?!
The daily natural donations would have to go negative for that to happen LOL

[Man from La Mancha]

You think this is impossible but it can happen, we are the matrix, we make our reality so just stare into this matrix and it will be real:D




http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6715/brighton3oe3.gif (teaparty07.com)

[azam]

Does anyone know how much each day we pay in interest alone for the trillion+ dollar debt?

[ayort]

I project $4,000 dollars. That's right. $4,000. :)

Well then you can quit now because $4000 was last night around 12:07am.

[ayort]

We are about to hit 13 mil, Almost 1.5 million while the country was asleep!!

Enagine if they ALL woke up this morning.


$4000 what a load, did you miss the zero about 3 or maybe 4 times??

[noiseordinance]

I'm still laughing about 100 million. :rolleyes:

[GeorgiaRPFan]

I'm laughing now.

[DrNoZone]

I'm laughing too Max...sorry, but your original post is hilarious!

[Man from La Mancha]

Over 27 mill raised this year and less than 73mil to go. I aimed for the stars and am quite happy with the results, now to try again.

.

[CelestialRender]

In defense of Man, he does have an appropriate handle. Truth in advertising, yo.

Someone has to dream big, or the pessimists would have us believe we should have stopped before we started.

[BillyDkid]

I would argue that this movement is only going to grow and it's growing exponentially. We will have raised 20 million in 3 months with just the people we have - how many more months until the candidate is chosen? I remember thinking that 12 million was a ridiculously high target. I'm not saying we will do 100, but who knows what we can really do as we keep growing? Target - the moon!!!!

[adwads]

Fundraising poll:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=59427

[acroso]

I was hoping for getting it to a 24 million dollar quarter. hmmm