Now we HAVE to raise Ten Million Dollars.

[Matthew Zak]

That number has been floating around the net already for a week or so, and after 5 more weeks of this anything less will be a monumental failure. The press could turn whatever great turn out we have into a mockery -- even if we raise Nine Million.

That said, we need to REALLY push -- any time you meet someone put on your thinking cap -- during the course of a regular conversation find a way to bring up Ron Paul without sounding like a maniac.

When you're driving by a crowd of people honk your horn and yell, "GOOGLE RON PAUL!"

Whenever you hear coworkers joke about who would win in a fight -- Van Dam or Steven Segal, tell them, "Ron Paul".

Make SURE you have a Ron Paul bumper sticker on your car AND a Ron Paul sign in your yard. Fundamentals. We must keep our eye on the ball, folks.

Oh, and scrape for change. We'll need every single penny.

[Menthol Patch]

I agree. We absolutely HAVE to raise ten million dollars at the Tea Party.

It is going to make or break the campaign.

[Sematary]

I agree. We absolutely HAVE to raise ten million dollars at the Tea Party.

It is going to make or break the campaign.

It won't break it if we don't but it will certainly make it if we do.
I, personally, have no doubt we'll reach that number.

[Menthol Patch]

This is very important.

I even read how Mitt Romney has spent ten million dollars on TV ads already!

We need to raise ten million dollars at the Tea Party if we are to be taken seriously.

[TechnoGuyRob]

"Ron Paul's campaign in financial ruin - raises only $9 million in one day"

[Richandler]

Thing is we need to make up for the previous quarters. I see no reason why we shouldn't do anything necessary to get to $10 million. Although it is 6 million more than what we did last time. We need to try anything and everything to get as much money as possible whenever possible.

[Menthol Patch]

It's not a matter if we are in financial ruin or not.

When it comes to money perception is what matters most. Of course we NEED the money to run ads in all 50 states, but the ten million dollar mark will get us massive publicity.

[honkywill]

I'm saying we reach 7.5 million.

I had originally said 750k for the 5th.

Let's hope I'm as wrong this time as I was last time.

[kylejack]

I'm getting pretty sick of the alarmism. My personal belief is that ten million is entirely do-able, but to say that another 4 million dollar day by about any standard would be a monumental failure is absurd.

[Ron Paul Fan]

We will raise at least $10 million on December 16th. Pledges have already reached 13,000. We had 18,000 on the 5th and raised $4 million. Raising $10 million should be no problem with the campaign growing exponentially.

[Menthol Patch]

Quite frankly, it's going to take a LOT for Ron Paul to push past all of the media barriers and win this nomination. It's going to take breaking through every possible barrier. Raising ten million dollars in one day would be something that would stun the world. It's going to take multiple stunning events to finally get the media to take Ron Paul seriously.

Right now the mainstream media is mentioning Ron Paul only once for probably every hundred times they mention another Republican candidate. That must change!

[bobmurph]

"Ron Paul's campaign in financial ruin - raises only $9 million in one day"

LOL!:D

We will crush $10 million.

[Menthol Patch]

We need to do whatever it takes to raise 10 million dollars at the Tea Party.

Please tell everyone you know to sign up for the Tea Party at http://www.teaparty07.com

[Austin]

And don't forget...

Delegates!

[Johncjackson]

$10 million was also the Nov. 5th goal and no one downplayed that "failure."

[Menthol Patch]

The problem is the Nov. 5th total was not enough to break through the media barriers. We broke through for just a few days and then the media slammed shut again. If we can raise ten million dollars I think we can shatter those barriers once and for all.

[jenius]

Even if it only raises $3 million, that's another $3 million dollars in a SINGLE day for our candidate. Calling that a failure is absolutely ridiculous.

But we'll be close to $10 million. Just keep spreading the word.

[Menthol Patch]

Let me be direct with all of you. Time is running out, period. If we don't do some STUNNING things to break through the media barriers Ron Paul will have no chance of winning. Right now, our best chance of stunning the world is raising ten million dollars at the Tea Party. There is NOTHING else major being planned between now and then. Unless we can break through the media blackout WE WILL LOSE! Do you realize what it means to have the media mentioning your name hundreds of times a day on each network? Even Huckabee is now being talked about every time I turn on CNN or Fox News. If we could get Ron Paul that kind of publicity then we could WIN!

[Ready2Revolt]

I think aslong as we raise more money then the rest of the candidates this quarter we should be fine. 7 million would put us at 15 million which I think should just about do it. It would also beat any previous record. Although 10 million would be catapault him into frontrunner status.

[Wyurm]

This is like if I told my boss: "Anything less than a 5 dollar raise and I won't think you value me as an employee". I'm sure we will hit the goal, but if we don't the world isn't going to end, and neither is the campaign.

[Stealth4]

so what are you guys doing to spread the word of teaparty07.com?

I've put one of these banners in my signature on the other forum I frequent
http://www.teaparty07.com/Banners.htm

and I will be setting up a meetup group event for it soon.

[Menthol Patch]

Do any of you have additional ideas of how we can spread the word about the Tea Party?

[rasheedwallace]

9 million seen as a failure? you have got to be kidding me.

anything that beats, hell, or is even close to the 4.3 figure last time will be touted as ANOTHER major success.

10M is possible. but please, your speculation is rediculous on how "anything but 10M" will be viewed.

[JeffersonThomas]

That number has been floating around the net already for a week or so, and after 5 more weeks of this anything less will be a monumental failure. The press could turn whatever great turn out we have into a mockery -- even if we raise Nine Million.

That said, we need to REALLY push -- any time you meet someone put on your thinking cap -- during the course of a regular conversation find a way to bring up Ron Paul without sounding like a maniac.

When you're driving by a crowd of people honk your horn and yell, "GOOGLE RON PAUL!"

Whenever you hear coworkers joke about who would win in a fight -- Van Dam or Steven Segal, tell them, "Ron Paul".

Make SURE you have a Ron Paul bumper sticker on your car AND a Ron Paul sign in your yard. Fundamentals. We must keep our eye on the ball, folks.

Oh, and scrape for change. We'll need every single penny.


Oh boy...I admire the enthusiasm and I agree we should raise as much as possible. I'm quite confident it will be more than on November 5th, which will again be another record.
That being said, even though the media are hostile, I think they would know how stupid they would be to say something like this:
"Ron Paul breaks record AGAIN for online, one day (who knows what other records we might break) fundraising. The campaign must feel terrible only bringing in $9 million instead of 10 though..."
I don't see that happening.
YES, raise as much money as possible. Hopefull in the ballpark of 10 Mil.
NO, don't get worked up and worried about it, just do the best you can.

[Menthol Patch]

Seriously, time is running out. We are still very low in the polls. We are climbing, but the process is slow. Additionally, we are not taken seriously or blacked out in the media. If we are going to win we have to do something freaking amazing and stunning. The best thing we can do to make sure Ron Paul breaks through the media barriers and SHATTERS THEM is to raise ten million dollars in one day.

[Flirple]

9 million seen as a failure? you have got to be kidding me.

anything that beats, hell, or is even close to the 4.3 figure last time will be touted as ANOTHER major success.

10M is possible. but please, your speculation is rediculous on how "anything but 10M" will be viewed.

agreed.

[Edward]

Do any of you have additional ideas of how we can spread the word about the Tea Party?Yes, use a nationwide food drive to draw attention to grassroots supports. Unfortunately, even though quite a few other people think it's a good idea, it still appears to be dead in the water: Would you participate in a nationwide food drive? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=36160)

[Menthol Patch]

We CAN raise ten million dollars and we need to take that goal seriously.

[Menthol Patch]

Yes, use a nationwide food drive to draw attention to grassroots supports. Unfortunately, even though quite a few other people think it's a good idea, it still appears to be dead in the water: Would you participate in a nationwide food drive? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=36160)

That is a good idea.

[Goldwater Conservative]

This next money bomb will be right before Christmas, when students are home from college and probably everyone is less politically engaged. I think the media can spin something like $1 million as a mixed success, but not a replay of Nov. 5th, and certainly not if we break all the other dubious records or even double our last one.

[Menthol Patch]

This next money bomb will be right before Christmas, when students are home from college and probably everyone is less politically engaged. I think the media can spin something like $1 million as a mixed success, but not a replay of Nov. 5th, and certainly not if we break all the other dubious records or even double our last one.

Exactly! If we can raise ten million dollars the media will have to report on Ron Paul and consider him a SERIOUS candidate! You can't be raising that kind of money without some serious support!

I think it would shatter the barriers and finally give Ron Paul a chance to win.

To be blunt, if we don't do something to shatter through the barriers soon Ron Paul is going to LOSE! We can win, but something needs to be done to stun the world and make them realize Ron Paul is a serious candidate.

[Tidewise]

$10 million was also the Nov. 5th goal and no one downplayed that "failure."

QTF. That said, I KNOW we WILL raise more than $10M.

Have no doubt in your minds, and act as though raising $10M is inevitable. Now, go forth and spread the word. Everyone on RPF already has signed up!

[Man from La Mancha]

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[amakris]

I'm a broken record of what dreams are made of and have high in he sky hopes. copy and paste and spread the dream links to TeaParty07.com

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You really are Don Quixote if you think we'll raise $100M in Q4 alone.

[ClayTrainor]

10m, will be easy :D