EricRAlbrecht
12-07-2007, 06:29 PM
I just sent this to my meetup (Tulsa) in an attempt to start swaying the delegate selection process
September 3rd, 2008; Minneapolis Minnesota:
41 Oklahomans are walking through a cheering crowd of people who have gathered from around the country. The faces in the crowd look tired - they had been campaigning for months from state to state, spreading the word of freedom. 6 of the 41 Oklahoma delegates look especially happy today. Last night, Huckabee had announced his defeat and these 6 are now longer bound to vote for him in Republican National Convention. They can now join the rest of the Oklahoma delegation who had been bound to and supported Ron Paul from the beginning. Together they can tell the convention that Oklahoma wants change and the man for the job is Ron Paul They know that this round of voting, a clear winner will be decided. As they enter the convention center, the engines from the Ron Paul Blimp whine overhead.
May 3rd, 2008; Tulsa, Oklahoma:
The Oklahoma State GOP convention is surprisingly busy. Hundreds of people have gathered in Tulsa from all over the state. The old guard Republicans look surprised and worried. When Ron Paul won the Oklahoma primary on Super Tuesday (and won all but two districts), it was quite a blow to them. What was happening? Interest in the party had been waning for years; what were all these people doing here? Since when had so many people been interested in party politics? Votes are cast. There is arguing, but the results are overwhelmingly clear. Oklahoma will be sending delegates to the national convention and every last one supports the same candidate: Ron Paul.
January 29th, 2008; Various homes, Oklahoma:
In homes around Oklahoma, friends and neighbors gather and talk. The groups are small, 20 people here, 5 people there. Together they decide that one or two two of them will go to Tulsa and participate in convention. The party had been worried. There were so many vacancies that they didn't think this night would go over well. It was strange, during the months nearing this date, more and more people had called the county chair asked if they could help out; They wanted to be precinct captains. It was an easy job and there were so many empty seats, the county chair was more than happy to have them.
The precinct chairs didn't do too much, they just talked to their neighbors and made sure that tonight, there would be a group of Ron Paul supporters in their midst. They knew they could make a change.
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This amateur story is just that: a story. But parts of it can come true. In Tulsa, many precincts still have NO captains. Vacancies are the norm. These precincts will lose out in sending people to the state convention, which will be held in Tulsa in 2008. If we have even a couple hundred Ron Paul supporters who step up to this position, we can change who represents Oklahoma at the national convention.
Please, if you do one thing for Ron Paul, Make this be it: BE A PRECINCT CAPTAIN!
Eric
Organizer, Tulsa Ron Paul Meetup Group
September 3rd, 2008; Minneapolis Minnesota:
41 Oklahomans are walking through a cheering crowd of people who have gathered from around the country. The faces in the crowd look tired - they had been campaigning for months from state to state, spreading the word of freedom. 6 of the 41 Oklahoma delegates look especially happy today. Last night, Huckabee had announced his defeat and these 6 are now longer bound to vote for him in Republican National Convention. They can now join the rest of the Oklahoma delegation who had been bound to and supported Ron Paul from the beginning. Together they can tell the convention that Oklahoma wants change and the man for the job is Ron Paul They know that this round of voting, a clear winner will be decided. As they enter the convention center, the engines from the Ron Paul Blimp whine overhead.
May 3rd, 2008; Tulsa, Oklahoma:
The Oklahoma State GOP convention is surprisingly busy. Hundreds of people have gathered in Tulsa from all over the state. The old guard Republicans look surprised and worried. When Ron Paul won the Oklahoma primary on Super Tuesday (and won all but two districts), it was quite a blow to them. What was happening? Interest in the party had been waning for years; what were all these people doing here? Since when had so many people been interested in party politics? Votes are cast. There is arguing, but the results are overwhelmingly clear. Oklahoma will be sending delegates to the national convention and every last one supports the same candidate: Ron Paul.
January 29th, 2008; Various homes, Oklahoma:
In homes around Oklahoma, friends and neighbors gather and talk. The groups are small, 20 people here, 5 people there. Together they decide that one or two two of them will go to Tulsa and participate in convention. The party had been worried. There were so many vacancies that they didn't think this night would go over well. It was strange, during the months nearing this date, more and more people had called the county chair asked if they could help out; They wanted to be precinct captains. It was an easy job and there were so many empty seats, the county chair was more than happy to have them.
The precinct chairs didn't do too much, they just talked to their neighbors and made sure that tonight, there would be a group of Ron Paul supporters in their midst. They knew they could make a change.
***********
This amateur story is just that: a story. But parts of it can come true. In Tulsa, many precincts still have NO captains. Vacancies are the norm. These precincts will lose out in sending people to the state convention, which will be held in Tulsa in 2008. If we have even a couple hundred Ron Paul supporters who step up to this position, we can change who represents Oklahoma at the national convention.
Please, if you do one thing for Ron Paul, Make this be it: BE A PRECINCT CAPTAIN!
Eric
Organizer, Tulsa Ron Paul Meetup Group