JustAnotherV
12-10-2007, 01:41 AM
Ron has brought up his military contributions in 2 successive debates as a selling point for him standing for our troops more than the others. As most of you that have looked at the stats know, it was be true, but the actual money/number amounts are not that large, and it could be reversed if someone made an effort to have some sort of a drive.
McCain is particularly annoyed by this statistic and you can see it because it pokes a hole in his hawkish stance where his service status normally renders him unassailable. He or the others may have taken a look to see exactly what the numbers are. If they were smart (who knows, but it is possible), they might try to usurp that status.
- The bad news is they may have already done so and we don't know it.
- The good news is that most of the others are in the fundraising stone-age, and no one will know until the quarterly reports what the stats might be. So we have until New Years to ensure that they stay or the wrong end of that statistic.
I have two main ideas that could increase our lead in this area:
1 - Set up a mini-money bomb sometime between the 16th and New Years that promotes our troops and bringing them home while respecting their service.
Advantage: more time, separate marketing.
Disadvantage: won't be that big, could be seen as unsuccessful, might attract more attention to why it was done independently.
2 - Make and effort to specifically include service member in the Tea Party, with a special page and ads/video that show that we as a campaign respect their service but also their life and do not want to see them put at risk with a flawed foreign policy.
Advantage: Boosts TeaParty even more, blends right in for a stealth win
Disadvantage: Only 6 days!
This is a chance to solidify a POSITIVE message regarding our military servicepeople while showing how you can do both that and oppose the Iraq war, AND to solidify our stance as the military-supported frontrunner, standing for service members and their families who honor their duty but respectfully disagree with our nations policies.
And could you imagine if come January instead of saying "I get the most money" Dr. Paul can say "I have received 5 TIMES the money from military personnel as all these other candidates..." Think about it
I think this is important. I will bump this subject myself if there are not replies. I will see what I can do about making a cheesy video myself but I have little skill or time to do it so I am soliciting both suggestions on which of the two people think is a better idea, and which you might want to pitch in on.
McCain is particularly annoyed by this statistic and you can see it because it pokes a hole in his hawkish stance where his service status normally renders him unassailable. He or the others may have taken a look to see exactly what the numbers are. If they were smart (who knows, but it is possible), they might try to usurp that status.
- The bad news is they may have already done so and we don't know it.
- The good news is that most of the others are in the fundraising stone-age, and no one will know until the quarterly reports what the stats might be. So we have until New Years to ensure that they stay or the wrong end of that statistic.
I have two main ideas that could increase our lead in this area:
1 - Set up a mini-money bomb sometime between the 16th and New Years that promotes our troops and bringing them home while respecting their service.
Advantage: more time, separate marketing.
Disadvantage: won't be that big, could be seen as unsuccessful, might attract more attention to why it was done independently.
2 - Make and effort to specifically include service member in the Tea Party, with a special page and ads/video that show that we as a campaign respect their service but also their life and do not want to see them put at risk with a flawed foreign policy.
Advantage: Boosts TeaParty even more, blends right in for a stealth win
Disadvantage: Only 6 days!
This is a chance to solidify a POSITIVE message regarding our military servicepeople while showing how you can do both that and oppose the Iraq war, AND to solidify our stance as the military-supported frontrunner, standing for service members and their families who honor their duty but respectfully disagree with our nations policies.
And could you imagine if come January instead of saying "I get the most money" Dr. Paul can say "I have received 5 TIMES the money from military personnel as all these other candidates..." Think about it
I think this is important. I will bump this subject myself if there are not replies. I will see what I can do about making a cheesy video myself but I have little skill or time to do it so I am soliciting both suggestions on which of the two people think is a better idea, and which you might want to pitch in on.