New Ron Paul Mailer Received in Michigan ("Comparison Voter Guide") - Pics Included

[brumans]

This is the fourth Ron Paul mailer I've received in Michigan. I haven't received anything from any other candidates. It says on the front it was sent to over 1,000,000 people!
This new one is interesting.. I didn't even know it was about Ron Paul until I opened it up.. The front and back just said "Voter Guide" and did not mention ANYTHING about Ron Paul... but once you open it up...

Note: Large HQ files

Front
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1322.JPG

Front & Back (this is all you see when you receive it until you open it)
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1343.JPG

Inside Left
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1340.JPG

Inside Right
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1341.JPG

Inside on Back Fold Out
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1342.JPG

[Sey.Naci]

WOW! What a GREAT mailer! Gotta love those baby toes too.

[Antonius Stone]

brilliant direct mailing campaign, IMO

[phixion]

That's is AWESOME.

Amazing, amazing.

Pete

[Granat]

Wow, that is outstanding!

[jd603]

I got this recently in NH too, I like it.

[LibertyEagle]

WOW! That's great! :)

[hellsingfan]

love it, absolutely love it

[smartguy911]

I am loving it

[brumans]

I guess the campaign is spending some of the money after all :)
I think this will be very effective.

[goldstandard]

Hurrah, HQ. Excellent mailer.

[Spirit of '76]

We got those here in WV too, along six other mailers:

National Defense - "Hunting down Osama bin Laden & taking him out IS JOB #1"

The Economy - "Home Foreclosures up, energy costs up, value of a dollar down, but there is hope for America..."

The US-Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement -- "Heading soon to Mexico City - your Social Security Dollars!"

Federal Spending - "Only one man has had the courage, conviction, and common sense to say 'no' to the Washington tax-and-spend crowd."

Immigration - "Ron Paul's Six-Point Plan will put an end to immigration nonsense."

And a big fold-out mailer with the same stuff that's in the 12-page bio booklet available in the campaign store...

[cheese]

wish i had one!

[Drea]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, because it really is a great mailer...

There's a mistake on inside left.

(Oh, so not my idea of what my first post here should be. Oh well...)

Drea (off to post what I *really* wanted to be my first post)

[Antonius Stone]

We got those here in WV too, along six other mailers:

National Defense - "Hunting down Osama bin Laden & taking him out IS JOB #1"

The Economy - "Home Foreclosures up, energy costs up, value of a dollar down, but there is hope for America..."

The US-Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement -- "Heading soon to Mexico City - your Social Security Dollars!"

Federal Spending - "Only one man has had the courage, conviction, and common sense to say 'no' to the Washington tax-and-spend crowd."

Immigration - "Ron Paul's Six-Point Plan will put an end to immigration nonsense."

And a big fold-out mailer with the same stuff that's in the 12-page bio booklet available in the campaign store...

screenshot/youtube or it didn't happen!

[brumans]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, because it really is a great mailer...

There's a mistake on inside left.

(Oh, so not my idea of what my first post here should be. Oh well...)

Drea (off to post what I *really* wanted to be my first post)

What mistake? I didn't notice anything when reading it...

[Drea]

What mistake? I didn't notice anything when reading it...

For Fred Thompson "... immigrants' ability to received federal benefits."

'received'

Drea

[Spirit of '76]

screenshot/youtube or it didn't happen!

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9849/mailersfn3.jpg

[Xonox]

Great work HQ!

[Antonius Stone]

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9849/mailersfn3.jpg

teh insides!

[Spirit of '76]

teh insides!

I'll do scans later...

[werdd]

oh no, wheres the anti campaign patroll now.

[leglock]

RP has always prided himself in direct mailing.

His experience in it shows.

[anewvoice]

That's awesome, 3 of my friends and my mom got mailers here in MI too.

Now we just need some television!

[angrydragon]

Are you a registered republican op?

[familydog]

HOLY. Superb job with that one HQ! I'm jealous I didn't get one.

[ConstitutionGal]

These are GREAT! We're not getting anything here in Tennessee yet but we bought a few of the 12-page mailers from the campaign store! They are REALLY awesome!

[AgentPaul001]

My only worry are the pro-life and education sections. I know in South Carolina and the south these will go over GREAT! But I'm not sure slamming Unions and being so blatantly pro-choice is the way to go in Michigan.

That said, at least he's being honest which is what the people of this country need for their politicians.

[nate895]

My only worry are the pro-life and education sections. I know in South Carolina and the south these will go over GREAT! But I'm not sure slamming Unions and being so blatantly pro-choice is the way to go in Michigan.

That said, at least he's being honest which is what the people of this country need for their politicians.

It probably won't hurt much in the GOP, apx. 40-60% of the country depending on the exact wording of a question hold pro-life views, and almost 35% of the country is Republican, so it probably doesn't hurt much in the GOP, and most of those votes were heading to the Ghoul anyway.

[angrydragon]

I wish they used this for Huckabee's tax record.

Raised taxes overall by 500+ million dollars as governor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OrE6IusJ1U

[RoamZero]

The campaign should stick one of these in all the local NH newspapers.

[ronpaulfollower999]

Mail this to every Republican!

[thoughtbombing]

I'd like one of these... I hate living in Pennsylvania.

[familydog]

I'd like one of these... I hate living in Pennsylvania.

Haha you and me both. We probly won't get anything even when our primary comes.

[brumans]

Are you a registered republican op?

No... I'm not affiliated with any party. Michigan is an open primary.

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

This is the fourth Ron Paul mailer I've received in Michigan. I haven't received anything from any other candidates. It says on the front it was sent to over 1,000,000 people!
This new one is interesting.. I didn't even know it was about Ron Paul until I opened it up.. The front and back just said "Voter Guide" and did not mention ANYTHING about Ron Paul... but once you open it up...

Note: Large HQ files

Front
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1322.JPG

Front & Back (this is all you see when you receive it until you open it)
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1343.JPG

Inside Left
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1340.JPG

Inside Right
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1341.JPG

Inside on Back Fold Out
http://bruman.fatcow.com/IMG_1342.JPG

Great mailer.... It's good to know the RP Campaign is spending our donations. I feel relieved that Michigan is getting attention by the campaign, and they are working on the later states.

[FSP-Rebel]

Great mailer.... It's good to know the RP Campaign is spending our donations. I feel relieved in the fact that Michigan is getting attention by the campaign.
Indeed, my sentiments as well...

[Runnerguy]

These mailers are top notch. Great job keep it going!

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

Blimp!!!!!!! Go Ron Go!

[Crickett]

These mailers are top notch. Great job keep it going!

I love the envelope..Anyone would open it!Wish they could afford to send another 20 million..but....that is a LOT of postage, and envellopes...yikes. I just ordered 100 of them. Hope I get a chance to pass out these "guides" (depends on shipping time).

[nc4rp]

kudos to the campaign! thats a winner

[MayTheRonBeWithYou]

Alright, that's the first good thing I have ever seen out of the HQ!

[Menthol Patch]

And we need to donate so the campaign can continue sending these!

[srps2233]

Color me impressed. It looks like HQ's getting it together nicely. Good job!

[Menthol Patch]

Do you want the campaign to be able to send these to EVERY Republican voter in EVERY primary state?

Then please donate now!

[tcmaroc]

allright!

[Dave Pedersen]

For Fred Thompson "... immigrants' ability to received federal benefits."

'received'

Drea

received is the correct spelling.

[Aldanga]

received is the correct spelling.

The point was it should have been 'receive'. The tense was wrong.

[voytechs]

RP is one shrewd politician. He's a lot more capable than most realize and they completely underestimate him. Just listen to what his dem. and rep. competitors in TX congressional races have to say. He can't be bought, his principles can not be manipulated and he knows how to fight to win.

Thats the kind of leader we need.

[freelance]

That is a beautifully produced piece. It addresses several major issues and uses comparison, which I like.

Here comes the "but," I sure as hell wish they would proof these things before printing! I'm pretty sure that MS Word would pick that up, but I can't know for sure, because I'm on a fresh load of XP with NOTHING on it.

[Runnerguy]

What the hell I'm giving in I'm donating!!

[ASayre]

I love the envelope..Anyone would open it!Wish they could afford to send another 20 million..but....that is a LOT of postage, and envellopes...yikes. I just ordered 100 of them. Hope I get a chance to pass out these "guides" (depends on shipping time).

Where/how can you order them? I don't see them on the store at this point, unless I'm missing it?

[Randy-]

Where/how can you order them? I don't see them on the store at this point, unless I'm missing it?
I PMed him and he ordered the booklet (not this mailer) from the official campaign store. As far as I can tell, there is no way to order the mailer.

[Dsteenbock]

Those look great!

[Indy Vidual]

Blimp :)

[Myerz]

They should, or do they already, make this available for download so we, THE REVOLUTION, can make our own copies and make millions more of them!

[Paul4Prez]

The campaign should stick one of these in all the local NH newspapers.

Here's hoping they do.

[Soccrmastr]

NICE! Showing Republicans Ron Paul is the only true conservative.

[Ron2Win]

there is our money being spent. Woot.

[Joe3113]

If the envelopes said Ron Paul on the outside some nWo shill at the post office would probably condemn them

[Ron2Win]

If the envelopes said Ron Paul on the outside some nWo shill at the post office would probably condemn them
Yep, and his name is at the very bottom...

[electronicmaji]

I want a pdf of this or copies I can buy!

[dvictr]

Bravissimo

[dvictr]

HQ needs to use 100% of money to send this out to every household in America!

[dvictr]

brilliant direct mailing campaign, IMO

A++++


ive been waiting to see this for sooo long... this is the direction and the campaign needs to win

[Mark]

I wish the campaign would put up pdf files of the mailers.

[Dave Pedersen]

The point was it should have been 'receive'. The tense was wrong.

oh.. is that all? ..you are too tense.. ;)

[deezblast]

Those were Awesome!
Great Work HQ!

[Larry_for_Paul]

Repeat from above:

HQ needs to use 100% (or 50%) of money to send this out to every household in America!

[Ron2Win]

Repeat from above:

HQ needs to use 100% (or 50%) of money to send this out to every household in America!
Easy there, those are targeted. The Barrack and Hillary will be next but we must get him there first.

[Bradley in DC]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, because it really is a great mailer...

There's a mistake on inside left.

Well, I guess that's better than misspelling "Reagan" like they did in NH!

It's good IF it addresses the concerns of voters in Michigan (I've not seen good crosstabs on the polls there so I'm not making a case either way). It's about as late as one can go negative in a race there. I hope they end on a positive note. ;)

[I Am Weasel]

Hey, how can I be sure to get myself and my family OFF his mailing list so everybody else can get what would be sent to me? I already know about Dr Paul, but somebody else may not. These mailers are why I donated to the campaign. Just hope he's mailing these all up and down the east coast. Here in Kansas I doubt I'll see anything like that pop up just yet.

[Marc Scott Emery]

Great job, campaign HQ! Terrific pieces of literature. Exciting that Michigan and West Virginia have been receiving them. Reassuring to see determined and effective mailers arriving in mailboxes.

Awesome!

[Edu]

That's great! You could stand in busy places handing them out.
"get your free comparison voter guide here!"
"local presidential caucus soon!"
"be a up to date and informed voter"
"slam your stupid friends with this info" :) (only kidding on that one)

So where can I get a big box of these for cheap? I don't see them in the Ron Paul store.

[limequat]

My inlaws recieved a couple of these in detroit. Unfortunately, they are die-hard liberals and won't be swayed. I think I may have won the brother-in-law over, though...

[qwerty]

if You Receive Mail, Give To Another Person To Get More Votes, You Don`t Need It!

[american empire]

could some one post this on daily paul..considering the number of anti-HQ remarks there....
thanks

[dawnbt]

I wish I could buy a box of these!!!

[shadowhooch]

PDF please!

At the very least, can someone type out all of it so I can create my own? I can't read the whole thing. Thanks.

[Melissa]

My inlaws recieved a couple of these in detroit. Unfortunately, they are die-hard liberals and won't be swayed. I think I may have won the brother-in-law over, though...

thats fine but tell them to help us out the democract party is punishing Michigan and they get no delegates so Only Hillary and a few low tiers will be on thier primary

[jdmetz]

My inlaws recieved a couple of these in detroit. Unfortunately, they are die-hard liberals and won't be swayed. I think I may have won the brother-in-law over, though...

It is an open primary, and the Dem side doesn't count. I have a number of Dem-leaning family members voting for Ron Paul in the primary because of his anti-war stance.

[makrothymia]

I wish I could get one....

[K1RBY]

this rocks

[Roderic006]

Can someone email me these? I cant access at work and need to print them out.

dolegaro@msu.edu


THANKS!

[Lord Xar]

Sorry if this has already been posted.

WHO are these going to? If these are going to a select few, it doesn't matter.

If this is going to tens of thousands.. then it matters.

Who are getting these?

[grj0]

I think this is a great mailer: short and sweet without paragraphs of text. It forces someone to make a choice between candidates as one would at the voting booth.

Someone should make a printable version of this if it doesn't already exist.


BTW: my 1st post, but I've been hooked on the RPforums, donated to two money bombs, bought 25 yard signs, donated to blimp, bought a t-shirt, marched in atlanta for Ron Paul, joined 2 RP meetups and canvassed, commented on slanted news, have a pocket copy of the US constitution, wrote letters to MI and SC, and emailed the crap out of fox newbs.

I want everyone to stay tough and positive on this forum especially the newbies for tomorrow. There are a lot of states to take and this is a very mixed up race. It is the perfect storm for Ron Paul to win with the message of freedom.

[fearthereaperx]

Remember these are "targeted ads" directed strictly towards Republicans.

Independants, Democrats, One-issue voters etc will more than likely just toss this away. I know I would...

So please don't commence mass mailing to everyone in America with this:rolleyes:

[microsect]

wow i want a copy. I will pay for posting! Please message me if you have an extra one.

[electronicmaji]

Pdf Pdf Pdf!

[hawks4ronpaul]

The mailer looks excellent.

I understand why you might not have included foreign policy but anyone who investigates further will encounter RP's foreign policy so it might be better to include something (my website might help).

The immigration part at least can include the anti-terrorism visas.

I understand the upside down flag as a distress symbol but others might take offense unless there is an explanatory caption.

The other images are OK but could be much stronger if they show RP in action.

Recommended images to show authority, experience, and family:

RP in military uniform
RP as doctor
RP in Congress grilling Greenspan or Bernanke
RP with wife
RP with children

Good work.
http://hawks4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

[defcreative]

Excellent!

[dseisner]

The "Life" section is inaccurate. It should talk more about giving it back to the states instead of insinuating that he will make the opposite federal mandate as Roe V Wade

[tsetsefly]

this shoudl of been done in every state, is there any iraq war mention?

[Quantumystic]

FINALLY we're seeing some quality product coming out of the official campaign! Besides The Doctor, himself, of course.

Was it designed by one of US? LOL

The new tv ad about vets/military for Paul is not bad either.

[Jae0]

Has anyone scanned those yet? The ones comparing other candidates to Paul? I'd LOVE to print them and hand them out around here!

[RonPaulFTFW]

nice.

hope they bought a lot.

[ddoggphx]

Those are fantastic. We better see them here in Arizona soon.

[imaginegirl]

How about one targeting the dems in MI who can't vote? Could they send these out to them, too, before the 15th? (Ok, super short notice, but ya know...)

Oh - I'm a graphic artist & working on putting these into a self-made brochure that can be mailed (#10 envelope size) or just handed out. Any meetups can use them when I get 'em done - I'll post links to a high-res PDF. Would like to make one towards Dems & Independents, though.. Or maybe doing all 3 in one brochure? Thoughts?

[ronpaul4freedom.com]

I call on all Ron Paul supporters to meet up at the Detroit HQ on Mon and Tues for the Michigan primaries. I live in Cleveland, Ohio so it is only a 2 hour drive. Anyone that can drive there, fly there, whatever....lets get there and support Ron Paul in Detroit. We have to act now!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jabba]

Now THAT is what we donated for!

[kyleAF]

Excellent.

Remember everyone, Dr. Paul is good at this... and at holding out for the long haul.

That's the only way he kept his job in TX with all the vitriol directed at him by Congressional opponents. He kept his job by convincing his constituents that they shouldn't be angry with him for not sending a lot of money back to their district...out of principle! And by sticking to his guns through thick and thin, and being genuinely trustworthy and like-able.

Difference is, they knew him there. The U.S. doesn't know him well enough yet. That's where we come in.

That's good politicking. Keep it up!

[Swmorgan77]

That's awesome, 3 of my friends and my mom got mailers here in MI too.

Now we just need some television!

NICE!

[koob]

i got this in the mail the other day. good stuff!

[Basilieus]

Awesome! This is exactly what Ron Paul needs to do! Attack the other candidates record and credentials, because thats what we have.

[MilitaryDave]

The "Life" section is inaccurate. It should talk more about giving it back to the states instead of insinuating that he will make the opposite federal mandate as Roe V Wade

"Sancity of Life Act" would have overturned Roe v Wade and return abortion handling to the states where it was originally. However Ron Paul's "Life Begins at Conception Act" would have made abortion a crime by legally defining zygotes and embryos as human beings. Essentially, this is a one-two punch that would require the states to determine severity and punishment for the crime of abortion (much like the states manage murder and other violent crime).

I guess this is why he has many Catholic supporters (http://www.catholicsforronpaul.com)

[TheTyke]

I guess this is why he has many Catholic supporters[/url])

<raises hand>

Present! :P

[VIDEODROME]

I'm in southern Michigan and this is the 3rd Mail piece I have received.

Maybe Paul's intention is to take advantage of the absence of frontrunner Democrats on our ballot.

[buffalokid777]

I agree this is good stuff for Republican Voters.

This is encouraging. But I would also add....this is the kind of mailer for Closed primary states, for open primary states, targeting independents is more profitable.

In NH you have 40% independents, 30% republicans. I think it was gaffle ansd a waste of money sending this to NH. This will only win a percantage of Rebublican voters in NH. RPs antiwar views could have pulled the independents in a much greater quantity in NH. This ad should ONLY be sent to red states, or blue states with closed primaries....sending this to NH republicans is a waste....I sure hope this mailer is arriving in South Carolina.....its perfect for there.

[Dubaruba]

Fantastic. I hope to see a lot more of this from the campaign.

[canadianforronpaul]

NOW what they need to do - and this costs virtually nothing - is make a SPECIAL AREA of the ronpaul2008 official site that contains all these mailers so people canvassing by phone can direct newcomers to this simple introduction to Ron Paul.

If there are SIX mailers, at page should contain a simple simple simple SIX option menu - one for each mailer. Then on the phone (or anywhere) canvassers could say - instead of "Google Ron Paul" - go to ronpaul2008.com/introduction or something.

Even better would be a dedicated URL like ronpaulintro.com - something ultra easy to use, easy to read, containing simple information that gets the point across.

I'm thinking primarily of older people here - make it easy, don't ask them to google or youtube, send them right to the heard of the matter.

[buffalokid777]

NOW what they need to do - and this costs virtually nothing - is make a SPECIAL AREA of the ronpaul2008 official site that contains all these mailers so people canvassing by phone can direct newcomers to this simple introduction to Ron Paul.

If there are SIX mailers, at page should contain a simple simple simple SIX option menu - one for each mailer. Then on the phone (or anywhere) canvassers could say - instead of "Google Ron Paul" - go to ronpaul2008.com/introduction or something.

Even better would be a dedicated URL like ronpaulintro.com - something ultra easy to use, easy to read, containing simple information that gets the point across.

I'm thinking primarily of older people here - make it easy, don't ask them to google or youtube, send them right to the heard of the matter.

You want the older vote? Most of em don't have computers...the ONLY way you will reach them is the 5 or 6 O.clock local news....or the 6:30 national news......or a lesser amount in the sunday newspaper....your kidding yourself if you think you will get more than 15% of the over 50 crowd to look something up online.

[canadianforronpaul]

My dad is 65 and he emails all his friends and buys travel tickets online all the time - but he doesn't google proficiently and he doesn't youtube at all - I'm not talking 85, I'm talking 55-69 and tons of them have computers believe me! All we have to catch is one of them, they will pass the message along to their social network after that...

[BIG_J]

My dad is 59 and he is the biggest Ron Paul supporter ever basically. He found out about him online! He's just a working professional.

Most white collar workers DO get online.

[brumans]

I received another mailer today. It also has a comparison with the candidates (although shorter), and a big fold out talking about Ron Paul.

[Lord Xar]

I received another mailer today. It also has a comparison with the candidates (although shorter), and a big fold out talking about Ron Paul.

Bruman, is this going out to ALL Repub. michigians or only certain people?

[brumans]

Bruman, is this going out to ALL Repub. michigians or only certain people?

I don't know... I'm not registered republican or anything. One of my other lady-friends got a mailing as well.. I have no clue how they are getting our addresses or why us instead of others.

[akijikan]

That's really cool Lots of good info.

However I can imagine 1,000,000 people saying tl;dr

[ProfNo]

I agree these are good mailers when talking to the republican base,

BUT, they will not appeal to Democrats or independents that lean Democrat. Mainly because they do not mention the war.

I think Ron Paul could get a huge portion of the Democrat vote if he sent a mailer to the affect: "stop the war, NOW.". This is how I converted a couple of lifelong Democrats---he can end the war and fix our foreign policy right away.

[ProfNo]

Also, as a Libertarian personally, I probably would not have looked at these mailers twice.

They come across as typical Republican rhetoric. I know that in the case of Ron Paul, it is not. But if I did not know who he was I would have thought he was just another R trying to sell a load of goods.

He should have a mailer to the affect: Restore the constitution and defend our civil liberties (If there is not one already). Something like this would probably make me look twice.

[CelestialRender]

Awesome! Best media -- of any type -- that I've seen from the campaign so far.