JustAnotherV
01-08-2008, 11:09 PM
I know this is controversial but I am sorry to say that the bulk of the population doesn't give a damn about founders birthdays, random patriotic days, etc.
I thought we would get a slightly better showing in NH than Iowa, but apparently John 1000 years McCain took a lot of the independents and even more of them decided to vote in the "more important" democratic race.
I try to remain optimistic about Ron's message but also have to face the facts of political reality. If we continue on our current trajectory we get nowhere NEAR the nomination. Since most of the nomination will be decided on February 5th, this campaign needs a VERY strong catalyst before then.
If we can get a 3rd or (?) in MI or NV, it might help into SC and then to FL, but people need to start waking up and realizing that that is a highly unlikely scenario, especially all by itself.
There is only one day with enough symbolic weight in January to turn this tide and it is MLK. Do I think it will work? I don't know. Do we need to make it big if we want chance in hell at the GOP nomination, or even being a big enough "spoiler" to influence their policy and/or convince people we are a viable independent run? Yes.
Sometimes when you are behind and have no way out you have to take a gamble. The gamble is an MLK event.
I am not talking about a money bomb. We can have one if people want I don't care. What we need is to rally and March, and draft Ron to make a speech about liberty, individual rights, and pushing for change in government. March on all state capitols. Get the media involved. March on DC. Get a crowd like there was in philly, if not larger, in DC.
It’s the only way to get the media and mindshare that we really need to punch through. Everything else is either divine grace or wishful thinking, and neither of those Is a smart way to run a campaign.
I thought we would get a slightly better showing in NH than Iowa, but apparently John 1000 years McCain took a lot of the independents and even more of them decided to vote in the "more important" democratic race.
I try to remain optimistic about Ron's message but also have to face the facts of political reality. If we continue on our current trajectory we get nowhere NEAR the nomination. Since most of the nomination will be decided on February 5th, this campaign needs a VERY strong catalyst before then.
If we can get a 3rd or (?) in MI or NV, it might help into SC and then to FL, but people need to start waking up and realizing that that is a highly unlikely scenario, especially all by itself.
There is only one day with enough symbolic weight in January to turn this tide and it is MLK. Do I think it will work? I don't know. Do we need to make it big if we want chance in hell at the GOP nomination, or even being a big enough "spoiler" to influence their policy and/or convince people we are a viable independent run? Yes.
Sometimes when you are behind and have no way out you have to take a gamble. The gamble is an MLK event.
I am not talking about a money bomb. We can have one if people want I don't care. What we need is to rally and March, and draft Ron to make a speech about liberty, individual rights, and pushing for change in government. March on all state capitols. Get the media involved. March on DC. Get a crowd like there was in philly, if not larger, in DC.
It’s the only way to get the media and mindshare that we really need to punch through. Everything else is either divine grace or wishful thinking, and neither of those Is a smart way to run a campaign.