Taking Back the GOP: Post Your Ideas, Brainstorms and Links

[jrich4rpaul]

This is a one-stop shop for all sources on taking back the GOP so our efforts can be more organized and effective. If something is not listed here that you feel should be, reply with it and I'll add it up here for easy finding.

"Why take back the GOP? Screw the GOP!"
If you're saying this right now, you havn't caught on to one of the key goals of the Revolution. Yes, the GOP is a sinking ship, and Ron Paul knows it. But there's a reason why he's staying Republican rather than going Independent/Libertarian, and there's a reason why so many "Ron Paul Republicans" are running for office. We are going to take back the GOP and turn it into the conservative, constitutional party that it should be by getting involved with the Republican party and making our voices the majority over the neo-cons.


First, watch my video "Between Winning and Losing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DN-fhY96p0

Remember the Golden Rule - "All politics is local" - You can't have a free country without freedom-supporting committee members, mayors, governors, delegates, chairmans, congressmen, senators, etc. Even if you're not running for the highest office in the land, running for ANY office is beneficial.


Resources:

-Register Republican:
http://www.rockthevote.com

-Join The Republican National Committee (create a "MyGOP" site, volunteer, intern, etc):
http://www.gop.com

-National Republican Congressional Committee:
http://www.nrcc.org

-"Ron Paul Republicans" running for office (make sure to research their issues):
http://www.libertycongress.org
http://www.paulcongress.com

-House/Senate candidates endorsed by Ron Paul:
Jim Forsythe for US Congress:
http://www.jimforsythe.com
Murray Sabrin for US Senate:
http://murraysabrin.com

-Join The Republican Liberty Caucus:
http://www.rlc.org

-The New R3volution:
http://www.newr3volution.com/

-Watch: "An Idea Whose Time Has Come"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=0

-Get Out of Our House!:
http://www.goooh.com

Ron Paul Resources:

-Read Ron Paul HQ's "Taking Back the GOP" blog:
http://people.ronpaul2008.com/campai...g-back-the-gop

-Ron Paul's Liberty PAC:
http://www.libertypac.net

-Ron Paul's F.R.E.E. Foundation:
http://www.free-nefl.com

-Books by Ron Paul:
"The Revolution: A Manifesto"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044...pf_rd_i=507846
"A Foreign Policy of Freedom"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/091...pf_rd_i=507846
"Gold, Peace, and Prosperity"
http://www.amazon.com/Gold-Peace-Pro...5181650&sr=1-1
"Freedom Under Seige"
http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Under-...5256467&sr=8-2

-Ron Paul's Congressional site *sign up for his weekly Texas Straight Talk newsletter, or CALL and have it read to you!*
http://www.house.gov/paul

-Take part in popular blogs and polls. What gets said on blogs these days gets taken for truth more than anything else.

-Do SOMETHING!

[FreeTraveler]

I suggest we round up all the Republican leadership, then give them all a six-month, all-inclusive, paid tour of the new Haliburton Detention Centers. By the time they get back, it will all be over.

[jrich4rpaul]

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[WilliamC]

The Republican Liberty Committee.

http://www.rlc.org/

[JS4Pat]

This is how we can do it!

[IPSecure]

We need a one-stop shop for all sources on taking back the GOP so our efforts can be more organized and effective. If something is not listed here that you feel should be, reply with it and I'll add it up here for easy finding.

"Why take back the GOP? Screw the GOP!"
If you're saying this right now, you havn't caught on to one of the key goals of the Revolution. Yes, the GOP is a sinking ship, and Ron Paul knows it. But there's a reason why he's staying Republican rather than going Independent/Libertarian, and there's a reason why so many "Ron Paul Republicans" are running for office. We are going to take back the GOP and turn it into the conservative, constitutional party that it should be by getting involved with the Republican party and making our voices the majority over the neo-cons.

Been thinking of how to do this, from the inside out.

Here is a list of the Republican Party of Texas - County Party Web Sites:

http://www.texasgop.org/site/PageSer...ship_countyweb

Each County Has Many Clubs!

Tons Of Contacts!

[speciallyblend]

well since the republican party has destroyed the word republican,might be better to remove the word republican from a party name,thank so called republicans for that

[mcvac]

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[JS4Pat]

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...Liberty+Caucus

[nullvalu]

The most important & easiest thing to do on an individual basis is become a Precinct Committeeman.

FYI: this is different than the Ron Paul Precinct Leader. The GOP Precinct Committeeperson is a republican office held in your precinct for a period of 2 years. This is the easiest way to get involved and start the change process.

Read this:

The Most Powerful Office In The World Is NOT The President of the United States!

[NoxTwilight]

The Republican Liberty Committee.

http://www.rlc.org/

Actually the Republican Liberty Caucus. JS4Pat has pasted the post that Rob Johnson made inviting us to join. IMHO this is tailor made for us since they are not beholdin to the GOP and their goal is to fundamentally change the Republican party back to the values of liberty. Since they have been in existence since 1990, they have the resources and structure we need to be politically powerful. I wouldn't say its the only option that we have but it should allow us to concentrate on our ultimate goal which is to get liberty minded people in office to reverse some of the horrible directions this country has gone in.

I have suggested this as an option to all the meet up groups that I am involved with yet have gotten very little feedback. I think many are discouraged and not really willing to put in the time and effort that real political activism demands of us. That's ok, disappointing but each person must follow their own conscience.

As soon as I have a few extra dollars I will be joining. I am in contact with the California Chapter and will hopefully become involved with them as well.

No matter what, they are worth looking into, especially since Dr Paul was a chairman and is on the advisory board. I am of course willing to look into other options and do all I can however I do worry about spreading our numbers too thin to make much of a difference. I truly believe that our power as grassroots is partly in our great numbers behind a single goal and I hope that we can keep that solid sense of unity.

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[Banana]

One thing I would love to see down the road is a push to make all nominees bound to the party.

POTUS should be bound to RNC's platform.
Senators and state governor should be bound to state party's platform.
Representatives and state legislators should be bound to their district's platform.


Throw in some sanction if they do live up to the platform.


We don't need to go to National convention for that; we can start doing that right now in districts & states conventions.

[jrich4rpaul]

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[Nate K]

Get involved with your local GOP and TAKE OVER the state government!!

[jrich4rpaul]

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[Tronchaser]

See signature. I'm not done with the Republican Party. There's work to be done, and by gosh, I'm gonna do it!

[Highstreet]

Watch the video:

http://www.newr3volution.com/

feel free to add this to the list in the OP, so people don't have to sift thru the thread.

This is also a great article from the Toledo Blade:

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll...70301/0/NEWS24

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[american.swan]

My feeling is we need to take over the GOP by taking over all the most local offices first.

Swarm the delegate positions also year in and year out.

The local most GOP offices are very important because we can influence by going door to door to Republican voters and notifying them of local elections and influence them to vote for the GOP freedom candidate. That way we will start controlling school boards/town councils and such. All politics is local is rather true. The cheaters with voting fraud starts with local district judges and county council members who don't want to loose their positions. Their the one who will ultimately fudge the elections more then likely.

[mediahasyou]

First, fellow Ron Paulicans it is important we stay organized on RonPaulForums.com or some other site like libertyforest.com.

Second, We must take back political positions: one by one. little by little. Just the way we lost it. Start small then big.

Third, spread the word. and Recruit.

[liberteebell]

One thing I would love to see down the road is a push to make all nominees bound to the party.

POTUS should be bound to RNC's platform.
Senators and state governor should be bound to state party's platform.
Representatives and state legislators should be bound to their district's platform.


Throw in some sanction if they do live up to the platform.


We don't need to go to National convention for that; we can start doing that right now in districts & states conventions.

Do I ever love the idea of sanctions for not sticking to the platform!

[american.swan]

I'd like to add something.

I think it is ineffective to walk up to someone and say "I am a Ron Paul Republican....blah blah blah..." Starting with that is probably a huge turn off. Like, "oh another one of those Internet kooks."
Please make it clear in your own mind that Ron Paul's ideals are YOUR IDEALS.

I believe yadda yadda yaddy.
I believe blah blah blah.
Then finish with "I am voting for Ron Paul" or some other local candidate.

I plan to run for office when I finally return to the USA. When I do. I plan to have a network of local GOP members going door to door in their district handing out my slim-jims. And as I campaign I will never use Ron Paul's name. I am American. I am going to support MY ideas. I am going to vote for America and the freedom of it's citizens and follow the constitution.

I don't want to be viewed as a copy of someone else. I don't want to give people a chance to have a bad impression of me because I start a speech with Ron Paul did this and Ron Paul did that. Voters want results and want it now and in the future. I will focus on what I WILL DO, not what someone else did.

I believe that will be viewed more favorable in the minds of voters.

Voters need to know that a vote for me is a vote for prosperity and liberty, not some abstract thought linked to some man they may never have heard of or like.

So when you spread YOUR message about YOUR liberty just end the conversation with "I am voting for Ron Paul because I feel he exemplifies MY views."

edit: on that note: I feel we should be chanting "liberty, peace, prosperity", not Ron Paul.

Thanks for listening...ur...reading...

[Tronchaser]

I'd like to add something.

I think it is ineffective to walk up to someone and say "I am a Ron Paul Republican....blah blah blah..." Starting with that is probably a huge turn off. Like, "oh another one of those Internet kooks."
Please make it clear in your own mind that Ron Paul's ideals are YOUR IDEALS.

I believe yadda yadda yaddy.
I believe blah blah blah.
Then finish with "I am voting for Ron Paul" or some other local candidate.

I plan to run for office when I finally return to the USA. When I do. I plan to have a network of local GOP members going door to door in their district handing out my slim-jims. And as I campaign I will never use Ron Paul's name. I am American. I am going to support MY ideas. I am going to vote for America and the freedom of it's citizens and follow the constitution.

I don't want to be viewed as a copy of someone else. I don't want to give people a chance to have a bad impression of me because I start a speech with Ron Paul did this and Ron Paul did that. Voters want results and want it now and in the future. I will focus on what I WILL DO, not what someone else did.

I believe that will be viewed more favorable in the minds of voters.

Voters need to know that a vote for me is a vote for prosperity and liberty, not some abstract thought linked to some man they may never have heard of or like.

So when you spread YOUR message about YOUR liberty just end the conversation with "I am voting for Ron Paul because I feel he exemplifies MY views."

edit: on that note: I feel we should be chanting "liberty, peace, prosperity", not Ron Paul.

Thanks for listening...ur...reading...

Excellent post, american.swan! I agree with every point, and when I get up to give my "vote-for-me" speech for national delegate, it will be pretty much like that. Here are MY values, and this is why I have them... and uhh, vote for me!

[jrich4rpaul]

I'd like to add something.

I think it is ineffective to walk up to someone and say "I am a Ron Paul Republican....blah blah blah..." Starting with that is probably a huge turn off. Like, "oh another one of those Internet kooks."
Please make it clear in your own mind that Ron Paul's ideals are YOUR IDEALS.

I believe yadda yadda yaddy.
I believe blah blah blah.
Then finish with "I am voting for Ron Paul" or some other local candidate.

I plan to run for office when I finally return to the USA. When I do. I plan to have a network of local GOP members going door to door in their district handing out my slim-jims. And as I campaign I will never use Ron Paul's name. I am American. I am going to support MY ideas. I am going to vote for America and the freedom of it's citizens and follow the constitution.

I don't want to be viewed as a copy of someone else. I don't want to give people a chance to have a bad impression of me because I start a speech with Ron Paul did this and Ron Paul did that. Voters want results and want it now and in the future. I will focus on what I WILL DO, not what someone else did.

I believe that will be viewed more favorable in the minds of voters.

Voters need to know that a vote for me is a vote for prosperity and liberty, not some abstract thought linked to some man they may never have heard of or like.

So when you spread YOUR message about YOUR liberty just end the conversation with "I am voting for Ron Paul because I feel he exemplifies MY views."

edit: on that note: I feel we should be chanting "liberty, peace, prosperity", not Ron Paul.

Thanks for listening...ur...reading...

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[LibertyRevolution]

http://gop.gov/web/guest/home

You see this? Press play on the on the top left video. Screw the Republican party, It sickens me that I had to join the party to Vote for Ron Paul. You want to try and save the party, good luck! Learned about this watching olbermann, he had an entire segment on this.

[pinkmandy]

http://gop.gov/web/guest/home

You see this? Press play on the on the top left video. Screw the Republican party, It sickens me that I had to join the party to Vote for Ron Paul. You want to try and save the party, good luck! Learned about this watching olbermann, he had an entire segment on this.

That is absolutely sickening. I'm disgusted. And Sen Rockefeller...ugh. I'm picturing a new attack that can be blamed on the dems for not passing the FISA bill immediately. Then we'd have King McCrazy ready to send our kids and grandkids and great grandkids off to the Middle East because they hate our freedoms while we all sit in FEMA camp wondering wtf just happened.