Class Assignment for Republican Primary Season

[scrosnoe]

Write on the whiteboard at least twenty times:

"This is a Republican Primary and we must target likely Republican voters or convert other party's voters to be committed to vote in the Republican primary for Ron Paul."

Nothing else matters. We must win the Republican Primary. Do not alienate other candidates because many of them will fall out of the race statistically before it is over and we want to be their second choice by election day.

Keep the message simple, keep your language clean, dress nicely at events and be gracious winners and losers. Help put out the chairs and clean up after the event is over because we are ambassadors for Ron Paul wherever we go.

You are "running" for a delegate slot as you go because that is part of the process. Get to know the rules in your state and make friends and influence LIKELY REPUBLICAN VOTERS!

Thank you for all you are doing~

[Napoleon's Shadow]

Thank you for saying this.

[specsaregood]

Write on the whiteboard at least twenty times:

"This is a Republican Primary and we must target likely Republican voters or convert other party's voters to be committed to vote in the Republican primary for Ron Paul."

Nothing else matters. We must win the Republican Primary. Do not alienate other candidates because many of them will fall out of the race statistically before it is over and we want to be their second choice by election day.

Keep the message simple, keep your language clean, dress nicely at events and be gracious winners and losers. Help put out the chairs and clean up after the event is over because we are ambassadors for Ron Paul wherever we go.

You are "running" for a delegate slot as you go because that is part of the process. Get to know the rules in your state and make friends and influence LIKELY REPUBLICAN VOTERS!

Thank you for all you are doing~

The unfortunate nature of this is that it ignores Dr. Pauls stongest support group: the independent voter. I was always registered independent before Dr. Paul.

[Deborah K]

Good info! Thank you!

[Deborah K]

The unfortunate nature of this is that it ignores Dr. Pauls stongest support group: the independent voter. I was always registered independent before Dr. Paul.

I don't think so. We're here, right? If you mean independent voters who aren't on board yet, we can work on them in the general. The focus right now is to target the republican base and steer them to Dr. Paul.

[specsaregood]

I don't think so. We're here, right? If you mean independent voters who aren't on board yet, we can work on them in the general. The focus right now is to target the republican base and steer them to Dr. Paul.

Note: I didn't say the conclusion was incorrect, just that it is unfortunate. I don't recall polls on this site but i figure the majority here were not likely republican primary voters prior to 2007.

[Deborah K]

Note: I didn't say the conclusion was incorrect, just that it is unfortunate. I don't recall polls on this site but i figure the majority here were not likely republican primary voters prior to 2007.

Interesting point. However, he can't win anything if he doesn't have the republican vote in the primaries.

[acptulsa]

Interesting point. However, he can't win anything if he doesn't have the republican vote in the primaries.

The Republican vote isn't some static granite monolith.

My mother never registered as a Republican in all of her six decades as a registered voter. Until now.

[CaptUSA]

Include me in the non-republican group.

However, the point of the OP is still valid. If you're working on independents, you have to get them to convert. (This was an incredibly difficult decision for me so I know it will be for others as well)

Regardless, trashing the opposition is counter-productive. May I suggest that if you run into someone who is supporting another candidate, that instead of trying to push Paul instead of that person, you push Paul as the next best thing. That way, when their 1st choice is no longer available, they'll be more open to Paul than to start looking again.

[Deborah K]

The Republican vote isn't some static granite monolith.

My mother never registered as a Republican in all of her six decades as a registered voter. Until now.

Are you suggesting we don't target republicans during the primaries? The OP is talking tactics here. IMO, it makes more sense to court the republican vote right now than the dems, or indys. We're talking timing. And I'm not saying ignore them, because as you may be aware, I'd like to see a grassroots AD campaign with the ultimate goal of reaching all walks.