Recent content by free.alive

See my post on the importance of staff being fully bought in ideologically: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?489588-We-MUST-Understand-THIS-to-Do-Better-in-Other-States-Races His staff being overwhelmingly not Ron supporters in the past, his watering down of the message, and the...

No, I recognize that. I understand why he did both, but I think it totally hurt him with the liberty base, and I never like it either. I think it's a stretch to say he was ever considered an establishment candidate, though.

Love your posts on here, AF. But you're claiming you had the magic bullet to win the presidency, meanwhile it's all hopeless because people don't want to be free, anyway. Maybe you did! And without question people will choose security over liberty most of the time. Still doesn't conflict with...

Yeah, you can't be a volunteer forever. But we can get some people trained up. Get a few local candidates to throw a fledgling libertarian political consultant enough money to support himself and get better running long-shot campaigns. Talent doesn't want to work on losers. They want winners. We...

Sure enough. Not quantifiable, trackable or targeted... but definitely gives supporters something fun to do. But sign waves won't get your candidate elected in a competitive race. But this aside, my real point is we need to develop our own group of people who can manage campaigns, do polling...

Yes! The sign waves! How pointless and perfect. All that raw enthusiasm we had no idea what to do with! I think if C4L would've achieved its original mission between '08 and '12 we could've held a lot of that together and been crazy strong in 2012.

Thanks for that. I agree with a lot of your perspective, but I think what was done at the convention was a look to the future. The Romney endorsement, the McConnell endorsement - these things make sense if you look at the leeway Rand's gotten in the senate he wouldn't otherwise have. A degree...

Phill, I get annoyed at the emails, too. But this goes right to my point. What else do we have? Rothfeld may not be with Ron on a few issues, but he and some excellent people working with him are committed to making this movement a success. Problem is, we don't have any other firm of that...

I agree. I remember those early days. It had the energy and optimism of some spontaneous youth movement, yet our meetings had old birchers, college kids, homeschool moms, preachers, open-carrying gun nuts, truthers and internet shut-ins handing out dvd's and pamphlets about chemtrails, 9/11, the...

erowe1: "I assumed you meant Lew Rockwell. But regardless, whoever you mean, it's not Kent Snyder, unless you knew him as Lew. " He was chairman, though some reporters did refer to him as the campaign manager. Regardless, not him. Anyway...

Personnel is advantage. Rand's campaign staff brings him little advantage. Follow me, if you will. As someone pretty close to the leadership in Ron's '08 and '12 campaigns, and having seen operations in multiple states on both campaigns, I can instantly notice one major difference between...

Who do you think I'm talking about? Regardless, I think I will make this it's own thread, because my larger point is one I feel is important and I don't think anyone will see what I wrote here.

'08

Lew

I may turn this into its own post later if I have time, but I want to throw in my two cents here. As someone pretty close to the leadership in Ron's '08 and '12 campaigns, and having seen operations in multiple states on both campaigns, I can instantly notice one major difference between those...