anyone know how funding is going
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LibertyEagle
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http://www.alexa.com/data/details/t...w=700&range=7d&size=Large&url=ronpaul2008.com
or look here. Huckabee and McCain are still zeros.
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/t...w=700&range=7d&size=Large&url=ronpaul2008.com
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NO! Door to door soliciting is a bad idea. You don't want people's first experiences with RP to consist of being asked to open their wallets.
Better idea: door to door spreading the word about Dr. Paul and inviting interested parties to Meetup Groups. Then, once people start showing up to events and getting excited, you start encouraging them to donate.
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Disinfo comes in many forms. How about people saying "everything is going great! we are winning" just to put us to sleep so we wont live up to our potential?
We need to make a statement with the Q3 numbers.
Dont want to listen to me? listen to Ron Paul:
"But the media, and everyone else, will be looking at fundraising totals at the end of this month. They'll judge us by how we do. And we need help to wage what we hope will be a full-scale, 50-state campaign. Please help me head into the next quarter fully armed to do battle for freedom, peace and prosperity. Make your most generous contribution https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate/. This Revolution is on the move, but it very much needs your support.
Sincerely,
Ron"
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Website Traffic: Ron Paul vs. Fred Thompson vs. Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton
http://snipurl.com/1qgmq
Ron Paul has been leading everyone the last month except for Fred Thompson whose numbers are high now because he just officially kicked off his site/campaign. They will fall...
Also it's worth noting that the huge spike in traffic Ron Paul received in May after the debate will be almost impossible to match because going from a rank of about 100,000 to a rank of around 30,000 is quite easy, but then it starts getting a lot more competitive and more difficult to spike in the higher levels. That said Ron Paul's current ranking is 10,226! That's phenomenal and a HUGE spike in traffic since the last debate.
Also, Ron Paul's site is fairly bare bones. It's really just a few pages with links to other sites. Even the official news/blog is hosted elsewhere on a 3rd party site. Whereas the other candidates keep everything they can on their domains (e.g. News Archives, Forums, etc). This will only further inflate their traffic ranking.
http://snipurl.com/1qgmq
Ron Paul has been leading everyone the last month except for Fred Thompson whose numbers are high now because he just officially kicked off his site/campaign. They will fall...
Also it's worth noting that the huge spike in traffic Ron Paul received in May after the debate will be almost impossible to match because going from a rank of about 100,000 to a rank of around 30,000 is quite easy, but then it starts getting a lot more competitive and more difficult to spike in the higher levels. That said Ron Paul's current ranking is 10,226! That's phenomenal and a HUGE spike in traffic since the last debate.
Also, Ron Paul's site is fairly bare bones. It's really just a few pages with links to other sites. Even the official news/blog is hosted elsewhere on a 3rd party site. Whereas the other candidates keep everything they can on their domains (e.g. News Archives, Forums, etc). This will only further inflate their traffic ranking.
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After reading this letter that RP released yesterday, I kind of got the feeling that he was hinting about funds being low'. Especially in the last paragraph.
But the media, and everyone else, will be looking at fundraising totals at the end of this month. They'll judge us by how we do. And we need help to wage what we hope will be a full-scale, 50-state campaign. Please help me head into the next quarter fully armed to do battle for freedom, peace and prosperity. Make your most generous contribution https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate/. This Revolution is on the move, but it very much needs your support.
Sincerely,
Ron
Why doesn't Ross Perot help a brother out?
But the media, and everyone else, will be looking at fundraising totals at the end of this month. They'll judge us by how we do. And we need help to wage what we hope will be a full-scale, 50-state campaign. Please help me head into the next quarter fully armed to do battle for freedom, peace and prosperity. Make your most generous contribution https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate/. This Revolution is on the move, but it very much needs your support.
Sincerely,
Ron
Why doesn't Ross Perot help a brother out?
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I'll do another $500 in a week.
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Just don't put your finances in jeapordy. I think that we are doing better than the campaign lets on. They were really angry last time when the word leaked out that they made $5 million. They want to keep everybody's expectations low so that
a) It makes people donate more and
b) People will be pleasantly suprised rather than dissapointed.
a) It makes people donate more and
b) People will be pleasantly suprised rather than dissapointed.
The problem with it is that the goal is way, WAY to high. The pledge is for 10,000 people to donate $1000 (once 10000 have taken the pledge). Last I checked it was somewhere around 250 people that had taken the pledge.
I would think it far more realistic and attainable to make the same pledge for $1000 by 100 people, or even 50 people. Then, when that one has been achieved, make another one, and so on.
Otherwise, many/most people will feel that that they are never obligated to pay, even though they took the pledge.
Just my $.02 based on a minimal understanding of human psychology and S.M.A.R.T. goal setting.
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You should do what Philadelphia did for the Meetup Competition to drive out pledges. A donor would agree to give $500 if 5 people gave $100 each. By doing things like this, you can easily amplify your highest donors, who are giving anyway, by helping the lower donors have incentive to give and participate.
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Fundraising is up this quarter, based on the information BLS provided. Last quarter RP raised $2.4 million. BLS indicated that RP had raised about $2 million this quarter at the end of August. There is virtually no way for the total for this quarter to be less than $3 million.
Of course, it needs to be a lot more. I'm maxed out, but my wife isn't. She will be by the end of the month. One of my sons is a big RP fan and he can afford to donate signigficantly -- I'll be asking him this afternoon.
Of course, it needs to be a lot more. I'm maxed out, but my wife isn't. She will be by the end of the month. One of my sons is a big RP fan and he can afford to donate signigficantly -- I'll be asking him this afternoon.
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All I have to say to you folks is, remember last quarter when everybody was SO SURE that he had $5 million, even $10 million or more?
Even if he ends up the quarter with 2.5 million, that is WAY too little. We're supposed to be moving UP, not staying stagnant. His campaign expenses have gone through the roof since last quarter. How on earth do we think a nationwide campaign can be fought, much less an advertising campaign launched, with such a pittance? It's chump change for a Presidential campaign.
Even if he ends up the quarter with 2.5 million, that is WAY too little. We're supposed to be moving UP, not staying stagnant. His campaign expenses have gone through the roof since last quarter. How on earth do we think a nationwide campaign can be fought, much less an advertising campaign launched, with such a pittance? It's chump change for a Presidential campaign.
Get a grip
Everyone needs to do what they can. Yes we should encourge each other, family, friends to donate. Yes he needs the money to move forward, but 3q reports will only matter to the MSM, who by the way are not driving this campaign - we are. MSM will condescend to him because they are the establishment and he is not the establishment. Will he have 15 million in the bank, no. I hazard to predict that if you take all the man/woman hours, materials and active campaigning by us, that no other candidate would come close in real dollars being able to pay for what we've been able along with the official campaign to accomplish. No one. Mccain blew through 20 million, where's he right now - going down like the titanic. Romney - hell he didn't raise any money, he "loaned" it to him self. Giuliani - he can raise 100million - still won't win.
SO, give what you can money wise, but I predict and emphaticly believe, by the sweat of our brows, we will move this forward. This is a labor of inflammed passion that money cannot buy. Just ask Romney, McCain, and the Court jester(Giuliani).
Sk
Everyone needs to do what they can. Yes we should encourge each other, family, friends to donate. Yes he needs the money to move forward, but 3q reports will only matter to the MSM, who by the way are not driving this campaign - we are. MSM will condescend to him because they are the establishment and he is not the establishment. Will he have 15 million in the bank, no. I hazard to predict that if you take all the man/woman hours, materials and active campaigning by us, that no other candidate would come close in real dollars being able to pay for what we've been able along with the official campaign to accomplish. No one. Mccain blew through 20 million, where's he right now - going down like the titanic. Romney - hell he didn't raise any money, he "loaned" it to him self. Giuliani - he can raise 100million - still won't win.
SO, give what you can money wise, but I predict and emphaticly believe, by the sweat of our brows, we will move this forward. This is a labor of inflammed passion that money cannot buy. Just ask Romney, McCain, and the Court jester(Giuliani).
Sk
After reading this thread I emptied out all of the change bowls in my house and car, ran over to the grocery store and entertained myself with the coinstar machine for a total of $75.46 to the national campaign. 
In memory of my cat S.K. whom was hit last week by one of my jerk neighbors and left to die in the street in front of my house while I was away on business, I donate another $100 in her name. She was a freedom lover and like Buddy, a Ron Paul fan as well.
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Mr. Brian Hodge,
Thank you very much for your donation of $175.46 to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign.
Your donation will allow us to expand and grow our campaign.
We depend on donors like you to help us spread the message of freedom, peace and prosperity through Ron Paul’s candidacy.
Thanks for being a part of the campaign!
In memory of my cat S.K. whom was hit last week by one of my jerk neighbors and left to die in the street in front of my house while I was away on business, I donate another $100 in her name. She was a freedom lover and like Buddy, a Ron Paul fan as well.
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Mr. Brian Hodge,
Thank you very much for your donation of $175.46 to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign.
Your donation will allow us to expand and grow our campaign.
We depend on donors like you to help us spread the message of freedom, peace and prosperity through Ron Paul’s candidacy.
Thanks for being a part of the campaign!
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Everyone who is maxed out, just remember that maxing out is really $4,600 a person, and $9,200 a couple. Even though the second leg of the total is restricted to the general election, Congressman Paul will be in it -- so there is no harm and getting those funds in the bank for him.
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In memory of my cat S.K. whom was hit last week by one of my jerk neighbors and left to die in the street in front of my house while I was away on business, I donate another $100 in her name. She was a freedom lover and like Buddy, a Ron Paul fan as well.
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Oh man, Brian. I am so sorry about your cat.
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