Dear, Dr. Paul The funds will dry up if you dont seperate yourself from the amateurs

[Dave Wood]

The loss in New Hampshire is simply an embarrassment, period! There is a reason grassroots campaigns DONT win elections for high power positions. There is a lot of ugliness that goes on behind the scenes. Only professionals can make it through that minefield.

It is very naive to think that if you just tell the truth and do the right thing, the election will fall in your lap.

Ron Paul is a seriously wounded candidate right now. This racist smear is going to have to be tackled by a pro, no ands, ifs, or buts. The loss of New Hampshire, which should not have happened, has cost us the little bit of media that we did have. The enthusiasm is beginning to deflate.

Dr. Paul. You must hire a big name campaign director immediately or this thing will be over before super Tuesday.

Please excuse my rant. I will continue to support him but I will NOT send another dime until the person running this ship is a real pro.

 

[thisisgiparti]

This is a legitimate concern, and I think probably a lot of people feel the same way. Paul's grassroots have been a blessing, anyone running for office would love this enthusiastic support, but they have been ignored by this official campaign. They feel so insecure about whether their leader pays attention to them, just so marginalized all around, that they're running full steam in a million different directions. The few pats on the head they receive are lead-ups to more donor solicitations.It is not the best impression right now. I wish this campaign would take a new direction.

 

[raystone]

good post

 

[webber53]

Any credible suggestions?

 

[Dave Wood]

Carville

 

[traitorist]

i agree with the OP, no more money from me either. i have donated quite a bit already, and have not seen a good ROI. either RP starts acting like he wants to win this thing or it's over. "getting the message out" isn't going to cut it. if you want to win, you must go on the offensive. wisely, tactfully, aggressively.

 

[dspectre]

I think you guys just need to take a break and get a perspective on things.

I can understand feeling down, but to some of us you guys look like you just enjoy whining.

 

[Dave Wood]

Isnt Mary Matalin (sorry for spelling) married to James Carville?

I think Carville is brilliant but he is known as a dem. Mary Matalin is a rep strategist.....maybe she would be just as effective without the dem tag?

 

[Dave Wood]

I think you guys just need to take a break and get a perspective on things.

I can understand feeling down, but to some of us you guys look like you just enjoy whining.

With respect to your comment about whining. I havent felt this kind of passion for something in years. What I am seeing happen right before my eyes is VERY painful.

I think the proper term should be VENTING not Whining.

 

[Mortikhi]

Definitely hire a professional, or at least someone that is more professional than the current crop that is surrounding Dr Paul.

Also, we still need more volunteers to go knocking on likely republican voters' doors and canvas for Ron Paul. If you're not doing that, or at least assisting behind the scenes for someone that is doing that, then we need to talk and get you volunteering for the cause.

 

[realist]

I fear the same thing as the OP.

I don't think this is the right place to post this though becuase it will change nothing for the better.

I suggest you put this in the campaign suggestion box and even email it directlyto HQ. I alrerady have, as have some others who share this beleif.

 

[literatim]

You are whining. This a forum, no one from the campaign visits it. Your little letter won't reach the campaign so you either have an alternative motive by posting it here or you're an idiot.

 

[ConstitutionGal]

My husband and I were discussing this very thing last night as we watched the election returns. The grassroots has gone above and beyond what any other candidate's has. We have given the official HQ at least three golden opportunities to make a MAJOR splash with the media and general population (the 5th, the blimp and the 16th). Then there was the 3rd quarter fund-raising totals. Did we see (even as supporters) any official press releases put out the day after any of these events? Nope. The media actually tried to give the campaign exposure after the 3rd quarter fund-raising totals and HQ dropped the ball and let the opportunity go by. And how many times has HQ failed to even return the calls of major talk-show and newscasters calls or, even worse, made the commitment for an appearance and then cancelled it at the last minute (which left a disgruntled show host out in the cold with time on their hands to do nothing but bash our candidate)? This campaign seems like it's being run by a bunch of young guys who get their knickers in a knot when they feel slighted over something and then go after petty 'revenge'. This is TOTALLY unacceptable and will NOT curry any favor with anyone except those other younger supporters who are of the same mind-set. We can NOT play in the big-leagues acting like 9th graders in high school.

I'm not going to call names as far as who it is at HQ that I think needs to be replaced but, we all know here who they are as we've all had the ball dropped by the same people there when major events came up that we needed their support on like media appearances and interveiws before the big rallies.

Just look at the mess in Iowa with the database and the lack of speakers for RP at each princinct. These are things that the official campaign should NOT be dumping in the laps of the grassroots folks who are, for the most part, passionate but inexperienced! Mistakes like these are too often simply unrecoverable!

On to NH - the grassroots was awesome! Period. The official campaign - not so, IMHO. The ads they ran were lackluster and they waiting until the last minute to run a negative ad - something you simply don't do in most major markets and especially in NH. You ALWAYS want to wind up with your positive messages, not with an ad with another candidate's name mentioned in it.

Also in relation to NH - I think we may honestly be looking at some vote count indiscrepencies. How can we possible have all those meetup members (some of whom may be too young to vote) and them not be able to garner even one vote a piece for Dr. Paul? I find this simply hard to believe.

There need to be some GOOD comparison ads run in the upcoming states and HQ needs to start actaully giving some support and maybe direction to the grassroots. Setting up the precinct captains section is good but I've never heard of a campaign that made these supporters BUY their own materials and signs!! Not with millions in the bank!!

 

[dspectre]

With respect to your comment about whining. I havent felt this kind of passion for something in years. What I am seeing happen right before my eyes is VERY painful.

I think the proper term should be VENTING not Whining.

I don't read all your posts so I don't know.

There is just a lot of negativity. This is expected, but people need to get a grip.

If we got the top 3 we would be all on cloud 9 right now thinking how we are unstoppable. Which is ridiculous since NH has so little delegates.

Of course you may think this, if you think the media is right that to have momentum from the first 2 states is what determines the election.

 

[WilliamC]

You are whining. This a forum, no one from the campaign visits it. Your little letter won't reach the campaign so you either have an alternative motive by posting it here or you're an idiot.

I concur...with the original poster. Any of the other Republican candidates would be doing better than we are if they had the same level of grassroots support. Sure Ron Paul is despised by the mainstream Republican Party and that's the worst problem he has, but it's a FACT that his original campaign was NOT expected to get this far. I think his top people don't know how to spend the money they have, Ron Paul has said so himself. I think they need to get help, from where I don't know, or Ron Paul's original plan of spreading the message of limited government will succeed beyond his wildest dreams. But he still won't get elected President, and maybe he won't even get enough delegates to be a player at the national convention.

All of his grassroots are sold on the message, and most will still be behind him if he loses, but only if he shows us his message can win, and not just tread water with 10% or so of the vote. If he does lose he needs to lose so that the message will continue to grow and so that other politicians won't be afraid to start selling it themselves. That's what is at stake, not just his bid for the White House, but that other politicians will see his message is a losing message.

 

[Dave Wood]

The anger I have toward the main staff is due to the fact that this racist stuff wasnt absolutley killed when the Don Black donation thing was floating through the media. That was their moment and they failed miserably. Now it has blown up into an almost insurmountable obstacle for RP. They knew this was coming and did nothing.

Now, He has no choice but to hire a big gun. That move will get him back in the press again and will give him a chance at destroying this smear, which isnt going away.

 

[Tn...Andy]

With respect to your comment about whining. I havent felt this kind of passion for something in years. What I am seeing happen right before my eyes is VERY painful.

I think the proper term should be VENTING not Whining.

Agree....and with the very first post as well.

 

[TwiLeXia]

I think you guys just need to take a break and get a perspective on things.

I can understand feeling down, but to some of us you guys look like you just enjoy whining.

I think that's the point. Winning.

 

[ceakins]

The loss in New Hampshire is simply an embarrassment, period! There is a reason grassroots campaigns DONT win elections for high power positions. There is a lot of ugliness that goes on behind the scenes. Only professionals can make it through that minefield.

It is very naive to think that if you just tell the truth and do the right thing, the election will fall in your lap.

Ron Paul is a seriously wounded candidate right now. This racist smear is going to have to be tackled by a pro, no ands, ifs, or buts. The loss of New Hampshire, which should not have happened, has cost us the little bit of media that we did have. The enthusiasm is beginning to deflate.

Dr. Paul. You must hire a big name campaign director immediately or this thing will be over before super Tuesday.

Please excuse my rant. I will continue to support him but I will NOT send another dime until the person running this ship is a real pro.

I think New Hampshire has turned into the state of a bunch of pansies.

 

[ARealConservative]

This is playing out exactly how some of the more realistic supporters predicted.

We need to keep our heads up - this isn't over yet.