Dec. 16th too late? Campaign needs money NOW...

[weatherbill]

I heard the call. I gave today. Will give on the 16th as well!

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

I heard the call. I gave today. Will give on the 16th as well!

SEE! THIS IS THE SPIRIT! PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT NOW!

Donate today, next week, and on DEC 16! ITS VERY SIMPLE PEOPLE!

 

[shell]

keep it up!

 

[stevedasbach]

Question: is there anyone reading this who signed up to participate in the Dec 16th teaparty (i.e donate at least $100), donated today in response to the email from HQ, and therefore won't be able to contribute $100 or more on the 16th?

As long as everyone who can donates $100 or more on the 16th, the teaparty will be a smashing success and we will get tons of earned media. Beyond that, the sooner you can donate the rest of what you can, the more the campaign will be able to do in the early states. We need victories in those states if we want to secure the nomination.

 

[dcatman]

My intention is to max out on the 16th for myself (still have about 1800 left). I gave today because I believe in this man and his message. My wife will be donating into the next year for an y other money event that comes up. The goal here is to give the campaign the tools needed to win. If they need money, then money is what I can give...

 

[microchip]

I see it this way ...

Any money given now (and the next week or so) helps fund ads in not only New Hampshire and Iowa, but South Carolina, Michigan, Nevada, Florida and Wyoming (all in January).

Any money given on December 16th not only brings another burst of publicity, but funds ads for Super Tuesday and beyond.

I donated today. I will donate on December 16th. And at least one more time before then. I'd like to see the campaign get to $10 million before the end of the month - and I know it can happen.

Despite the fact that the fundraising for Ron Paul continues to increase, it still doesn't come close to what Giuliani has (16 mil on hand at end of Q3) and is nothing compared to what Romney can spend. They are going to spend boatloads of money on advertising ... Ron Paul has to do as much as he can to counter them.

- Chip

 

[all J's in IL for RP]

The point is that there's no indication that they're running out of money. They've raised more than they could imagine.

I disagree with the sentiment that there's a definable amount the campaign "should" have that might preclude one from donating what money they can afford and are willing to part with. There's no reason to purposefully put the campaign on a starvation diet. Having money on hand allows the campaign to react to the changing strategies of their opponents.

And are you calling Nov 5th a "shallow media splash"? He got tons of publicity just because of that day.

I'm saying that Dec 16th will be viewed as a shallow media splash if circumstances haven't materially changed in the 41 days since the last event.

 

[Ron Paul News]

I see from http://www.ronpaulgraphs.com/ that the campaign is at almost $8.9 million for the quarter now, and seems set for a second good day today following yesterday (if it keeps up).

Although the campaign had been posting $12 million quarter to win, while Ron Paul has been climbing in the polls it looks like victory is going to be more expensive than that $12 million figure, so more money will be needed. Even $12 million is great after people were shocked he raised $5 million just last quarter, but I believe that double, and much more likely triple (or more) the $12 million figure for the quarter would be needed to actually put Ron Paul now in the lead above all candidates.

It's expensive to catch up this quickly. Just my opinion.

 

[Zack]

$5.3 Million on hand at end of Quarter + $2.8 Million in October raised = $8.1 Million on hand

$8.1 Million on hand - $3.1 Million spent in October = $5 Million on hand at beginning of November.

$5 Million on hand + $6 Million approx. raised in November so far = $11 Million on hand.

So my question is, why are they acting like they are broke?

The only question that's important is the thing that wasn't mentioned in the letter: Does the campaign strategy require them to spend MORE THAN 12 million (i threw in an extra mil) between Nov. 1st and Dec 17th? If they plan to spend more, than they're right to ask for the money now. That's not likely, in my opinion. If, on the other hand, they're just nervous about watching the reserves dwindle between now and mid Dec... than this letter is one of the most destructive things this campaign has ever seen. "Operation: Shoot Self In Foot"

 

[lemur]

My husband and I will be donating as soon as we can. The tea party is a good goal for us as it gives us a few weeks to gather funds. As it is, we're broke. Bills are late and our roommate has leukemia and isn't able to work. But SOMEHOW we plan on having some money to donate by then.

We aren't having Christmas presents this year, because we feel that the best gifts we can give ourselves and our country is a president we can believe in.

So, I understand the campaign needs money sooner rather than later, but kindly understand that many of the givers are those who are bleeding (bills overdue and not getting paid) just so we can give a few extra bucks to the campaign. Yeah, we wish it was more and sooner.

 

[Midnight77]

After thinking about this, I think we should stay the course on the 16th, unless you can afford to give twice. It is vital that we beat Hillary's alleged one day Fundraising Total of $6.3 Million, and this will give us a huge boost of publicity on the 16th and 17th, with the Iowa Caucus not until January 3rd. For those that can afford to donate twice, feel free to do so on the 30th. But my best advice is to hold off for the 16th, IF you can only afford to give once.

 

[lemur]

Question: is there anyone reading this who signed up to participate in the Dec 16th teaparty (i.e donate at least $100), donated today in response to the email from HQ, and therefore won't be able to contribute $100 or more on the 16th?

As long as everyone who can donates $100 or more on the 16th, the teaparty will be a smashing success and we will get tons of earned media. Beyond that, the sooner you can donate the rest of what you can, the more the campaign will be able to do in the early states. We need victories in those states if we want to secure the nomination.

Consider too, that there are a lot of us who can't promise $100, but will be donating WHAT WE CAN on that day. And yeah, I think it's worth waiting for that day. 1) because by then I might be able to raise more than what I think I can at the moment and 2) because even if the campaign thinks they need the money NOW, the publicity that will happen from a massive income on that day will generate more than our average dollars can buy in FREE press, just cause of the crazy spending that will happen.