I know that's probably why most people are hesitant about becoming a delegate - the possible expense! Maybe a poll should be started to ask how many people would committ themselves in becoming a delegate if they only had the financial means. Once we have that number, maybe the meetup groups could sponsor some people by donating money. But they have to make a pledge to become a delegate first. Although, I'm not sure how we could protect ourselves if someone wanted to take advantage of this. I guess we would just have to rely on the honor system - so far it's worked with other donations. Any thoughts?
I really like this idea. We have donations for so many things right now but I can't get a single person to agree to become a delegate because of the cost. It is around 1-3 thousand dollars a person depending on where you live. You have to pay for hotels for 5 days, airfare to and from, meals, taxis, rental cars, time off work, etc. It adds up very quickly.
I know we are doing something to get folks to NH, but what about getting them to the RNC? Can we get some houses to rent there? I am sure folks would be willing to sleep on cots. We could get 40 people or more to a 4 bedroom house.
Then there are chip-ins. Can we develop a fund for delegates? Buy their airline tickets for them?
Develop a ride-sharing board like we had back in college?
Find folks who live in the area who are willing to cook meals for delegates?
Is it too late already? In most place people had to sign petitions by certain dates to become eligible to be delegates. Do we still have time?
Can we have a phone bank where we offer all this stuff to potential delegates?
Can we have a delegate help section where we can put up chip ins, put up the ride share board, the food share board, the room share board?
