Good News: Paul at 16% in LATEST Ohio WeAskAmerica Poll

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[Matthew5]

I've done PFH grunt work, etc. and I can tell you my sphere of influence is way more effective with friends and family vs. PFH. And please, no turning the argument, I never said anything about being a GOP apologist.

That's not true for every case though. What if your sphere is small? What if you only have two or three good friends, aren't in an influential business position, or don't attend college. What then? You can reach way more people with grunt work than education or getting that small sphere motivated. I simply used the word "apologist" because it seems like you have a GOP or bust kind of attitude. As if you were discounting the work of independents, which I think is wrong to do so. May have not been or point, but it came across as such.

Too many people can't seem to understand the GOP isn't some monolithic block. Just like the government isn't some ephemeral "thing". The GOP and the government are just people, they are individuals.

People say, well I'll never vote for the GOP or I'll never join them, etc. If you want to effect change thing you've got 2 choices, create your own group (good luck with that, Libertarian Party . . . ) or you can use the existing power structure and take it over.

Now you tell me, which is easier?

And FYI, I've got myself, my wife, both parents, my brother (and possibly a sister-in-law) coming to the local delegate convention. Now, which is going to get more bang for the buck . . . spending 5 hours on PFH listening to phone rings and possibly convincing 5 people to show up and vote . . . or getting 5 people to be delegates at their local convention?

I love to do tabling, GOTV, etc. but as far as a bang for the buck, you get more success and more high commitment with your own personal circle.

Again, great, thank you for being active with your sphere. But your path isn't the path for everyone. We need outsiders as well, grunt workers, grassroots, official campaign volunteers, etc.

Your method isn't the right way, because there is no correct way. People need to contribute in various ways to make this effective. If we have 100 people wanting to be delegates and only 1 person doing GOTV. What's the point?? Those motivated delegates will be casting their votes for the aforementioned uneducated masses anyway. We need party insiders, mercenaries, independents, and all types in the movement. I wouldn't call any one of these a paper tiger.

Perhaps your definition is better suited to those that sit and complain in forums, pubs, and classrooms but never do anything about it.