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We are trying to raise money to run RPF member dusman's "Oath" ad in an outstanding Iowa news weekly, Iowa Farmer Today.

Here is the incredibly powerful ad we are hoping to run:
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Here is a link to the website for the weekly magazine where we will be running the ad:
http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/

Here is the email I received from the Iowa Farmer Today advertising salesman:

Thanks for your inquiry. Iowa Farmer Today (IFT) is Iowa’s best-read farm publication. In fact we are the second largest newspaper serving Iowans. IFT reaches over 90% of Iowa’s farmers every week with our tabloid-sized newspaper. We do deliver all copies via US Postal Service, Periodical Class. Over 70,000 copies are mailed weekly. Each recipient has requested to receive the publication and provided us with written evidence of their farming operation. I personally have experience helping political campaigns, as I have run advertising in past years for Senator Grassley, Congressman Latham, Greg Ganske and many others.

A full page (9.75” wide x 10” tall) 4/color political ad costs $3517.50 per insertion. That works out to roughly 5 cents per farm household reached. You can learn much more about our publication from our online media kit. There we have a circulation map, rate card, readership survey, online rates and more. That information is available to you at:
http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/site/advertise/.

Political ads receive our lowest published advertising rate, which is the Rural Living rate on our Display Ad rate sheet. Our online inventory is limited, so if you are interested in those ad positions please contact me again soon. We do require pre-payment for all political advertising.

I look forward to working with you and would be glad to answer any questions about Iowa Farmer Today. We publish Missouri Farmer Today as well and are part of an ag publications group called Lee Agri Media. You can learn more about advertising opportunities for those entities at: http://www.missourifarmertoday.com/site/advertise/ and http://www.leeagrimedia.com/.

Please reply or call with any questions,


And here is the link to Chip In to help get this ad into the hands of 70,000 Iowa farm HOUSEHOLDS (so, probably about 120,000 potential voters):
http://omahameetup.chipin.com/oath-ad-in-iowa-farmer-today-magazine

We are trying to raise $3,517.50 for a full page, statewide ad. The sooner we get to $3,517.50 the sooner the ad runs. Deadlines are 10 days prior to that week's issue, so as soon as we have the money, we'll place the ad. Please contribute!

This is 5 cents per Iowa farm HOUSEHOLD. This demographic certainly includes a very high number of '08 Huckabee voters who are looking for a reason to support a candidate in this year's caucus. Let's tell them how incredibly much support Dr. Paul gets from the military and get them to support the Champion of the Constitution!

Chip In (again):
http://omahameetup.chipin.com/oath-ad-in-iowa-farmer-today-magazine






Running Update: Chip In 100% filled! Thank You to all of you guys for your generous donations! Will post final version of ad later this week, and then upload pics of the actual ad when it comes out in the magazine next weekend (Should be Dec 4th). Awesome, awesome work everyone.
 
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ChipIn Event Title: Oath Ad in Iowa Farmer Today Magazine
ChipIn Event Organizer: Omaha/Council Bluffs Ron Paul Meetup
Transaction ID: 78d6f4a70afb4b19
Contribution Amount: $10.00
Contribution Date: November 11, 2011 3:18 AM UTC
 
This is an effort seriously worth getting behind. As you may have noticed the campaign is trying to soften Ron's perceived negatives. I think this would be another great way to do that. Do you think the pie chart should include all the FEC Quarters? Maybe "VISIT RONPAUL2012.COM" should be bigger? I have a feeling Obama being on there with 28% will discredit this in the minds of Iowan conservatives...

With the campaign running their tv and radio ads in Iowa now and probably mailers, we need to get this out there before the November polls come out for Iowa.
 
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Liber Team said:
This is an effort seriously worth getting behind. As you may have noticed the campaign is trying to soften Ron's perceived negatives. I think this would be another great way to do that. Do you think the pie chart should include all the FEC Quarters? Maybe "VISIT RONPAUL2012.COM" should be bigger? I have a feeling Obama being on there with 28% will discredit this in the minds of Iowan conservatives...

With the campaign running their tv and radio ads in Iowa now and probably mailers, we need to get this out there before the November polls come out for Iowa.
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I think having Obama in there is good, he is the Commander in Chief and Ron still gets more than him. Besides I think it reaffirms the thought that it will take Ron to beat Obama.
 
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ChipIn Event Title: Oath Ad in Iowa Farmer Today Magazine
ChipIn Event Organizer: Omaha/Council Bluffs Ron Paul Meetup ([email protected] )
Transaction ID: xxxxxxxxxxx
Contribution Amount: $10.00
Contribution Date: November 11, 2011 5:11 AM UTC
 
It's been pointed out to me that I should probably mention that dusman is working on a final final version of the ad, that I think is going to have the graph with just Dr. Paul vs the other GOPers. I know a lot of us have gone back and forth on that, but I thought that was at least something of a plurality of opinion, if not a complete consensus.

At any rate, I hope any minor tweaks in the ad won't deter anyone from donating. I think we all agree it's an extremely powerful ad and one that will help us immensely, especially with the amount of respect that most Iowa farmers generally give to our men and women in uniform.

Thank you to all our donors so far!
 
I really like it with Obama, I think it shows him trouncing him into the dust, so to speak, which is a good thing.

I liked the old graph better personally, but whatever.


I think first priority today is the moneybomb, but there are those who have maxed out or may just want to add also to this project. (Like me)

Your contribution to Oath Ad in Iowa Farmer Today Magazine has been processed via PayPal:
ChipIn Event Title: Oath Ad in Iowa Farmer Today Magazine
ChipIn Event Organizer: Omaha/Council Bluffs Ron Paul Meetup ([email protected])
Transaction ID: 1456342e19e90a38
Contribution Amount: $10.00
 
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ChipIn Event Title: Oath Ad in Iowa Farmer Today Magazine
ChipIn Event Organizer: Omaha/Council Bluffs Ron Paul Meetup ([email protected])
Transaction ID: 0e0ca4c199f06495
Contribution Amount: $25.00
Contribution Date: November 11, 2011 3:13 PM UTC

Great idea.

Iowa is make or break, as far as I'm concerned. These are the efforts that really need to be supported.
 
IDefendThePlatform said:
It's been pointed out to me that I should probably mention that dusman is working on a final final version of the ad, that I think is going to have the graph with just Dr. Paul vs the other GOPers. I know a lot of us have gone back and forth on that, but I thought that was at least something of a plurality of opinion, if not a complete consensus.
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I was going to suggest that you add "Ron Paul" in larger lettering somewhere on the ad, like on the lower right. A lot of people who just glance at it very quickly may not see what it is about. But, that's your call, only a suggestion.
 
I think this is so legitimate and important that it should be put at the top of the page. The mods need to help out with this grassroots fundraising.
 
If the op asks Josh tomorrow he might put it at the top. Mods can't. But in any event, the moneybomb is today, so tomorrow might be better. I'd sticky it, but people ignore those.
 
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