How Ron Paul Wins Hawaii

[1836]

Best political article I have seen this cycle, seriously:http://communities.washingtontimes....uls-moment-sun-how-win-upcoming-hawaii-gop-c/

Simple tips that make sense, a few good Hawaii-specific concepts that the campaign could truly run with.

Hope they consider it...

 

[eleganz]

ron standing on the side in a hawaiian shirt and lei holding his own sign? love it

 

[1836]

ron standing on the side in a hawaiian shirt and lei holding his own sign? love it

It would be a media hit, no doubt.

I mean honestly, this is the best region-specific political advice I have ever seen.

The campaign would benefit much by meeting with someone like Charles Djou (briefly, the only Republican to represent Hawaii in congress in modern times). And maybe if he talked about getting government out of the way in Hawaiian terms, like emphasis of independence to run ones own family (ohana) and believe as they choose.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Pretty good ideas. Yes, there needs to be an out-and-out win. Hawaii would be a realistic target. Campaign: have Ron spend a week in Hawaii. It will be nice for him anyway! Get out of the cold for a little bit.

 

[WD-NY]

Lol, Ron's to "humble" to pander even a little bit to evangelicals and you honestly think he'd throw on a Hawaiian shirt and sign wave while news cameras taped him??

This guys advice was ludicrous -

 

[tsai3904]

The campaign would benefit much by meeting with someone like Charles Djou (briefly, the only Republican to represent Hawaii in congress in modern times).

He endorsed Romney.

 

[D.A.S.]

I put up a poll on this... Should Ron Paul personally campaign in Hawaii for a few days:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?366119-Should-Ron-Paul-Personally-Campaign-in-Hawaii

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

He endorsed Romney.

So.. what is the campaign's plan besides Illonois and Kansas?... In Kansas, Ron got 11% in 2008. In Illonois, I'm gonna assume it's also part of the bible belt (which we havn't been doing too terribly good recently).

 

[rich34]

I always thought Illonois was very liberal. Maybe it's just Chicago outweighing the rest of the state?

 

[NoOneButPaul]

I always thought Illonois was very liberal. Maybe it's just Chicago outweighing the rest of the state?

I've lived all across the state (Born in Bloomington, college at Southern, worked in Quincy, now work and go to school in Chicago) everything outside of the city is Republican but Chicago is a Liberal safe haven.

Basically every election 95% of the state (in terms of geography) votes Republican only to be squashed by the democratic base in the city (it's so divided this way that a GOP rep tried to push through a law that would have made Chicago the 51st state and allowed the rest of the state to be Republican).

Ron has a huge following in Chicago and my bet is that Romney takes the suburbs (Very rich, thus very republican and for whatever reason this favors Romney), Santorum takes the rural spots (Considerably poorer compared to the burbs and VERY religious), and Ron takes the city (the same way he took Detroit).

If Ron were to focus in on Illinois I think he could take home a lot of delegates (although the delegates have already been decided and we have to vote for them on election day).

 

[1836]

I put up a poll on this... Should Ron Paul personally campaign in Hawaii for a few days:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?366119-Should-Ron-Paul-Personally-Campaign-in-Hawaii

Thanks DAS! I sure hope the campaign takes notice, time's running out!

They could write this off as a vacation!

 

[helmuth_hubener]

He endorsed Romney.

Doesn't mean Ron couldn't talk with him, have a nice polite meeting.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Lol, Ron's to "humble" to pander even a little bit to evangelicals and you honestly think he'd throw on a Hawaiian shirt and sign wave while news cameras taped him??

This guys advice was ludicrous -

I've seen Ron in a Hawaiian or Hawaiian-like shirt, so it's not as if it's against any principles. He won't use his religion as a cynical tool to get votes because he actually is religious, so to do that would be an insult to his sincere and personal beliefs.

 

[LittleLightShining]

For Hawaii: http://www.ronpaulvermont.com/documents/hawaii-flyer.pdf

They look great printed b/w. We used a version of this in Vermont. There's not much time left, flyers are quick and easy ways to get the message onto bulletin boards, windshields, waiting room magazines, bus stops, tourist information kiosks (tourists from yet-to-vote states will see them, too!), hand them out at events, on campuses, at farms, to hospitality industry staff... the possibilities are endless.

 

[Liberty74]

I always thought Illonois was very liberal. Maybe it's just Chicago outweighing the rest of the state?

Correct. Chicago gives Barack a 70% approval still.

 

[EBounding]

He should do a town hall on the beach and then hold a surfing contest.

 

[mikeforliberty]

Wearing a lei and hawaiian shirt in hawaii would not be pandering. In Hawaii politics works a little differently. People don't got out and find you but if you get out on the street and show a little aloha they warm right up to you.

 

[D.A.S.]

For Hawaii: http://www.ronpaulvermont.com/documents/hawaii-flyer.pdf

They look great printed b/w. We used a version of this in Vermont. There's not much time left, flyers are quick and easy ways to get the message onto bulletin boards, windshields, waiting room magazines, bus stops, tourist information kiosks (tourists from yet-to-vote states will see them, too!), hand them out at events, on campuses, at farms, to hospitality industry staff... the possibilities are endless.

This is a GREAT flyer!! +rep

Hawaii folks -- print this thing out and circulate it, please, if you can