Certainly. Well when I first moved to town I got involved with the local Ron Paul Meetup. From there I joined the local Republican party (I had been a State Delegate for Ron back in my home state so I already knew basic Robert's Rules/Parliamentary procedure). We won our Caucus for Ron in 2012 by three votes! Then I was able to get nominated/elected to a position for the Party in our County, and from there a position in our Legislative district.
We didn't and still don't have the Chairman in our County and there's been a lot of infighting, but during my election I used the Rand approach and made inroads with the neocons. My buddy and I authored a couple nullification resolutions and got into some heated arguments with the opposition, but when I ran I decided to put all of that in the past so I could get the support of as many influential people as possible.
I really owe it to my friend who is already on the council for working virtually non-stop on the campaign. We hung a precinct map on the wall at my house and we researched the Council election results for the past ten years. From here we identified the top five precincts for voter turnout. Then we ordered 5,000 door hangers and I started going door-to-door in the these neighborhoods. I made sure to dress professionally, smile, and introduce myself to each voter. I also made sure to ask them if they have any concerns or issues. If someone strongly agreed with my platform (Defend Property Rights, Promote Transparency, Prioritize Spending, Rebuild Infrastructure, and Preserve Historical Heritage) then I would ask them if they wanted a yard sign.
We ordered 200 yard signs and deployed them to every house that asked for one. On corner lots in strategic areas we would make sure to put two in. We also decorated a float for a local rodeo parade and all the Paulers marched with me with campaign t-shirts and passed out candy and water bottles with our sticker on them. We set up a booth at the County Fair, hung our banner there, and passed out door hangers and water bottles there as well. We did phone banking based on different lists we had acquired.
I went to three debates, the last of which was televised. Before the first debate my buddy and I went over a host of questions and tried to anticipate every one that might come up. The paper tried to smear me on some of the issues, but I held steadfast and never flip-flopped. I also never paid for a single ad in the paper. We outspent our opponents on radio ads instead, and I also ordered a mailer of 5,000 and sent it in the high voter turnout saturated areas to registered voters only.
We also had several large signs made and placed them around town in the high traffic areas. I had teams of people helping me go door-to-door. Towards the end of the election there wasn't as much time to talk to every voter so we just started canvassing. I also did tv and radio interviews. I had lots of friends write letters to the editor for me. That's about all I can think of for now. It was a lot of work, but it paid off!
