Can you link to the thread? I don't have any idea about what "staging area" refers to.
well, remember the email you sent on the 4th -
"... at a certain location ... any of these people who show up to the straw poll ... "
I wasn't sure what you meant, but I sent you a reply. For our purposes, right now I'm talking about securing an area apart from the straw poll.
Here are some links to threads where the idea of an event with bands nearby the ames straw poll is discussed. Like many threads, there's a lot of fighting about
what should be done and whether it should be done at all. I'm of the opinion that we should have a place nearby the straw poll - the "a certain location" that you mentioned in the email.
The links to threads where Ames is discussed and/or concert events are discussed
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?302075-Ronstock-2011&p=3386909#post3386909
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...Not-Make-It-To-Ames-This-Year-You-Are-A-Poser....
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?300696-Grassroots-TV-ads-for-Iowa-It-s-on
What seems to be happening, grassroots wise, is of course, your voter id calling, which is clearly going full steam and going well, and also grassroots TV commercials,
people are coming to Ames even if the campaign doesn't want them there to work, and people are talking about a concert event. All of these various projects could be benefitted by a grassroots headquarters.
And I'm saying "we should do what rp08orbust wants". So the question is, what do you want?