List constructive criticisms for HQ here

[H Roark]

Students for RP page is SLOW + UNNAVIGABLE + ERRORS

I'd like to offer a few important observations...

1) When you click a respective region [ex. West Coast] of the U.S. map of the Students for Ron Paul page ( http://www.ronpaul2008.com/students/ ) the user is taken to a page offering ALL the chapters instead of the specific region chosen.

2) Once the user makes it to the chapters page ( http://www.ronpaul2008.com/snippets/45/students-for-ron-paul-campus-chapters/ ) the user must wait a long time for the page to load, this is probably due to the TWO DIFFERENT Google Maps waiting to be populated.

3) The headline at the top of the chapters page ( http://www.ronpaul2008.com/snippets/45/students-for-ron-paul-campus-chapters/ ) says "Video › Students for Ron Paul Campus Chapters" when there is NO video content to be seen whatsoever.

Please fix these issues as that a critical part of the Ron Paul Revolution is fueled by college students like myself, thank you.

 

[Detonator]

Sunday newspaper ads. People underestimate the readership of these papers.

 

[MrHellebusch]

Hire Trevor Lyman!

Trevor Lyman has a clear ability to raise funds and motivate the masses. Has Congressman Paul even met the man yet?

Add Trevor Lyman to the campaign staff, and have a press conference to announce it.

 

[Bradley in DC]

Implement a 24 hour turnaround policy for all piece of email and telephone calls received.

While answering constituent mail was one of my (many) weaknesses, I think this is an excellent idea to help mitigate a lot of the other problems in a very real, concrete way.

 

[Bradley in DC]

The percentage of votes keeps going down by 2%, the campaign definitely needs to do something stat!

10% in Iowa
8% in NH...
6% in MI?

OMG, you're right:

4% in SC (but not NV--maybe the "angrydragon rule" only applies to primaries, not caucuses?)

 

[MrHellebusch]

Superbowl ad.

Superbowl Ad.

SUPERBOWL AD.

Yes, it costs 3 million for a 30 second ad but that will get WAY more attention with ONE BLOW than spending millions in each state.

If paul agrees to a *GOOD* superbowl ad I'll make sure it gets the money.

Points: Kill osama, bring the troops home, cut taxes & spending, protect civil rights. DONE.

SECONDED! It would have to be in the nature of Super Bowl ads... not like a traditional political ad. This would mean paying a MAJOR advertising firm to develop it.

 

[Bradley in DC]

Greetings to all,

I would like to see the campaign produce ads that simplify the argument for abolishing the Federal Reserve. Perhaps something like this:

Everyone knows the federal government currently spends more than it collects in taxes. How do they do it? The federal government issues bonds which are purchased by the Federal Reserve. Where does the Federal Reserve get the money? They print it! It’s created out of thin air! This new money is added to the money supply, devaluing the dollars held by everyone else. Inflating the money supply is a hidden tax, and it hurts the poor and middle class the most.

Welcome to the forum, very good early post!

 

[libertyanne]

Add a "What's New" to the website

There are new articles etc. on the website that no one will ever see because they don't know they are there.

All you need is a "What's new" button which links to a page with every change to the website listed in chronological order (with the date added).

 

[christogarcia]

Hollywood Director has Commercial Criticism

To Whom it May Concern,

I've worked as a director on over 30 TV series, and three feature films. The "Ron Paul Georgia Commercial," is similar to New Hampshire's "he's catching on" ad, and I regret to say they hurt the campaign more than they help. ( EG. The audio with the opening couple is off of the camera mic, which is very unprofessional.) My brother is a major Hollywood player, and when I was introducing him to Ron Paul he said about the New Hampshire ad... "It's BADDDD." I'm not sure who you have on your production end, but I highly recommend you get some pros looking at cuts before they go out, and I'd be happy to help in any way."

 

[marhlfld]

Campaign Needs New Daily Donation Widget

The Campaign needs to step up and take over donation goals again. Remember what started the moneybombs in the first place? The Inkwell and Quill pen, then the Statue of Liberty. The Campaign needs to set up a new widget. Something like the Liberty Bell, make it RING for FREEDOM! or some such thing like that. We need to build a new momentum for later money bombs from grassroots, so set up a widget that new supporters can have fun watching fill up daily like we did in early Fall '07.

 

[angrydragon]

What's the update on this?

HQ needs to contact Tom McClintock for an endorsement!

 

[Derek Johnson]

Get on more talk radio. Especially the single market shows. I get the nagging complaint from the single market show host that go like "we've contacted the Paul people a dozen times....and they never call us back."

Take 10-15 minutes to go on these shows and preach the obvious advantages of our platform. Many listeners of these shows will call and complain to the host that there is no "real conservative" in the race.

This is our chance.

 

[jkm1864]

He should swoop down when the other idiots lie and expose them as liars. We all hate liars and it would lower the opinion of the canidates while making Ron Paul look good in the long run. They can't attack Him because He stays with his message and they know He is an expert in that field.

 

[coffeewithchess]

Get RP a speech coach...don't ask questions that 90% of Americans don't understand...

 

[bgoldwater]

Get RP a speech coach...don't ask questions that 90% of Americans don't understand...

Absolutely. He also needs to stand up straight.

 

[Geronimo]

Bump.

 

[Dutchie]

I agree with everyone that speaking in "normal people talk" will simplify the message considerably. I mean you can just say, the government doesn't have any money to pay for the war, so they got a loan. the other candidates answer to pay off this loan, is to get another loan. and then we'll have to get another loan to pay off that loan, it just doesn't make any sense.

so many times watching RP speak, i think, oh, i know what he means because i have watched all the videos and read the articles, but people unfamiliar with RP concepts are surely lost.

 

[angrydragon]

The percentage of votes keeps going down by 2%, the campaign definitely needs to do something stat!

10% in Iowa
8% in NH...
6% in MI?

OMG, you're right:

4% in SC (but not NV--maybe the "angrydragon rule" only applies to primaries, not caucuses?)

Looks like the rule is holding true...3% in Florida.

Maybe the new management will change for the better now and get 10X the percent (30%+).

 

[Bradley in DC]

Looks like the rule is holding true...3% in Florida.

Maybe the new management will change for the better now and get 10X the percent (30%+).

Nowhere to go but up, right?! Seriously, I think well of Mark Elam and hear good things of Mr. Tate. The new ads, the good ones, reflect the new management. Good to finally have adult supervision at HQ.

 

[CaliforniaGold]

Just a suggestion.

I was astonished when i saw Dr. Paul on the floor of the Congress in a grey suit with his glasses on. He looked so dignified and handsome and very presidential. He blew Romney out of the water.

I wish he would wear his glasses more often!

Other then that..I think he is doing everything exactly right.
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