List constructive criticisms for HQ here

[Lord Xar]

He needs to start to draw real talking points with his opponents.

For instance "No other Republican is talking about sound money policy, no other candidate knows about economic policy than me.."

for instance "The GOP has been manipulated into thinking war is a republican endeavor. Who pays for these wars, who do these wars benefit.. We have issues here in American, and we are trying to prop up governments around the world.."

for instance "If you listen to these other candidates you'd think they were serious about illegal immigration, but just look at each of their records 6 months ago. ABYSSMAL. They are just paying lip service to you all, and thru the media you are all buying it. They are open borders, big government labour expliotation all the way...."

In other words, GET TOUGH! Stop being some pansy who is really smart. America wants a LEADER, not an academic....... WE CAN HAVE BOTH!

For instance, he can run circles around people, but he doesn't..

"what do you any of you know of economic policy..... you want war and promote war, but how can we pay for it? who is gonna foot the bill? Do you all agree we should print more money for it.. or how about borrowing it from the Chinese? NO, you will raise taxes to create more government and soon the American people will be more broke paying for the empire in another country, and still you will advice from the very same advisors who set us on this course.." etc..

 

[freelance]

Oh yeah, I forgot one thing:

He needs to answer the following questions:

Why do I care?
What's in it for me?
HOW will he do [fill in the blank]?

TAILOR the answer to the audience. I'm not talking pander here. You don't talk to a crowd in BF, MidAmerica (like where I live) the same way you talk to a symposium sponsored by the Mises Institute.

Noun, ACTION Verb, EXCLAMATION POINT--in that order.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

We the Grassroots are by far the biggest asset in this campaign....USE US
All the other campaigns work directly with their volunteers, we should too. Yes, in some cases this cannot be done due to FEC rules. But in most cases its part of campaigning.

Also the grassroots has many talented people, hire them... even if on a by project basis. I have seen youtubes that blow the paid ads out of the water.

Do not wait until the last minute to do things. Get a focused plan, and get US focused on it.

 

[burningfur]

We must fight or die trying.

The time for "Spreading the message" is over.

We must now WIN!



1. Better communication with Grassroots. You guys need middlemen between the powerful grassroots and the campaign.

2. DELEGATES!!! We must win them. We also need to win a few primaries or we're going to be seen as losers and people won't be voting for us.

3. A lot of people have been talking about a secret plan from the HQ. I hope that you guys have something BIG up your sleeve.

 

[LFOD]

Harder hitting, more "authentic Ron Paul" ads. Don't tone the message down to try to appeal to Bushie Republicans. Blast the war and our empire-building foreign policy, hit hard on the economy, hit the Fed bailing out Wall St, speak up for liberty and against domestic spying, against torture, make the message of fiscal sanity hit home - $53 trillion in debt and growing, and tie it all back to the Constitution.

 

[burningfur]

He needs to start to draw real talking points with his opponents.

For instance "No other Republican is talking about sound money policy, no other candidate knows about economic policy than me.."

for instance "The GOP has been manipulated into thinking war is a republican endeavor. Who pays for these wars, who do these wars benefit.. We have issues here in American, and we are trying to prop up governments around the world.."

for instance "If you listen to these other candidates you'd think they were serious about illegal immigration, but just look at each of their records 6 months ago. ABYSSMAL. They are just paying lip service to you all, and thru the media you are all buying it. They are open borders, big government labour expliotation all the way...."

In other words, GET TOUGH! Stop being some pansy who is really smart. America wants a LEADER, not an academic....... WE CAN HAVE BOTH!

For instance, he can run circles around people, but he doesn't..

"what do you any of you know of economic policy..... you want war and promote war, but how can we pay for it? who is gonna foot the bill? Do you all agree we should print more money for it.. or how about borrowing it from the Chinese? NO, you will raise taxes to create more government and soon the American people will be more broke paying for the empire in another country, and still you will advice from the very same advisors who set us on this course.." etc..

My sentiments exactly. NO MORE TALKING!!! TIME TO FIGHT!!!

 

[Dutchie]

I wrote this in another thread but...

Campaigning, from what I see, is really marketing. I agree that Paul's message is best left transparent, where you can look at the facts, and make up your own opinion, but different people use different kinds of language.

For example, when RP gets going into the Fed and printing money, a simple metaphor about supply and demand would work much better than getting into so much complicated detail. Simple language and simple metaphors, so everyone can understand.

Let the facts speak for themselves. People have trouble believing RP, so let others and the facts do the talking. There are plenty of examples of the government doing badly, like FEMA. I saw an article the other day that said they routinely test airport security with fake bombs, and guns in luggage. Airport security catches about 50% except in San Francisco where they catch 90%, and use a private security firm as opposed to government workers at the other airports. Let examples speak Paul's message, to the general public, it will be much more believable. Plenty of experts agree with Paul.

I think it is apparent to most that Paul's marketing is quite weak. This could easily change. I wouldn't even mind spending some big money on somebody like James Carville. Think of the challenge that bringing RP to the forefront would be.

I have watched most videos of Ron Paul and he explains everything very well at once, but then in other videos doesn't use the same simple language. I find myself often thinking, I know what Paul means, but I don't think newbies to his ideas do.

I dislike politics and marketing as much as everyone here, and that is probably one of the reasons why I am drawn to Paul, because he lets the ideas do the talking. I just think he could communicate those ideas in a much more easy to understand kind of way which would draw a lot more voters to him.

 

[terryp]

1. Get campaign material to people that cannot afford it in a timely manner.

2. Issue press releases on current issues with new and
OLD position papers to show long standing ideals.

3. Simplify his best positions; Open Govt./conspiracy stuff, Fed Reserve/gold @
Ft. Knox., Drug war/jailed pot heads vs. free pedophiles.

4. Reassure older people he will not kick them off of SS.

5. Highlight his long monetary concerns.

6. Explain HOW he will end the IRS, FDE, Federal Reserve etc...

 

[Rebel Resource]

Harness the creativity of the grassroots

Set up an OFFICIAL website for this purpose

So that not it's everyone, not just forum members

This thread should be the model for a whole website

To attract ad ideas, talking point ideas, slogan ideas...

With rewards if possible. A guarantee that your ideas will be seen by someone at HQ.

 

[Gimme Some Truth]

no.1 thing for debates:

Stand up for yourself a little more , Ron

In the ABC forum I was urging Ron to nip the multiple person attack squad in the bud, when talking about terrorism, by saying something lik" Ok, I cannot have a discussion with all 5 of you all talking to me at once. " or " If you'll kindly allow me to answer ,instead of you all shouting over me, you may learn something... you never know" . Looked like Ron was ruffled and didnt know where to start due to the floodful of ignorant comments thrown at him all at once.
Also, I grow so tired of Rudy constantly giggling into his microphone whenever Ron speaks, If it were happening to me I think I'd have knocked Rudy out by now...tho of course I don't think Ron should do that (even tho it would undoubtedly feel very VERY good )

 

[Sesshomaru]

Oh yeah, I forgot one thing:

He needs to answer the following questions:

Why do I care?
What's in it for me?
HOW will he do [fill in the blank]?

TAILOR the answer to the audience. I'm not talking pander here. You don't talk to a crowd in BF, MidAmerica (like where I live) the same way you talk to a symposium sponsored by the Mises Institute.

Noun, ACTION Verb, EXCLAMATION POINT--in that order.

This is key.

Also I feel that talking about the gold standard is difficult for the general audience so I would focus on its benefits such as low/no inflation, difficulty for the government to run a deficit (without causing major problems), etc.

 

[Broadlighter]

Use the slogan:

"It's the monetary system, stupid!"

 

[freelance]

Another thing.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, get a contract out to Avaroth YESTERDAY!

 

[Bradley in DC]

This is a great thread. Thanks Bradley

Also thanks in advance ghemminger if you're able to get this to the campaign somehow.

Thanks, I try. I will make sure the campaign gets this (but suspect they're already reading it--and hoping we don't name names!).

 

[Rebel Resource]

• Harness the creativity of the grassroots
• Set up an OFFICIAL website for this purpose
• So that not it's everyone, not just forum members
• This thread should be the model for a whole website
• To attract ad ideas, talking point ideas, slogan ideas...
• With rewards if possible. A guarantee that your ideas will be seen by someone at HQ.

There have been 1001 excellent creative ideas on this forum, most lost in the threads of time.

This said, there have been far fewer ideas that there WOULD HAVE BEEN if the ideas were guaranteed an audience with a screener at HQ.

The official site would attract millions of ideas and would not need to offer financial rewards, though it wouldn't hurt. The site would cost much less than even fifty hours of a professional ad agency's time and could be up and running in time to plan and make the serious ads that are being promised.

The campaign can say: We need ads targetting >55-year-olds. Suggestions on how to best combat the following 'hardballs'. Input and suggestions for an outdoor Ron Paul Party In the Park. Whatever.

If you want a revolutionary campaign, there is no better source of creative input than the grassroots. And there is no reason why this grassroots creativity cannot be channelled directly to the HQ.

 

[blakjak]

Get More Votes!

 

[joenaab]

STOP saying that he's running on George Bush's "humble foreign policy" platform of 2000. Make no reference to George Bush. I'm very tired of him saying that. It's a terrible association. It's like saying "I'm running on Hitler's platform for a strong economy".

 

[SteveMartin]

Dear Dr. Paul,

This letter is written on behalf of the undersigned in order to encourage you to examine
together with us certain issues of concern to many of the leaders in the grassroots.

Most of us early supporters are absolutely astounded at what this campaign has achieved to
this point in time. I am sure we all initially viewed your decision to run for President
as a terrific opportunity to educate people in this country about what the Constitution
really says, and about what liberty really means. Few, if any of us, would have thought
we could have raised 30 million dollars, or been in this race well after more prominent
names had dropped out, or have received more total votes in the first two contests than
either of the early, media-declared "front runners" (Giuliani and Thompson).

It is truly breathtaking how quickly your message of liberty has taken the country by
storm, and that you are achieving such incredible feats while still only having a 50% name
recognition in many parts of the country. The potential growth in the momentum of this
campaign is still staggering. With 100,000 very active supporters, we can continue to set
records of all types and astound the nation--perhaps, even save it! We owe that to your
undying perserverence, dedication to principle, knowledge of the critical issues, personal
integrity and patriotism. Some candidates may have one or more of these attributes, but
none have them all, and only such a messenger as yourself could achieve what we have
achieved to this point.

However, there are some concerns that have become more vocal from across the grassroots in
recent days that we feel would be best addressed now, so that our joint momentum can not
be harmed by roadblocks, either real or imagined. Here are a listing of some of the major
concerns that are being expressed regarding the stance of the official camapign staff:

1. There is a difficulty on the part of grassroots organizers in receiving materials when
promised.
2. There is extreme frustration in parts of the grassroots as to the lack of communication
from HQ, and that is compounded by the constant refrain that "we can not do so due to
FEC regulations."
3. There seems to be a preponderance of former Libertarian Party adherents controlling the
campaign, whereas the Ron Paul movement is far broader than the Libertarian (big
"L") philosophy. There are fine 3rd party activists, conservative (Robert-Taft
style) Republicans,etc. from which qualified staff might also be drawn.
4. There are rumors of a quid pro quo having been involved in a certain hiring decision,
and also rumors of dummy "consulting companies" having been set up by campaign
staff from which large billings to the campaign are occurring which may/may not be
producing equivalent campaign benefit.
5. There is a concern about what happened to the campaign's liaison with the grassroots.
Is anyone holding this position anymore? And, if so, where are they?
6. The situation (especially personnel decisions) in Michigan has drawn a lot of varied
criticism, especially regarding the character and qualifications of new hirings there.
7. Eminently qualified people in the grassroots who may have valuable expertise lacking at
HQ have been ignored many times, even though they would have done the work for far below
market prices. It seems there may be some harmful "turf protecting" occurring
which precludes "outsiders" from providing quality input and assistance.
8. There are rumors of a "Secret Plan" which did not include pushing hard to win
in IA and NH. If that is the case, it may be costing us plenty in support and new
donations now due to the disappointments some feel regarding election results to date.
9. Many feel there have been election irregularities that are not being addressed by HQ.
A statement on HQ's position may be helpful.
10. There are rumors about the possible sabotage of the IA GOTV effort which the campaign
has not addressed.

We all are totally amazed how far the campaign has come. We certainly trust your judgment
and your ability to win elections. But, we are under the assumption that running for
President while at the same time being the only currently employed candidate who is still
doing his job may be taking a toll on your ability to personally and critically evaluate
some of the factors at HQ that are annoying and alienating many of your best supporters.

We love you Doctor Paul, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reawakening
hope in us for a truly free America that respects and honors the Constitution. We
certainly hope and pray that you will receive this communique in the spirits in which it
is offered. It is a spirit of devotion and concern--the same one that drove you to enter
this race--and certainly not one of personal agenda or divisiveness.

Sincerley Yours,
______________________________

 

[Dave Wood]

Dr. Paul, please have your people do photo-ops with press releases. You need to be seen as someone who is in contact with business, retirees, health providers, important figures, even Hollywood types etc. Your press people need to really step it up.


WOMEN sir, we have not succeeded in garnering large blocks of women voters, we are leaving them out somehow. Please have your people address this quickly so we can begin to market more effectively to the women out there.

Keep on trucking sir.

 

[manny]

He needs to start to draw real talking points with his opponents.

For instance "No other Republican is talking about sound money policy, no other candidate knows about economic policy than me.."

for instance "The GOP has been manipulated into thinking war is a republican endeavor. Who pays for these wars, who do these wars benefit.. We have issues here in American, and we are trying to prop up governments around the world.."

for instance "If you listen to these other candidates you'd think they were serious about illegal immigration, but just look at each of their records 6 months ago. ABYSSMAL. They are just paying lip service to you all, and thru the media you are all buying it. They are open borders, big government labour expliotation all the way...."

In other words, GET TOUGH! Stop being some pansy who is really smart. America wants a LEADER, not an academic....... WE CAN HAVE BOTH!

For instance, he can run circles around people, but he doesn't..

"what do you any of you know of economic policy..... you want war and promote war, but how can we pay for it? who is gonna foot the bill? Do you all agree we should print more money for it.. or how about borrowing it from the Chinese? NO, you will raise taxes to create more government and soon the American people will be more broke paying for the empire in another country, and still you will advice from the very same advisors who set us on this course.." etc..

I think this is good advice.

From what I've read of his congressional campaigns Ron will take such positions but tends to wait until later in the race. I imagine here he is thinking that some guys are likely to drop out soon so he'll wait to draw the contrast with the ones he is actually fighting with at the end.

This does seem risky for a national campaign so it wouldn't hurt to get a bit more aggressive in the debates etc. now. (Judging by his CNN performance he is taking this approach anyway! He is the anti-racist candidate and he should ram it down every other candidates' throat. Tonight I hope he takes down McCain - both for his desire to send other peoples' children to die in a 100yr war and for his work with Ted Kennedy to reward illegal immigrants.)