News from Iowa

[FSP-Rebel]

I want to be honest hear.... the way Dr. Pauls staff is handling alot of these 'bungles' -- this isn't the first time "they didn't get back to us..." , it seems to be a recurring theme.

I don't know if they have a "special" email that people try to get a hold of them..
but I don't know.. Why is DR. Paul surrounding himself with people that don't get thigns done????

I emailed 2x now for my addresses.. still haven't gotten them... I am sure someone is gonna bring up the "spam folder" and some other bogus issue.

But the fact remains... A NEWSPAPER CONTACTED His office, and NOBODY GOT BACK TO HIM.. THAT IS HUGE!!

I mean, shit -- you might as well get someone from this forum to field the calls and important media info.. something will actually get done!!!

Maybe they have a "plan" -- who knows.

Yeah, the campaign can't cry about not being included in polls/articles when they can't even re-turn a phone call. If I was a journalist being treated like this, I'd be pissed.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Exactly. I kept my tone very positive with the reporter and encouraged him include Dr. Paul in these features in the future (they're going to keep doing these comparisons from time to time. As long as we don't beat him up I think he will try.

So did I Dave.

 

[LibertyEagle]

I agree with you guys. It's very frustrating. But it looks like Dave let the appropriate people know about what happened. Hopefully now that they are in a much bigger headquarters, that they will be able to bring in enough volunteers so that they can get caught up on their general email box, in addition to everything else.

Seems to me that media outlets should have a number, all their own, to use. But what do I know?

 

[Mom4Ron]

I emailed the author yesterday and today, I received a reply.



A little disheartening. At least to me. Why isn't the campaign keeping on top of this stuff? They darn sure had better get their act together and SOON.

I agree. Very disheartening. Hopefully they're bringing in new volunteers to help now that they're in their bigger space.

Do they have a separate email address for the press or does everyone have to use the same email addy? If they created one specifically for the press then that would separate it from the clutter.

How much are each of us contributing the to problem? I've noticed a lot of people feel like they need to email HQ about every little thing. Could we all be more selective about what we contact HQ about?

If we're overburdening HQ, then we're equally guilty.

 

[beermotor]

Yeah, they might do better to just route their press requests through this forum.

That's not a half bad idea, if they are continually dropping the ball.

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

Let's pay actresses to beg people to vote for Ron Paul in front of the voting booths... or at least have a bunch of people in front of the voting booths chanting "eliminate IRS...vote Ron Paul... eliminate IRS...vote Ron Paul"

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Frugality is a virtue to a certain point, but they're simply going to have to hire more staff people. The Press Secretary should be on top of these things. It may be that the a volunteer didn't direct the call to the right person.

 

[Badger Paul]

If Tancredo and Brownback are firing at each other, let them. Let them all shoot at each other and each other down. When the smoke clears, all that will be left standings is Ron Paul.

 

[MozoVote]

I trust Ron Paul's decisions so far to hold his fire. He's old enough to have been through many campaigns and he knows not to blow his resources quickly.

Frankly I'm still not convinced that winning the straw poll is in his best interests. That makes him a "front runner" all the way to the caucuses - and all the other candidates may turn on him with negative ads. A good 2nd place or close 3rd place finish would demonstrate growing momentum, but the other candidates will still be shooting at each other for a while.

 

[james1844]

Guys, HQ is overwhelmed with all the interest - thats why they aren't timely with the emails. The campaign is bigger than they ever planned for.

 

[JosephTheLibertarian]

Guys, HQ is overwhelmed with all the interest - thats why they aren't timely with the emails. The campaign is bigger than they ever planned for.

Do they have enough space?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Do they have enough space?

You mean in their HQ? If so, yes, they should now that they moved.

 

[skyorbit]

How can we make and buy our own ads?

Tracy

Seriously. If the campaign isn't organized enough to buy their own ads in Iowa, how can we make and fund our own?

Tracy

 

[Lord Xar]

Seriously. If the campaign isn't organized enough to buy their own ads in Iowa, how can we make and fund our own?

Tracy

I have a few emails/calls to different outlets. I am waiting on callbacks/emails to give me pricing and rotations....

There is a thread on this. I can't be certain that radio will be achieved as its looking high dollar in serious markets.. but paper ads seem much more reasonable.... I will let you know (check that thread)

 

[Shatterhand]

I for one am tired of constantly hearing how the campaign is always 'overwhelmed' with everything. They're 'overwhelmed' and they never expected this sort of response to Dr. Paul's message of freedom. Well, he's only running for president. What did the campaign expect?

 

[Lord Xar]

I for one am tired of constantly hearing how the campaign is always 'overwhelmed' with everything. They're 'overwhelmed' and they never expected this sort of response to Dr. Paul's message of freedom. Well, he's only running for president. What did the campaign expect?

hahahha.. I agree completely with you. I said that before, a good office manager would have had contingency plans - they didn't which makes me suspect their operation and who is leading it. A good manager would have foresaw this just by virture of their belief in the campaign.. you get what I am saying.

 

[Man from La Mancha]

I have to agree what is main headquarters doing. They haven't copied what worked with Dean for fund raising, they haven't even approached the subject of vote fraud and they haven't mentioned at all about a nationwide media radio blitz for $300,000 which Jim Condict recommended that could bring in much more than spent. It's getting frustrating seeing this lack of insight. I'm sure they could get all the volunteers needed if they just asked for help.

 

[tron paul]

Welcome aboard Cyclone!

I am an alum from Iowa State, now living in Omaha. I would be willing to do stuff on the weekend to help promote Ron. I am in total agreement that Iowa could make or break his campaign. I saw a post on Cyclone Conservative blog about some dinner last night where there were over 80 representatives for Repub's, but none for Dr. Paul. We need to make a huge effort to get things going in Iowa. People in Iowa are not stupid, and are pissed about this war. That is going to be the issue in this campaign, and with all the farmer's I know being Repub, they aren't satisfied with the slate of big names up there now.

Howdy Cyclone,

How do you feel about running "Best Of" Ron's Texas Straight Talk in Iowa newspapers?

I think we can demonstrate his lifelong consistency with his old ones, and his relevance for today with his new ones. Iowans might like some historic background from "primary sources" instead of pablum written just for them and their straw poll.

Heck, I'll call up churches and make donations if they'll run an old column in the extra space in their newsletters!

 

[Lord Xar]

I have to agree what is main headquarters doing. They haven't copied what worked with Dean for fund raising, they haven't even approached the subject of vote fraud and they haven't mentioned at all about a nationwide media radio blitz for $300,000 which Jim Condict recommended that could bring in much more than spent. It's getting frustrating seeing this lack of insight. I'm sure they could get all the volunteers needed if they just asked for help.

Can someone with insight and knowledge of the campaign please address "man from la manch" --- he makes very valid points.

 

[Dan Klaus]

and they haven't mentioned at all about a nationwide media radio blitz for $300,000 which Jim Condict recommended that could bring in much more than spent. It's getting frustrating seeing this lack of insight.

^^...second that for the aforementioned reason...^^