Next Moneybomb? February 22nd or March 6th

[Chieftain1776]

A preliminary poll,

February 22nd is George Washington's birthday and there's some awesome quotes out there. Leaves a little more room for an end of the quarter money-bomb.

March 6th is a little later giving us more time but pretty much ensuring only one money bomb. The "theme" is Bowling Green's (Rand's home city) incorporation into Kentucky in 1798. Might be an extra boost for Rand's neighbors to get involved and will get glowing press in the local news. Might bother other parts of Kentucky though.

Other.

Debate.

Oh and I don't know jack about creating/hosting a website so the guys who did it before would need to step up again. We could set up something up to cover the costs. UPDATE: Or we can just keep Randsteaparty.com and change to substance to what we wanted to do anyway.

 

[MR2Fast2Catch]

Feb 22nd is too close to Schiff and Kokesh's money bombs. (Jan 17-Schiff, Feb1-Kokesh).

That would mean 3 money bombs in about 5 weeks. That's ridiculous.

 

[Flash]

March 6th. If its too close to other money bombs then it'll be a dud.

 

[Jordan]

March 6th would be better.

We can't dilute the value of the moneybomb and we need plenty of time to spread the word for each. I'm starting to think we're doing too many, 1 per quarter per candidate should be the maximum.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

March 6th. One major money bomb per quarter and the date is a lot better.

When might the site be up-and-running and who is doing it this time? I feel we would've done a lot better on December 16th if we didn't punt three weeks or so of promotion in favor of that multi-candidate money bomb.

 

[Michigan11]

Is everyone sure about the March 6th date? I remember reading "The Tyke" in another thread that I agreed with about how the more money bombs yield more money. If we wait till March 6th, that is only 1 money bomb, if we did Feb. 22nd, we could get another one in if we needed to get his numbers up... just putting it out there.

 

[MR2Fast2Catch]

Is everyone sure about the March 6th date? I remember reading "The Tyke" in another thread that I agreed with about how the more money bombs yield more money. If we wait till March 6th, that is only 1 money bomb, if we did Feb. 22nd, we could get another one in if we needed to get his numbers up... just putting it out there.

The 4th quarter raised less money for Rand than the 3rd not because there were fewer money bombs, but because:

1. Everyone donated in multiple money bombs in 3rd quarter, and some maxed out (couldn't afford to donate anymore)
2. 4th quarter: Christmas means people have tighter budgets because they have to do their shopping
3. The 3rd quarter was the beginning of his campaign so the hype was building more rapidly.

More money bombs may yield more money at first, but they just burn out the donors from donating in the next quarter, so in the long run it probably makes no difference. Fewer money bombs make each bomb larger, thus generating more media hype from a larger one day fundraising number.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

So who is doing the money bomb website this time? Trevor?

 

[itshappening]

we should coin it as 'the final stretch' or something like that


March 6th is ideal to fill Rand's coffers before the May primary

How about winrandwin? Trevor was so successful with runrandrun.com

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

we should coin it as 'the final stretch' or something like that

How about winrandwin? Trevor was so successful with runrandrun.com

I like that a lot. Leading in the polls; it can be billed as the final major money bomb before the primary; and it likely will be the last one to appear in an FEC filing before May 18th.

A "keep the momentum" money bomb.

Think Trevor will do it?

 

[MRoCkEd]

I hope Trevor will put the next one together.

But I'm also wondering if it's better to have 2 moneybombs or 1?

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I hope Trevor will put the next one together.

But I'm also wondering if it's better to have 2 moneybombs or 1?

I hope so too.

Two would be better; but it'd be a tight squeeze. Maybe one on Washington's birthday and one at the end of March (an end-of-quarter money bomb.) The first one though would have to have the website made quick to have enough promotion time.

 

[Stop Making Cents]

The sooner the better.

Schiff is a losing cause! Why are we postponing Rand's moneybombs because of Schiff, who has zero chance of winning??? That is a recipe for failure. I say do one ASAP and then schedule another one for the last week of the qtr.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

The sooner the better.

Schiff is a losing cause! Why are we postponing Rand's moneybombs because of Schiff, who has zero chance of winning??? That is a recipe for failure.

Come on, don't be like that. I've been as critical of some of "our" candidates chances as anyone, but you can promote Rand Paul without dumping on another liberty candidate. Schiff is a good guy and worth supporting even if his chances of winning aren't looking so hot right now.

 

[pacelli]

In my view, there are too many moneybombs. I'm having a very difficult time keeping track of them all. It seems like there's a moneybomb every week.

I think moneybombs should be scheduled at the most, once per quarter, per candidate.

Another moneybomb phenomenon has emerged--- what I refer to as the "compensatory moneybomb". This is a moneybomb that is quickly thrown together & advertised, to occur between 2 weeks to a month after a previous moneybomb, for the primary purpose of trying to compensate for the poor donations of the previous moneybomb.

Folks, a moneybomb is a moneybomb. You're confusing the shit out of everyone when you see one as "not good enough, lets do another one quick".

The exact date of a moneybomb should be scheduled for a date that is most convenient and appropriate for the CAMPAIGN, not a historical date. For instance, scheduling a moneybomb for a gubernatorial candidate 2 days before the election because somebody important died that day 100 years ago is not going to help the gubernatorial candidate.

I've said this before in long-dead threads: We need to evolve the practice, details, and planning of the moneybomb, before they become as neglected as pig-tracks in a barnyard!!

 

[RyanRSheets]

I would like to see a money bomb right at the end of Q1 for shock factor. Maybe I'm crazy.

 

[TCE]

The sooner the better.

Schiff is a losing cause! Why are we postponing Rand's moneybombs because of Schiff, who has zero chance of winning??? That is a recipe for failure. I say do one ASAP and then schedule another one for the last week of the qtr.

I have many comments regarding Schiff as well, but, for the good of the board, I keep them to myself. I will agree that the sooner we get the site up, the better.

Pac: That is why we planned it like we did. Schiff's is in January, Kokesh's is February 1st, but his won't yield nearly as much. Then is Gunny's, but again, his won't yield as much as Kokesh's. After we have the rest of the month off until Rand's, and after his, there will be another break period unless Rand is in need of funds for the Primary. If Rand is doing well enough, then we won't have another moneybomb until the end of May or sometime in June.

And by June, if Schiff still hasn't moved up from 4%, I see no reason why this board would continue to support his candidacy.

 

[koob]

The sooner the better.

Schiff is a losing cause! Why are we postponing Rand's moneybombs because of Schiff, who has zero chance of winning??? That is a recipe for failure. I say do one ASAP and then schedule another one for the last week of the qtr.

I have to say I agree. I am a big fan of Peter Schiff, but I don't think his chances are very good, so I only donate to Rand now.

I say one on Washington's birthday. With the primary in May, he's going to need the money now not later.

 

[amisspelledword]

Rand isnt spending the money he's rasied as quickly as he's obtaining it.

that in mind, i think an earlier date would be better. the money he has early on will allow him to plan carefully how to spend it and when rather than having to worry about raising money when he could be out worrying about something else

 

[Bergie Bergeron]

Anyone on this or are we waiting after the Kokesh bomb?