Paul on Iowa and NH a month ago.

[legion]

Here's why. Asked what kind of showing he needs in Iowa and New Hampshire to stay afloat, Paul admits that he doesn't put much stock in those early nominating contests. "I need to make sure I'm not in last place," he says, laughing. "I don't have a number or a percentage. It's hard to say. But I think my campaign is less dependent on do-or-die in the first two positions, here or there. We don't look at it that way as much as, is the campaign growing? Is it still raising money? Are we getting new supporters?"

http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/...-third-party-candidate-bad-news-for-dems.aspx

Pay attention to the metrics: "Is the campaign growing? Is it still raising money? Are we getting new supporters?"

Iowa and NH were experiments in demographics and harassing the grassroots without making significant campaign expenditures.

Keep up the good work.

 

[Indy Vidual]

Great post

 

[Indy Vidual]

Bump

 

[fogger]

That's a good strategy if we had a year. We have a month and we needed this exposure.

It's not a linear battle of attrition. The most exposure was generated through events like Nov 5th & Dec 16th.

 

[Silverback]

That's a good strategy if we had a year. We have a month and we needed this exposure.

It's not a linear battle of attrition. The most exposure was generated through events like Nov 5th & Dec 16th.

It's a good strategy if the goal is to get the message out to as many people as possible between now and the convention, rather than to actually get elected.

 

[ddoggphx]

IMO, if we don't NAIL a state or two on Feb 5, Ron will be the Libertarian Candidate.

And I will vote my butt off for him...and will donate more.

Honestly, when it really, really gets down to it. What is the difference between Mitt and Obama? Rudy and Hill Bill? nothing...they are all spend and tax, tax and spend. There are no CONSERVATIVES there.

If Dr. Paul is "pressured" to run as a third party..I will "waste" my vote for him in the hope that in a couple of decades his words will no longer be "fringe."

 

[legion]

That's a good strategy if we had a year. We have a month and we needed this exposure.

It's not a linear battle of attrition. The most exposure was generated through events like Nov 5th & Dec 16th.

Most people still aren't even paying attention to the elections.

The 2000 elections were decided in South Carolina. We have time.

 

[Jobarra]

Most people still aren't even paying attention to the elections.

The 2000 elections were decided in South Carolina. We have time.

I think this will be a unique year. I wouldn't be surprised if every candidate had a state going into Feb 5th. I almost want to see that, but I don't know if it would fair well for Dr. Paul.

 

[buffalokid777]

Most people still aren't even paying attention to the elections.

The 2000 elections were decided in South Carolina. We have time.

I read they spent 1.5 Mil on advertising there......I sure hope it was on TV instead of DYING MEDIUMS like Newspapers or Radio.....OLD PEOPLE BARELY LISTEN TO RADIO....and they mostly read the Paper on Sunday....weekday ads in newspapers....worthlewss for the demographics we are weakest in.

If the rest of the field spent less than 1.5 mil on advertising on TV......we got a chance.....But if huckleberry spends more than us on TV.......

When we lose to him....I hope RP gets the good sense to fire some campaign staff and find some real advisors who know how to run a national campaign.

 

[Birdlady]

Iowa and NH were experiments in demographics and harassing the grassroots without making significant campaign expenditures.

Keep up the good work.

Maybe the campaign should have told people this who basically moved everything and have been living in NH. We all THOUGHT we were going for a WIN, not an experiment or test of some sort. That is total BS. What was all the ruckus about needing more money before Dec. 16th then? What was it that they spent all the money on if it was just an experiment.

I don't buy this.