Ron Paul Campaign To Newt, Santorum, Perry: "It's Over" (on Drudge)

[walt]

Mixed messages if you are paying attention. Also, don't like the use of the "wasted vote" line. Also, tone seems more desperate.

The other candidates will drop out, but not until it's clear that Romney is going to walk off with the nomination. Maybe I am just being pessimistic because I see the writing on the wall.

Of course, a two man race will make Ron Paul's numbers look better down the road. But the competition is happening now. I wish the campaign would keep the focus on allowing the issues and positions on those issues shape the voters decisions. I just don't like the manipulation, I guess. I think if you want to make the voters aware of some sort of dichotomy, that can easily be done from an issues perspective, with Ron Paul's positions widely different than the entire field. If this is not turning enough heads to actually WIN the POPULAR support, the either the MESSAGE isn't that POPULAR, OR the message is not penetrating.

I hate to say it, but I think the campaign is shooting from the hip with press releases like this. I like the aggressive style, but the strategy seems reckless. Let's hope voters can see the message through the posturing.

+rep

 

[J_White]

i like the aggressive attitude, but they should leave out the name calling in official releases.
it looks a bit childish and may alienate their supporters from crossing over.

 

[All Ways]

I've been waiting for this! Pure awesomeness! Let them bring it up in the debate, they can't it makes them look irresponsible no matter how the message was delivered.

After all the shit they have said about RP it ruins all their credibility. It could also ruin media cred too. As a trusting media voter wouldn't I ask myself, why was I not told, and how long have they known?

Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I see nothing but good resulting from this.

 

[wowrevolution]

Something is definitely going on. The Rockefeller Talk Radio-heads have been doing nothing but acting like they're a big Newt Gingrich commercial down here.

 

[tbone717]

i like the aggressive attitude, but they should leave out the name calling in official releases.
it looks a bit childish and may alienate their supporters from crossing over.

Just echoing their ads. It's all about branding.

 

[kylejack]

At 1:55 here:



Perry is invited twice to take a shot at Ron and he doesn't.

Why is Jesse taking shots at him?? With our war with Romney just beginning we need voices that aren't taking shots.

 

[jersdream]

I'd rather have the campaign send out a strong statement on Ron's foreign policy position than calling other campaigns to end their campaigns.

Newton and Santorum are definitely grade A dbags, however Perry seems like an all right guy (although ignorant and dangerous views), he had a chance to do a minute attacking Ron directly (that is what the question was) and he refused. I got to respect the man for that. Perry has definitely matured in that sense, since the beginning of the campaign. Obviously the others didn't face the blackout and the bias from the media like we have, however I never believe it is right calling on other people to be excluded from debates or dropping out of the race. We have worked so hard to get to this point, Ron, Jessie, the campaign and the grassroots that it would hurt if someone told us to be excluded. It makes me sick when Redstaters and the like say we should be excluded.

Remember the golden rule applies here as well. Treat others like how we would like to be treated, I wouldn't want to be excluded from the race or asked to bow out.

Golden Rule should be a philosophy everywhere in life.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

I'm not so sure it's a good idea. Runs the risk of daring voters to prove us wrong, and besides, disrespectful as they were, no candidate ever asked us to get out of the race in 2008 cycle.

That's because we were basically irrelevant back then. Even if we weren't, we were viewed that way. Also, they knew us getting out of the race wouldn't really help them, so they didn't bother. If it would have helped, they probably would have done it.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Because Benton doesn't have foresight and is prone to insulting people when it serves no benefit to the campaign in both this cycle and the last.

Oh, and here come the Benton-bashers. Relentless, aren't they?

 

[kylejack]

Oh, and here come the Benton-bashers. Relentless, aren't they?

Yes, I am.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

No matter what they do others seem to think it is smart even when it clearly isn't. It's like last cycle when people defended booking interviews and then cancelling last second.

But the thing is, you are relying on your own definition of "clearly isn't smart." You DO NOT KNOW what is or isn't smart in a campaign. If you are, why don't you become a campaign chairman, and we'll see how your strategy works. "Clearly isn't" is just a knee-jerk reaction when you should know that there are many complicated reasons to do certain things in politics. The political game is more complicated than, "Hey, that doesn't seem like a good idea, so I'll bash the campaign for it."

 

[kylejack]

Sorry, I swallowed that poison pill last cycle. There were disastrous results to many of their decisions, and it should have been obvious. Now I think for myself.

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

i hope the campaign isnt letting success getting into their heads >.<;; must remain ever vigilant and honorable. if we are too overconfident, itll hurt us.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Yes, I am.

Thanks for proving my point. You're posting on this thread for no other reason than you have some sort of personal vendetta against Benton. Why else would you think the people of this forum need to hear what you have to say about him? You're a relentless Benton-basher because it's personal to you.

You know nothing of campaign strategy, and yet you go off of every knee-jerk thing that strikes you as odd and blame it on Benton. I don't know about you, but I think he had to be doing something right to get us this far.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

Sorry, I swallowed that poison pill last cycle. There were disastrous results to many of their decisions, and it should have been obvious. Now I think for myself.

This is not the same campaign as in 2008. Doesn't mean you have to become one of those people who are ignorant and yet have a strong opinion on the subject.

That's what's wrong with all of the Benton-bashers. They are ignorant on campaign strategy, and yet they always come out with a strong opinion as if they knew something about it. I believe there's a famous quote about that somewhere...

 

[kylejack]

Thanks for proving my point. You're posting on this thread for no other reason than you have some sort of personal vendetta against Benton.

No, I'm posting here because I think what he did was wrong.

Why else would you think the people of this forum need to hear what you have to say about him? You're a relentless Benton-basher because it's personal to you.

It isn't personal. I'm a Benton-basher because of his long history of bad decisions and impulsive reactions.

You know nothing of campaign strategy, and yet you go off of every knee-jerk thing that strikes you as odd and blame it on Benton. I don't know about you, but I think he had to be doing something right to get us this far.

We've come this far largely in spite of Benton, and because of great work from a lot of other people. I may not know all the good things Benton was involved in creating and when I see one I'll give him props, but I've certainly seen plenty of bad ones.

 

[PaulConventionWV]

No, I'm posting here because I think what he did was wrong.


It isn't personal. I'm a Benton-basher because of his long history of bad decisions and impulsive reactions.


We've come this far largely in spite of Benton, and because of great work from a lot of other people. I may not know all the good things Benton was involved in creating and when I see one I'll give him props, but I've certainly seen plenty of bad ones.

Tell me, where do you get your conclusions that so many of his decisions are bad? People who are ignorant of campaign strategy should withhold opinion instead of taking a strong opinion on the matter. That is just common sense. You have to be an expert salesman and an excellent political analyst in order to know how a campaign should manage itself. If you have an opinion without knowing how a campaign should manage itself, then keep your damn opinions to yourself.

Please tell me you understand this. You are not in a place to be criticizing Benton publicly over every little misgiving you have about what he does because you don't know why he did it.

 

[bobbyw24]

I really wish a mature individual like Doug Wead made these statements.

Rep +1

 

[bpitas]

My first reaction was "good idea, but don't be so douchie about it". I love Jesse because he handles reporters in a way that Dr. Paul himself is to polite to do himself, but this *might* be a little over the top. Then again after I thought about it, this is really no worse than all the "Romney is inevitable" bullcrap. Almost identical actually. And that seems to be working for Romney.
I just hope the campaign has some carefully crafted Foreign Policy statements set up, specifically to address OBL, because we have to be air-tight before we say cocky stuff like this!