RP campaign doesnt contact Iowa media??

[Larry_for_Paul]

Great. The grassroot will continue - because of the message and integrity of Dr Paul.
We will place top 3 in Iowa for the same reason.

And I am sure, the campaign will get better - remember they are scrambling 24 hours a day. It is probably utter chaos.

Peace, Freedom and prosperity

 

[parocks]

The campaign is full of incompetent people. Always has been always will be until Dr. Paul wins the nomination and the Party "flushes out" all the crap and brings in real political talent.

You have to remember Dr. Paul started this run thinking he was not going to go this far. He hired much of the same campaign staff as his 88 run. He should have brought back the Buchanan Brigade.

Do you think that the Republican political talent will be behind Dr. Paul 100% provided he wins the nomination? Put differently, will Dr. Paul be able to find the necessary talent?

I do think that with a candidate like Dr. Paul, you're still gonna want to keep everyone on board, being loyalists and all, and trustworthy (I'm not sure I agree with "flushes out" all the crap).

 

[itshappening]

Do you think that the Republican political talent will be behind Dr. Paul 100% provided he wins the nomination? Put differently, will Dr. Paul be able to find the necessary talent?

I do think that with a candidate like Dr. Paul, you're still gonna want to keep everyone on board, being loyalists and all, and trustworthy (I'm not sure I agree with "flushes out" all the crap).

people will start coming out of the woodwork if they perceive he has a chance

 

[parocks]

people will start coming out of the woodwork if they perceive he has a chance

Well, I was directly targeting that comment to Austin.

Occasionally when I see someone who seems to have some insight, I'll follow their comments from thread to thread and I was wondering if he thought that the Republican establishment political talent would support Dr. Paul if he won the nomination.

It has been of a certain degree of concern. My actual, real, paid-type political experience was over 10 years ago and in, um, a different political party, so I don't have an excellent feel for how Republican political pros would respond to a Dr. Paul victory.

But it's good to hear from you that the Atwaters of this day would give their heart and soul to Dr. Paul.

 

[mosquitobite]

people will start coming out of the woodwork if they perceive he has a chance

The problem will be determining who is there to help, and who is there to sabotage.

 

[vegetarianrpfan]

The campaign is full of incompetent people. Always has been always will be until Dr. Paul wins the nomination and the Party "flushes out" all the crap and brings in real political talent.

You have to remember Dr. Paul started this run thinking he was not going to go this far. He hired much of the same campaign staff as his 88 run. He should have brought back the Buchanan Brigade.

Actually, while many people have been with RP a long time (Kent Snyder, for example), many people are new graduates just out of college. Jonathan Bydlak the fundraising director, for one, and the communications director in Iowa is brand new, as well. That's what happens when you don't have $100 mil to start with like some other candidates.

...And HQ routinely fires those who are competent and hard-working but who point out inadequacies of others constructively.

That is a huge problem which speaks of incompetence on HQ's part more than anything. If they're firing anyone, they should be firing those who have made these huge mistakes (missing the NRA forum, etc.)

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[walt]

Actually, while many people have been with RP a long time (Kent Snyder, for example), many people are new graduates just out of college. Jonathan Bydlak the fundraising director, for one, and the communications director in Iowa is brand new, as well. That's what happens when you don't have $100 mil to start with like some other candidates.

FALSE - Kent has chosen to do it that way, it doesn't have to be that way...

 

[LibertyEagle]

I know for the a fact the campaign has contacted the media starting with the June 30th Rally. I can't tell you the number of times I spoken to John Z., Drew Ivers, Jesse, Joe S., Lew Moore, and Kent about communicating with the media. It's the media that has a problem with Ron Paul. I think they're ticked off that the campaign doesn't lay-out a buffet spread for them... Or it's further evidence of Operation Mockingbird is still an ongoing program.

Ok, you've talked to them about communicating with the media. Do you know for a fact that they did it?

 

[Mort]

Actually, while many people have been with RP a long time (Kent Snyder, for example), many people are new graduates just out of college. Jonathan Bydlak the fundraising director, for one, and the communications director in Iowa is brand new, as well. That's what happens when you don't have $100 mil to start with like some other candidates.

FALSE - Kent has chosen to do it that way, it doesn't have to be that way...

Everything useful in this campaign has been done by the grassroots.

At least the campaign put together a nice web page with a quality donation counter.

Ron Paul's small government mindset probably also comes with small campaign HQ. At least we know Dr. Paul is not burning money overpaying his campaign staff.

 

[vegetarianrpfan]

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2007/11/no_news_is_bad_news.html

This New Jersey article speaks of a MAJOR problem.

Someone mentioned that coverage of the Des Moines Register has been nonexistent. I've been reading the DMR all week. They have a schedule of campaign events, for which Dr. Paul's of course are the only ones not listed. They have write-ups or articles on even the smallest of events (Chris Dodd visiting a Mexican restaurant with 20 people in it), because those things are listed ahead of time and publicized to the media.

I don't know about this "flying under the radar" thing; I think we could have done better with daily coverage in the DM Register, for one.

Yes, the media is biased and we know that. However, if your job is to speak to the media, you still have to do that no matter what. It's what you're getting paid for. You need to tell them if there is going to be a press conference, ahead of time.

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Libertarian Girl
http://www.libertariangirl.com

 

[wfd40]

You ask for substantiation and then bitch that we give the media ammo?

Walt and I (and many, many others) have NOT made public most of the reasons for our knowledge of official campaign staff incompetence--and their hostility towards the grassroots.

Bradley, why not say something to Dr. Paul himself?? I'd imagine he'd be receptive to constructive criticism no??

 

[aksmith]

The campaign has not been perfect, for sure. But I've done a lot of media, and most of it is horse race garbage. Nazis, tinfoil hats, third party run, racist, fringe, longshot, will he support the R candidate, why is he running as a Republican, etc. etc. etc.

The media is the laziest, most corrupt bunch of losers on the planet. There is nothing they can say or do at this point that would make me change my mind. I've seen it for too many years.

I will believe the guy from the Des Moines register when he crawls over a field of broken glass and begs our forgiveness.

 

[Bradley in DC]

The media is the laziest, most corrupt bunch of losers on the planet. There is nothing they can say or do at this point that would make me change my mind. I've seen it for too many years.

Largely, but not always, true from my experience too. All the more reason why the campaign needs to spoon-feed them not ignore them (especially when the reporters do make an effort).

And, yes, I know for a fact there have been, at times, rumors that reporters' calls were not returned where the opposite was true--that Jesse had been calling the reporter unsuccessfully. It's not all or nothing, but yes, we expect more.

 

[Bradley in DC]

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2007/11/no_news_is_bad_news.html

This New Jersey article speaks of a MAJOR problem.
You need to tell them if there is going to be a press conference, ahead of time.

And then show up at it and not be rude.

 

[joelfarm]

From the N.J. article, echoes my sentiments exactly!!;

Posted by blarneyboy on 11/18/07 at 12:52PM

Grassroots campaigns are always plagued by the amatuers who participate in them.

There are no spinmeisters like Rove or Carville. There's no swiftboating, and no claims that an opponent has an illegitimate black baby. No push polls for the likes of Paul.

The professional political vampires who run the elections tell the candidate what position to take on the issue, regardless of principal.
That's why Rodham-Clinton is "for" licensing illegals and then against it. Mostly, the pros get their candidate- whores to take NO position, so no voter will be offended. That's why shrub opposed nation-building as he planned an attack on Iraq BEFORE 911.

With Ron Paul you get a throwback to the politicians like TR who campaigned from their veranda and actually say what they think and promise to do what they pledge. And I did see one reporter's estimate on the Philly rally indicatring only a 1,000 Paulists celebrating his campaign. the neatest thing about this "children's campaign" is that it is largely supported by kids who are 18 to 35 years old; who will get no Social Security and can be expected to lose their jobs 5 times under the New World Order of Bush-Clinton regimes, and have a 10 trillion dollar debt we old folks have lambasted them with. Despite the amatuer nature of the campaign, isn't it grand to see these sharp young people parading in support of our Constitution?

Keep locking and loading 'kids', the fight has just began!!!