Taking Back the GOP: Post Your Ideas, Brainstorms and Links

My opinion on how to change the GOP is simple but of course will take years in of itself.

Simple discussion conducted calmly and rationally. I know it may sound like hogwash to some people but really when it comes down to it bring up Ron Paul's ideas when talking with friends and workers and knowing everything about said policies is the best way to go.

You don't have to ram it down peoples throats or anything and you don't have to preach or forcibly try to convert people. Let your ideas and points sink in eventually if done in the right way people will come to you about RP's message.

Sure you are not going to change everything overnight but the message will spread.
 
You have to get involved at the local level. Become a precinct leader, commiteeman, chairman...

Here in Missouri, we are finding out that if you don't have people in all these various positions within the state party, you will be stolen from and cheated with virtually no recourse. They are breaking their own party rules but they are not breaking any laws, so you are helpless to make any of your efforts fruitful unless you have actually taken over many, if not most, of these local positions.

There can be no substitute for time and effort at taking back the party one seat at a time, starting from the precinct, then to the county, then the state and on to the national level. People who thought we were going to take over the entire party aparatus in one year need to wake up and get to work and never stop until their heart stops beating.
 
Rlo said:
My opinion on how to change the GOP is simple but of course will take years in of itself.

Simple discussion conducted calmly and rationally. I know it may sound like hogwash to some people but really when it comes down to it bring up Ron Paul's ideas when talking with friends and workers and knowing everything about said policies is the best way to go.

You don't have to ram it down peoples throats or anything and you don't have to preach or forcibly try to convert people. Let your ideas and points sink in eventually if done in the right way people will come to you about RP's message.

Sure you are not going to change everything overnight but the message will spread.
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I agree. However, there is also another element of Republicans who will respond to the more aggressive approach. I think the key is to be able to determine your audience.

I also think we need a vehicle / an organization to carryout this effort. Something all of us who share the same ultimate goal can coalesce around. The best vehicle I have seen so far is the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC).

One of the great things about this vehicle is that you don’t have to join the Republican Party to be a member. Therefore we can attract all the various 3rd Party factions who share our goals along with the people dedicated to changing the GOP from within.
 
Pass this one around, to all groups of all political strips and economic positions. Here is an "idea" to keep everyone moving forward in the here and now. Some body repost it as a new thread (I don't know how to).
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This will not be approved by Dr. Ron Paul:

You know, after everything that I have seen over the last year, ending (at this point) in Denver, CO & Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, with the massive numbers of anti-war & anti-corporation people that I have seen last two weeks, leads me to believe that this isn't "over" yet, this "election cycle." There is one more thing that we can do that has NEVER been done before, PROTEST THE INAUGURATION!!! Regardless of which one of the two paid for shills are "elected."

Are any of you content to wait out ANOTHER sham election by electronic voting machines that don't even allow (across most of the U.S.) any type of accountability? It will be cold in January and not for the faint of heart, but it should be done! If for no other reason, than to show ALL of them in Washington, inside the "beltway," that the people in America (Democrat, Republican, Independent, Constitutionalist and Libertarian) do NOT "approve" of an incorporated criminal government, stolen elections by contracts or the controlled press. No more party "corinations" in America!!!

What kind of a country do we live in where ANY national candidate for top executive office positions must first be "approved" by the CFR & AIPAC?? What kind of country do we live in where the public's sources of "general information" are controlled by these same groups that "approve" of who is even allowed to run for office?? What kind of country do we live in where security forces are taught that the "founding fathers" of this country were the first "domestic terrorists" on the contentment??

How long America???

James Gragg
 
I think it would be more productive to work toward dismantling the GOP once and for all rather than wasting time trying to repair it from within. The damage is done.
 
Taking back the gop?

First thing that is needed is to weed out all of the flip floppers we have as delegates, potential candidates and supporters so we don't end up propping up MORE mccain supporters.

Second thing that is needed is for ACTUAL patriots to get into BOTH parties locally, state and nationally. We need candidates as democrats and republicans so we can offer "options" for voters who will SOLELY vote based on party lines as sad as that may be it is very true.

Third thing we need to do is educate those around us and simply focus on our immediate cities because other patriots can be doing the same exact thing in their cities. People are so quick to go online and work hard emailing, digging and money bombing everything BUT have never once talked to their neighbor, friends and or family about politics in their IMMEDIATE area.

Fourth thing that is needed is to build up locally political groups that can then go "in numbers" to the local democratic and republican parties and vote themselves into positions locally whether they like it or not and then continue adding more to the locall political base on both dem and repub offices.

Fifth thing that is needed is to then locate candidates for EVERY position locally and then as a group they can then cross promote each other since they will all be for different positions. There can be group sign holding events for ALL the candidates, the fliers can be group bought and have EVERY CANDIDATE and their positions on the fliers to save cost AND help promote each other. This group campaigning would be a huge force locally whether you realize it or not because each candidate his or her self will have their own base that will then make sure to tell others to vote for ALL of these candidates instead of just the one they support.

A note to add to this "fifth thing" imagine having 10 local candidates who each have an avid 10 person "volunteer base". That would be 100 people who can then divide up the entire canvassing efforts because each of the fliers being handed out would have ALL of the candidates and their positions on the flier. This would allow for more ground coverage and never having to do any double canvassing in the same exact areas.
 
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american.swan said:
If we can't take back our forum, how are we going to take back our party?
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its not really a taking back the forum issue, it is more of a tolerance issue mixed with an admin who wants there to be little to no "moderation" for whatever reason he feels it is best.

the true patriots are still here, they are not playing into the obama or mccain vote no matter what bullshit "theory" some of these people have in order to talk themselves into the lesser or greater than two evil crap.

remember this is just a forum as well and is not the revolution itself.
 
a quaint revolution

Will our ideas become quaint, and associated with drama? That is my greatest fear. This small government banner has been waved before.
Here's a few quotes from a Newsweek article talks about today's present Republican party, as McCain as its present figurehead.
"[McCain's] fondness for the theatrical links him to the great leaders of modern conservatism. From William F. Buckley Jr. and Goldwater, to Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich, the most successful conservative statesmen have, at every turn, framed the cause of the right as an epic, urgent struggle for good in the face of evil." Notice the word "modern" that the author chose to use. Perhaps, a nod to us who are a calling for a return, to the roots . . . of the GOP. Maybe not, because the author goes on to say the Republican party is a "church," which was started by Goldwater, "who laid out the simple tenets of the conservative movement: respect for the individual, mistrust for government, belief in America's uniquely good and enlightened position in the world. The founders and their disciples [of the conservative movement] viewed themselves as lonely warriors, waging an improbable, epic struggle against the Great Satan of the state."
Newsweek Article http://www.newsweek.com/id/156353

I would be a so-called true believer (in Ron Paul's basic message), but I wonder about the preachers - and the believers.
 
So in light of RP's latest announcement are we really out to change the GOP from within? I really didn't get the sense of that after watching the video. In my opinion thats a good thing I'd rather see the GOP implode than repair itself.
 
Civil disobedience in the DEM or the the GOP

Pauls' Revere said:
So in light of RP's latest announcement are we really out to change the GOP from within? I really didn't get the sense of that after watching the video. In my opinion thats a good thing I'd rather see the GOP implode than repair itself.
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Voting for a third party, is it Civil disobedience? This disobedience by the vote, who would it affect the most, McCain or Obama? It's important to consider in light of the revolution.
 
As part of the CFL ideal I am trying to get more involved with my local GOP.

How am I doing this?

Well, I have told my local county GOP organization that I would be willing to serve as a poll watcher. After becoming a member of my local GOP a few months ago and attending several meetings, I e-mailed the chairman and told him I would be happy to help the GOP verify the counting of the ballots (it's all electronic in TN unfortunately) or to be a part of whatever verification process takes place. In a few weeks they will be sending me to a local government school for those who are poll watching.

In an e-mail the chairman sent out to the person in charge he said: "I have met Matt at several of our functions and I think he will bring some great energy..."



Everyone should consider doing the same thing. It's a great way to get your name well known within your local GOP
 
Banana said:
One thing I would love to see down the road is a push to make all nominees bound to the party.

POTUS should be bound to RNC's platform.
Senators and state governor should be bound to state party's platform.
Representatives and state legislators should be bound to their district's platform.


Throw in some sanction if they do live up to the platform.


We don't need to go to National convention for that; we can start doing that right now in districts & states conventions.
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Not until we get more Ron Paul Republicans on the platform committees.
 
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