I think this is a great idea for a second mass fundraiser, perfectly spaced from the November 5th event to let people catch their breath and to promote. Here are my thoughts:
1) Theme - I think focusing around the Tea Party is a wonderful idea, not because of the actual act of protesting tea taxes but due to the fact that this was a tipping point in the American revolution. I would advise not focusing the money bomb around eliminating a specific tax, the IRS, the FED etc. so much as using the basic Tea Party framework to suggest we are in the midst of a second political revolution. (non violent)
2) URL - Keep it simple. The url needs to be easy to remember. It would be great if it has the actual date in the URL, but December is tough to work with. I like teaparty07.com as it is straight forward. Some other ideas: remembertherevolution.com or twelvesixteen.com
3) Design - Thanks to whomever put up the initial artwork. I think this is a good framework. My advice would be to find a clean piece of background art and to minimize the amount of text as it is busy. I would get rid of the quote in the upper right, as it is excessive. For the intro, how about: "On December 16, 1773, American colonists protested the rule of Great Britain in an event known as the Boston Tea Party that sparked the American Revolution. The time has come for a new political revolution, but this time the revolution will not be fought with muskets but with the very ideas that the American Revolution engendered... the principles of freedom and liberty. These ideas are embodied in the Presidential Campaign of Congressman Ron Paul, who is fighting to return our great country to the Constitution and the principles of our Founding Fathers!
4) Goal - I think we should explicitly state we are trying to top the all time single day fundraising goal. I've seen conflicting reports, but I believe it is Kerry's tally of $5.4 M right after the DNC nomination in '04?
These are just my thoughts. I think the efforts to date are awesome. I would take a shot at the art myself, but my photoshop skills are poor and web design knowledge non-existent.
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