TeaParty11.com - Dec 16th Money Bomb - Ron Paul Tea Party

[Liber Team]

No it isn't. This moneybomb serves two purposes:

1) Raise money for Ron Paul for the early primary states
2) Attract Tea Party members back to Ron Paul's positions

The reason why it was too late in 2007 is because there wasn't much they could do with it. This time around they already have good ads they can immediately make ad buys for and have an organizational structure they can reinforce with this money.

Instead of being negative, why not help us work out the points I listed above.

If you ask me, the timing of this one couldn't be more perfect. 2 weeks later, Iowa Caucus proceeds.

That's exactly why it is too late. All of the tv and radio air time will be bought up and probably the print space too. The 5 early states are all that matters.

 

[dusman]

That's exactly why it is too late. All of the tv and radio air time will be bought up and probably the print space too. The 5 early states are all that matters.

No way. I dislike speculation and this is just way off from realistically what the campaign will be able to do with this money. There is also an enormous opportunity for us to galvanize Tea Party support, right before Iowa. It seems this pessimism is completely misguided.

Your alternative? I'm assuming you are going to suggest to do one earlier and disregard the time needed to build up the necessary momentum to make a successful moneybomb.

 

[nathanielyao]

Alright, here are some things I need help on:

1) Overview of Tea Party History
2) Overview of Reasons to Vote for Ron Paul
3) Ron Paul positions and votes that are Tea Party relevant
4) Comparison of GOP candidates based on Tea Party issues
5) Activities that help Ron Paul win Iowa
6) Ways to Promote the moneybomb

Tea Party history as per Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement

Fox News commentator Juan Williams says that the TPM emerged from the ashes of Paul's 2008 presidential primary campaign.[34]

Will try to boil it down for you.

 

[InTradePro]

No way. I dislike speculation and this is just way off from realistically what the campaign will be able to do with this money. There is also an enormous opportunity for us to galvanize Tea Party support, right before Iowa. It seems this pessimism is completely misguided.

Your alternative? I'm assuming you are going to suggest to do one earlier and disregard the time needed to build up the necessary momentum to make a successful moneybomb.

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This is a winner if pushed all out for the next four weeks.

 

[IndianaPolitico]

We really need to do EVERYTHING that we can to make this big. The veteran's day money bomb didn't do so well, because almost nobody promoted it. Let's all pitch in, and let's raise as much as possible for Dr. Paul!

 

[lucent]

Why not take the information from the super brochure? People are much more likely to read summaries of positions than read a one page length report. A 'History of the Tea Party' is a definite must.

The painting of Ron Paul from the super brochure is good as well if it could be utilized. Maybe pair it with art of the Boston Tea Party.

Also, you could consider putting a chatroom on the website? A link to the chatroom could be on every widget banner. Get people in a center location to chat about the Tea Party and you can drum up motivation to promote and donate.

 

[WD-NY]

It is Tea Party 11 moneybomb. We are not going to fight, we are not going to reclaim and we are not going to distinct ourselves from the Tea Party. Let us be pragmatic and get the media-winds in our sails and simply say: we are the Tea Party. Before you disagree with this, please wait for my video and after that tell me it's a bad idea.

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No way. I dislike speculation and this is just way off from realistically what the campaign will be able to do with this money. There is also an enormous opportunity for us to galvanize Tea Party support, right before Iowa. It seems this pessimism is completely misguided.

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How we win the Tea Party vote (and Iowa).

The timing could not be any more perfect. The ghosts of Gingrich's past are already being unleashed as he continues his climb to the top as the latest 'not-Romney' candidate. By December 16th, the 20+% tea party block that has swung from Bachmann to Perry to Cain and now to Gingrinch as a result of the media machine pump & dump storms will once again be lost at sea, searching for another shore to call home.

We can win these people over. They support a majority of Ron Paul's positions, they just need someone (other than Ron, who doesn't play that game unfortunately) to show them WHY (via uplifting, positive, inspiring & non-confrontational messaging.

TeaParty2011.com + the tea party money bomb videos can communicate that message in ways that Ron Paul can't and thus succeed where his campaign has thus far come up short.

No doubt, our promotional efforts will drive all sorts of tea partiers to the website... many of whom will be soft-supporters of other candidates. We can use the main landing page to inspire and connect with them to join with us WITHOUT compromising on the issues that FIRE UP the Ron Paul grassroots (which is what the "Support Them Now" money bomb suffered from imo).

Regarding layout... there's no better AIDA (attention > interest > desire > action) example than apple's product landing pages.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri.html


(here's another example that has the sections laid out)

Basically,

• attention: big hero-headline top section - this is where "Tea Party Money Bomb 2011" headline + pledge count + a short intro paragraph go alongside...

• interest: the most epic videos we have

• desire/decision: this is where we make our case and show how ron paul = godfather of tea party. Charts like the one Dusman posted above + the Veteran donation graphs + short videos that SHOW/demonstrate a point better than words (e.g. Ron Paul calling the housing bubble etc.) can be set to the right and left of short blocks of text that add color to the visual aids.

• action: aka the 'pledge form'. The pledge form can actually be located at the top and bottom of the page.

 

[danbeaulieu]

The mainstream tea party HAS been co-opted but there are MANY true tea party patriots who will support Paul.



Maybe this is an angle we can play.... How true are you to the tea party movement? People often want to proclaim that they are MORE for something than the next guy... well the only way to display that you are MORE true to the movement is to support the grandfather of the movement himself. Not these fake...


I mean seriously.... what are they ALL tea partiers? Newt Gingrich? Rick Perry? Herman Cain? Michelle bauchman? LOL

 

[SpicyTurkey]

I think this is going to be big mainly because this plays on emotion. (Especially to those who participated in the last TP money bomb.)

 

[lucent]

The mainstream tea party HAS been co-opted but there are MANY true tea party patriots who will support Paul.



Maybe this is an angle we can play.... How true are you to the tea party movement? People often want to proclaim that they are MORE for something than the next guy... well the only way to display that you are MORE true to the movement is to support the grandfather of the movement himself. Not these fake...


I mean seriously.... what are they ALL tea partiers? Newt Gingrich? Rick Perry? Herman Cain? Michelle bauchman? LOL

Best to come forward with the message that we are the Tea Party.

 

[justatrey]

We really need to do EVERYTHING that we can to make this big. The veteran's day money bomb didn't do so well, because almost nobody promoted it. Let's all pitch in, and let's raise as much as possible for Dr. Paul!

This! Most of us are guilty of slacking off for 11/11/11. Personally, I wanted more out of BTO and got discouraged. But I'm motivated again.

One small thing about the website: teaparty11.com doesn't work (you have to include the www). This will be important because many people leave off www all the time, including myself (it took me a while to figure out why I couldn't get to the page).

 

[Paul4Prez]

We really need to do EVERYTHING that we can to make this big. The veteran's day money bomb didn't do so well, because almost nobody promoted it. Let's all pitch in, and let's raise as much as possible for Dr. Paul!

Probably true, but the ticker is still up, we're still short of a million, and there's a debate tonight... Don't hold back from donating now, but do get ready to promote 12/16 all out.

Part of the reason 11/11 fizzled (relatively) is that it was only 3 weeks after 10/19, and people were recuperating from the big BTO push. We have 5 weeks for 12/16, and one last shot at doing it right....

Another big difference: 11/11 is before a payday, and 12/16 will be after a payday....

 

[nathanielyao]

Which service provider and browser are you using?

DNS checks out okay. There might still be a few areas where propagation is not finished yet.

This! Most of us are guilty of slacking off for 11/11/11. Personally, I wanted more out of BTO and got discouraged. But I'm motivated again.

One small thing about the website: teaparty11.com doesn't work (you have to include the www). This will be important because many people leave off www all the time, including myself (it took me a while to figure out why I couldn't get to the page).

 

[lucent]

One small thing about the website: teaparty11.com doesn't work (you have to include the www). This will be important because many people leave off www all the time, including myself (it took me a while to figure out why I couldn't get to the page).

This is a problem with the website then and should be fixed.

 

[tony m]

same issue. firefox 8.0

Which service provider and browser are you using?

DNS checks out okay. There might still be a few areas where propagation is not finished yet.

 

[dusman]

same issue. firefox 8.0

What type of error are you getting?

 

[dusman]

Whoops. I spotted the problem. Try now.

 

[lucent]

Whoops. I spotted the problem. Try now.

Still the same issue.

 

[lucent]

How about an option on the website for people to be notified via SMS and other instant messengers (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc)?

 

[nathanielyao]

That debate made me furious, what do you guys think of adding this:

There is a new rEVOLution going on. (with EVOL in red or tea color). This rEVOLution has inspired millions of Americans to come together and unite behind a message of freedom and fiscal responsibility (might want to tweak this a bit). You may not have heard this message since the media blacks this out. They will black this out no longer because you are here. This message is embodied in the Presidential Campaign of Congressman Ron Paul (link to RonPaul2012.com).