The campaign "foolishly imo" moves the PHILLY RALLY!

[McDermit]

Methinks we should not let HQ take over any grassroots events from here out. Grassroots could have had this thing done and set in stone ages ago. All RP had to do was show up.

 

[Sematary]

I edited my post, but you might have missed what I said:
"Also, we're talking about an emergency fund to keep them there, why not an emergency fund to push this through?"

FEC regs may not allow it.

 

[freedominnumbers]

Sematary, from your diggings maybe you can answer this.

What I'm concerned with is not where it is, but rather is this event going to be the same scope as what was talked about before? 10K people and a country music performance?

 

[slantedview]

Methinks we should not let HQ take over any grassroots events from here out. Grassroots could have had this thing done and set in stone ages ago. All RP had to do was show up.

Grassroots did set this in stone. Somehow HQ got a hold and is screwing it up, apparently.

Moving this rally is the biggest mistake they could possibly make. Plans have been made. It's too late.

 

[Sematary]

Sematary, from your diggings maybe you can answer this.

What I'm concerned with is not where it is, but rather is this event going to be the same scope as what was talked about before? 10K people and a country music performance?

As far as I am aware, the musical entertainment has not changed. as for the scope - there is no way. People are already considering (or have) canceled their plans. University of PA can only hold 3400 people. Valley Forge is WAY out of the way and will deter people from coming. So no, I don't think we'll see 10,000 people.

 

[No Opinion]

Very foolish indeed. Let me count the ways. WE THE PEOPLE have been trumped!!!

 

[KewlRonduderules]

Very foolish indeed. Let me count the ways. WE THE PEOPLE have been trumped!!!

Funny this guy posts a few posts that are so vocal.

This sounds suspicious.

Trolling?

 

[Deadwing]

I've been reading through all these posts and I have to admit, I've been concerned since I first heard about the Ron Paul Philadelphia rally (back in September at a local Philadelphia Ron Paul Meet-Up event) that this rally was being planned to be a far bigger event than it may turn out to be.

10,000 is a large number of people and personally I never saw anywhere near that many people coming out to a rally on Independence Mall. I was thinking 1000 would be pretty impressive. Just because thousands of flyers have been handed out doesn't mean people will come. I had an event I planned back in 1997 and handed out over a thousand flyers to what I considered targeted audience. The flyers did nothing. Not one attendee came bacause of the flyers. I mean really, flyers up at a Penn State game 4 hours away in State College??

My guess is the Ron Paul campaign does not want to be embaraased if a huge rally is planned and gets a much smaller turn-out. It could make them look VERY bad. Better to have a large crowd at a small rally then a small crowd at a large one.

Of course now if there's a smaller than desired turn-out, the local organizers have a built in excuse that it was all the fault of the campaign for changing the location.

-Rich

 

[McDermit]

I've been reading through all these posts and I have to admit, I've been concerned since I first heard about the Ron Paul Philadelphia rally (back in September at a local Philadelphia Ron Paul Meet-Up event) that this rally was being planned to be a far bigger event than it may turn out to be.

10,000 is a large number of people and personally I never saw anywhere near that many people coming out to a rally on Independence Mall. I was thinking 1000 would be pretty impressive. Just because thousands of flyers have been handed out doesn't mean people will come. I had an event I planned back in 1997 and handed out over a thousand flyers to what I considered targeted audience. The flyers did nothing. Not one attendee came bacause of the flyers. I mean really, flyers up at a Penn State game 4 hours away in State College??

My guess is the Ron Paul campaign does not want to be embaraased if a huge rally is planned and gets a much smaller turn-out. It could make them look VERY bad. Better to have a large crowd at a small rally then a small crowd at a large one.

Of course now if there's a smaller than desired turn-out, the local organizers have a built in excuse that it was all the fault of the campaign for changing the location.

-Rich

lol. Nice first post.

You're seriously underestimating RP's support and the enthusiasm we all have.

And there's a Penn State game at Temple on the 10th - tons of people from State College are going to be in Philly, and a lot of people come in with friends who are going to the game just for the free ride to/from Philly. I have a few friends out at state college who are (were?) coming in just for the rally, hitching rides with game-goers.

I never heard anyone in any official capacity say they wanted 10k. The initial goal was 3000, hoping for 5+. We can do that no problem. Just look at the Michigan and Chicago rallies. We'd be drawing from a huge area, not just Philly. People WILL travel to see RP. Many are even flying in for the day. And people definitely expressed interest in attended when they got flyers. I know a bunch of casual supporters from my town heading down. Some don't even have internet access. No way are they all going to find out about the changes.