There Is A Plan And It's Starting To Show

[Michigan11]

We are kicking ass. I bet we may get 8% in the next state who knows at this point!

 

[TheEchoPlaza]

It's not Feb. 5th that is most important

Feb. 5th does matter and we do need some success, but I don't think it is the most important factor. Where Ron Paul could potentially really utilize his money is in the states that have almost always never mattered...the states after Feb. 5th. These states never get campaigned in for primaries, and are starved for attention from candidates. This year because of the lack of a clear frontrunner, they are going to be crucial in getting delegates and may be the make or break for Ron if he gets momentum on Feb. 5th. He's going to still have a lot of money to spend in these states whereas others will have dried up their donors who never thought this primary would go on so long. It could be Ron's secret strategy, win the "post-Feb. 5th states".

 

[gracebkr]

I doubt very seriously that the average Fundy Bible-thumper can donate the maximum.

I am a fundie.

 

[Heckler]

Ron Paul has been gaining ground since last year when I started watching him. I akin it to a snow ball rolling down a very tall mountain. We've done everything without the media reporting and when they have they've tried to make him look like a fool.

We must campaign to the older generations. They were the ones who voted for Reagan. They're also the same people who are energized by a youth that is up-to-date on political issues and long for freedom.

 

[Joey Wahoo]

I think you're right. The strategy was to still be standing, with money to spend, once the field is whittled down. That part is working.

But certainly we anticipated a stronger showing in NH. To get credibility and some momentum we need a top 2 finish SOON. I'm hoping for Nevada.

 

[diesirae]

Feb. 5th does matter and we do need some success, but I don't think it is the most important factor. Where Ron Paul could potentially really utilize his money is in the states that have almost always never mattered...the states after Feb. 5th. These states never get campaigned in for primaries, and are starved for attention from candidates. This year because of the lack of a clear frontrunner, they are going to be crucial in getting delegates and may be the make or break for Ron if he gets momentum on Feb. 5th. He's going to still have a lot of money to spend in these states whereas others will have dried up their donors who never thought this primary would go on so long. It could be Ron's secret strategy, win the "post-Feb. 5th states".

...which won't matter at all if a clear leader emerges on the 5th, or even a winner. He needs to get some high-profile wins, and some actual delegates, or this isn't going to happen.

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

Think about this. All the other candidates are nearly broke. Every single state has had a new winner thus far. Our grassroots have pulled in 7-10% of the vote in every state without any help from the main campaign and, we have 0 expectations in the news media.

Ron Paul's campaign strategy is like Rudy Gulianni 2.0

Think about it. Ron Paul does not have to worry about failure. His campaign has been doing the same thing as Rudy's but BETTER. Our grassroots are more energized more supportive and it shows in the polls. We have now beaten him twice.

Rudy has only set himself up for a loss though. If he should fail in Florida, it will destroy his entire campaign.

We could really liken this entire campaign to a game of football. Imagine that Ron Paul's team gives up major yardage to the opponent but when it comes time to score, only allows the opponents to get field goals. On the other hand Rudy's team would allow other teams to score big time against it with the promise that "we will score more by the end of the game" The problem with that is, if you don't score big time, you look like a big loser, something Ron Paul's team wouldn't have to worry about.

Ron Paul's strategy is becoming visible. Bend but don't break. No matter what happens leading up to super Tuesday, Ron Paul has ensured that the bar has been set so low, the media cannot possibly report him as failing. Because of this fact he largely ignores being in the cross hairs and does not have to spend larges amounts of money.

So with no line drawn in the sand and plenty of money to spend on super Tuesday, his campaign will be poised to look amazing when he begins to strike at his opponents.

Good analysis...

 

[TNforPaul45]

There is no Master Plan, there will be no touchdowns. He has no chance of getting the GOP nomination now. The "powers that be" have pulled off their little scheme perfectly, and the blackout has worked.

The american people like the state they are in, and they will, en masse, turn to the candidate that "makes them feel good" and who "looks good" to "lead" them. Voters don't care about issues anymore, they just care about who looks good on TV, who can smile the largest and who can laugh and snicker the most.

It's amazing how people are voting for candidates that laugh and sneer at Ron Paul, and don't even CONSIDER that when the people are telling that future president that they are wrong, that Romney or McCain wont turn the sneering on them, and laugh at them. They don't think of that, but it's coming.

Paul never laughs or chides the other candidates unfairly. Never chuckles when others are expressing their views.

The majority of the american people take a childish attitude to voting and to their candidates. and they will be treated as such by both parties, whoever gets elected.

 

[bucfish]

If you ever watch a horse race it is not the point to be out in front first but rather to make your move and close like lightning. Soon we will see it but for now keep getting out the word and work extra hard to canvass and write editorials. We also will need ads in local papers. Start sign waves in smaller towns that do not have a meetup yet. Get an ad on Sunday in their local paper. Not a divisive one but one about his record and ask them to google ronpaul. Heck put an ad in the classifieds with just that google ron paul.

 

[nbhadja]

I don't think the other candidates are broke. Huck has huge support and they could all give him 2300.00 Romney will never be out of money..I do not know why you say this. The better they do, the more money they get.

McCain's campaign is in debt for a few million dollars.

Thompson has almost no money, same with Huckabee.
All of Huckabee's supporters have already donated 2300 dollars, they can't donate anymore. Hucko doesn't get small donations from regular people like Paul does, he gets max outs from the elite.

Romney has reportedly spent 20 million of his own money. He is worth an estimated 150-200 million dollars. That is a large chunk of his personal wealth he has already spent.

Rudy also is really low on cash, and like all of the other Republican candidates (cept Paul), his rich elite voters have already maxed out. He asked his paid staffers to work for free this month.

So yes all of the other candidates have no money left, cept Romney (but how much of his personal wealth would he be willing to squander?).

 

[diesirae]

If you ever watch a horse race it is not the point to be out in front first but rather to make your move and close like lightning. Soon we will see it but for now keep getting out the word and work extra hard to canvass and write editorials. We also will need ads in local papers. Start sign waves in smaller towns that do not have a meetup yet. Get an ad on Sunday in their local paper. Not a divisive one but one about his record and ask them to google ronpaul. Heck put an ad in the classifieds with just that google ron paul.

My grandmother wouldn't know what the heck "Google Ron Paul" meant, or what to do with it. When you think up things like this, you have to consider what the impact is, and who they're targeting.

 

[gracebkr]

There is no Master Plan, there will be no touchdowns. He has no chance of getting the GOP nomination now. The "powers that be" have pulled off their little scheme perfectly, and the blackout has worked.

The american people like the state they are in, and they will, en masse, turn to the candidate that "makes them feel good" and who "looks good" to "lead" them. Voters don't care about issues anymore, they just care about who looks good on TV, who can smile the largest and who can laugh and snicker the most.

It's amazing how people are voting for candidates that laugh and sneer at Ron Paul, and don't even CONSIDER that when the people are telling that future president that they are wrong, that Romney or McCain wont turn the sneering on them, and laugh at them. They don't think of that, but it's coming.

Paul never laughs or chides the other candidates unfairly. Never chuckles when others are expressing their views.


The majority of the american people take a childish attitude to voting and to their candidates. and they will be treated as such by both parties, whoever gets elected.

Your gloom and doom is annoying at the beginning. It IS NOT OVER!!!!!! We are strong and standing. This is the beginning! If it is over to you then stop wasting our time. But if you have HOPE, then put that to something positive. We CAN win, only we can defeat ourselves. We know Ron Paul is right. Everyone else will too once they hear a fair debate which we are coming to soon.

 

[TNforPaul45]

I didnt say that it was over...I'm just stating the obvious fact that we are not going to do better than 4th on Super Tuesday. The campaign needs to shift it's resources to a 3rd party run, before Bloomberg steals that limelight.

 

[familydog]

I didnt say that it was over...I'm just stating the obvious fact that we are not going to do better than 4th on Super Tuesday. The campaign needs to shift it's resources to a 3rd party run, before Bloomberg steals that limelight.

If you're right (and I don't think you are) then I'm wasting my time here and am going to move on to greener pastures. I'm sure a lot of others feel the same.

 

[ralucelom]

Good observation, though im not a fan of metaphors very much.in this case however u make a valid point. Paul didnt do so bad with 52,000 votes and
is doing better than guiliani so, ure projections arent farfetched.

 

[ionlyknowy]

I think that all of Fred's support went to Huck... and potential paul supporters were also taken by Huck.

 

[AlexK]

Think about this. All the other candidates are nearly broke. Every single state has had a new winner thus far. Our grassroots have pulled in 7-10% of the vote in every state without any help from the main campaign and, we have 0 expectations in the news media.

Ron Paul's campaign strategy is like Rudy Gulianni 2.0

Think about it. Ron Paul does not have to worry about failure. His campaign has been doing the same thing as Rudy's but BETTER. Our grassroots are more energized more supportive and it shows in the polls. We have now beaten him twice.

Rudy has only set himself up for a loss though. If he should fail in Florida, it will destroy his entire campaign.

We could really liken this entire campaign to a game of football. Imagine that Ron Paul's team gives up major yardage to the opponent but when it comes time to score, only allows the opponents to get field goals. On the other hand Rudy's team would allow other teams to score big time against it with the promise that "we will score more by the end of the game" The problem with that is, if you don't score big time, you look like a big loser, something Ron Paul's team wouldn't have to worry about.

Ron Paul's strategy is becoming visible. Bend but don't break. No matter what happens leading up to super Tuesday, Ron Paul has ensured that the bar has been set so low, the media cannot possibly report him as failing. Because of this fact he largely ignores being in the cross hairs and does not have to spend larges amounts of money.

So with no line drawn in the sand and plenty of money to spend on super Tuesday, his campaign will be poised to look amazing when he begins to strike at his opponents.

All these positives are being negated by the fucking white supremacists. I'm sure Ron Paul lost quite a bit of support because of all those allegations of racism.

 

[TheEchoPlaza]

youth

the only people that are worth courting are the younger voters, the Libertarian Party unfortunately fell into the trap that it could convince a large segment of middle aged and older Republicans to join the LP. After a couple of decades of futility it has still not fully learned its lesson and we can't start thinking that we need to go out of our way with Ron Paul on older voters. They are way too set in their ways to switch allegiances en masse. The only ones that can be turned are those whose minds have not atrophied yet. For those roughly over 40 the numbers aren't that significant. We need the idealist mentality not the pragmatist. There's moves to reform the LP and the old guard within it who are too rigid, and purist. Youth is the only way we can forge a powerful movement.

 

[blakjak]

I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be in for a big surprise when the 4th quarter campaign numbers are released (mainly cash on hand) - and I don't mean in a good way. There's a reason the campaign has asked for $23 million.

 

[michaelwise]

There is no Master Plan, there will be no touchdowns. He has no chance of getting the GOP nomination now. The "powers that be" have pulled off their little scheme perfectly, and the blackout has worked.

The american people like the state they are in, and they will, en masse, turn to the candidate that "makes them feel good" and who "looks good" to "lead" them. Voters don't care about issues anymore, they just care about who looks good on TV, who can smile the largest and who can laugh and snicker the most.

It's amazing how people are voting for candidates that laugh and sneer at Ron Paul, and don't even CONSIDER that when the people are telling that future president that they are wrong, that Romney or McCain wont turn the sneering on them, and laugh at them. They don't think of that, but it's coming.

Paul never laughs or chides the other candidates unfairly. Never chuckles when others are expressing their views.

The majority of the american people take a childish attitude to voting and to their candidates. and they will be treated as such by both parties, whoever gets elected.

Truer words were never spoken. Well Somewhat.