Ron Paul spent over 3 million in New Hampshire.
That's from a Paul spokesperson quoted in the NY Times.
Now, go forth and do good works.
I think they could be very smart, letting all these tards blow all there money in the early states when there is not a clear frontrunner then when it is down to 2 or 3 canidates he will have all the money he needs for a media blitz. Think about the bigger picture, this is a marathon not a sprint.
The man is RP and if he is going to lead the country then he must first lead his campaign at the same level of his competition. The grassroots provided support and worked hard to raise money.
RP needs to hire real campaign managers to compete with the big dogs and start being a leader and admit to mistakes and shortages in talent.
RP also needs to demand a recount.
RP talks well but his humble approach to the seriousness of this years campaign will wash away all the work the grassroots supporters have done.
I can understand that when RP first started he may not have expected such a following but he should have switched gears when he saw the support and the donations rise.
When all you hear about in the media is about RP supporters doing this and saying that then you know something is wrong...its should be about RP platform and how he's attacking McCain or Huck or Rudy or about the war...
I totally agree.
Is this going to happen?
Is the national campaign going to bring in a "top tier" campaign staff with the experience to turn this thing around and win?
That is what I want to know!
Often, the campaign and grassroots are better off when there is no official direction from the campaign.
Campaign finance law could turn money spent on individual or grassroots organized projects into campaign contributions and subject to FEC regulations if they appear to result from or be approved of by some contact from the campaign.
My personal take: Paul needs to not worry so much about the other candidates or alot of other issues he spends time on, and stick to the message of Liberty, Natural Rights, Rule of Law, Constitutional Government, Economics, and Monetary Policy. These are the issues people need to understand that will let them understand his policy positions.
But he might not be very likely to change too quickly for either of us. Paul didn't spend ten terms in Congress fighting for Liberty and often being the 1 vote against alot of crap by giving into the critisizms of those around him and changing his view from what seemed right to him.
Besides, Paul's far from the incompetent many seem to imply. Who's done more or converted more people to the cause of Liberty than Paul in the last 10 years?
I don't post here much (really at all). I lurk a fair bit, but I am committed to the campaign and I feel strongly about this.
Putting aside the issue of anomalies in the New Hampshire recount, the HQ has mismanaged the campaign from day one.
New Hampshire has been an unmitigated disaster.. The idea that somehow Dr Paul could do well by spending a paltry $300,000 is a joke. I think many would have seen it as money well spent if they spent ten times that in NH.
And then you have these people on the boards saying, "You don't understand elections, delegates are all that matters". They are the ones who don't seem to understand that political campaigns are about momentum, buzz and media coverage. We needed a 3rd place in New Hampshire to carry us into Feb 5th. Everyone knew that we had to have a good strategy for NH, because that was our opening.
While the other GOP campaigns are starting to gather steam, we look dead in the water. While we stagnate, people are starting to look to the Democratic race.
The HQ's expectation that the grassroots do everything has been totally misguided. What did we raise $20 million for? What did people who can barely (or can't) afford sending $100 or $200 or $500 do this for? So HQ can sit on $20 million? So we can run an amateur, second-rate campaign? And they expect us to raise another $23 million when we have a performance like this.
The grassroots Ron Paul supporters have worked so hard, for so long, its been a long year, and we did everything possible. We relied on the campaign, we thought they had a strategy, we thought they had things in hand.. and they failed us.
This is totally unacceptable. We need new leadership running the campaign. We need the people who are around Ron Paul and giving him such bad advice to get out. Kent Snyder failed deliver, and he should resign.
STFU.
This is an endurance race. If you blow everything in the first 3 states where does that leave you for the rest?
I honestly think thats the strategy here. Everyone is worrying so much about these states, so let the other candidates blow their wad, expecting ron paul to fade into obscurity after getting 3rd or lower a few times, and coast their way to the nomination.
Then we come out of nowhere, putting all that money to use.
Just a guess on my part.
Regardless, this isn't just a presidential campaign, this is a movement. 10 years from now I'll still be a Paulite whether he's been in the white house for two terms or not.
