TN Ron Paul Media Blitz!

[zaffa]

From official campaign:

"Dear Ron Paul Supporter,

January 23 marked the beginning of the Middle Tennessee Ron Paul Media Blitz. We have purchased an ad package through the Tennessean that, during the last 13 days leading up to the primary, will deliver to 73% of the market, 5.2 times for over 4 million impressions!

The package includes 8 ads in the 'Local News' section of the Tennessean, 6 ads in 'zone' circulations that target Williamson and Sumner Counties, an ad on the Tennessean's homepage with a link to Ron Paul's site that will reach 2,500 unique visits a day, and two banner ads at the bottom of the Front Page on Feb 4th and 5th! The ads are in full-color for optimal impact!

One of our volunteers in Nashville has paid for the ads up front with his own money so we could meet print deadlines and we'd like to help him recoup some of those costs. Please help us do so.

The impact of your contribution:

$1 = 558 people reached
$10 = 5,585 people
$25 = 13,963 people
$50 = 27,925 people
$100 = 55,850 people
$1,000 = 558,503 people!

Chip in
http://tennesseansforhonestpoliticians.chipin.com/tn-ron-paul-media-blitz"

 

[emeriste]

Could you please post a link to the official campaign that shows where they said this?

I am happy to chip in, if you can verify this a bit more. As you have posted it here it poses a scam risk. I'm sure you understand this is not an accusation. My bet is that it's legitimate and you can help me be sure. I live in a place where people are trying to rob me everyday so I don't trust people very easily.

www.WeLoveFreedom.com

 

[zaffa]

I got in in an email from the campaign. I'm sure that other TN residents can confirm this.

 

[Army_Vet_for_Ron_Paul]

I received the same email, but I'd be weary of this.

The email came from the following account: [email protected]

Not sure why they would use a gmail account, when every other piece of mail I've received from the campaign HQ has been from the @ronpaul2008.com domain. Smells like a scam to me... hopefully I'm wrong, but you can never be too careful.

 

[literatim]

I don't believe the campaign would use ChipIn. In fact, I would contact the official campaign and report this.

 

[Ben Elliott]

The official campaign would never use a chipIn. If this is for real this is a privately ran operation. Hope it is legit.

 

[Army_Vet_for_Ron_Paul]

I forwarded the email on to the official campaign. Perhaps they can verify whether this is real or not.

 

[slacker921]

I donated a coupla bucks, got the e-mail address it points to, joined the meetup group, compared with the name on the meetup site, and saw their messages where they're organizing it. If it's a sham they went to a lot of trouble for a few bucks.

I think it's legit. That said.. I wouldn't go nuts donating big to any chipin.

Josh T.. if you're out there.. give other folks a way to verify this so they can donate.

 

[Bigred]

I got the e-mail as well. I went an checked the message boards, and the Meetup organizer posted the link in a board, so it looks legit.

 

[Churchill2004]

If it's legit, it's further proof that we seriously need to start working on big grassroots-run ad campaigns. Though they should clarify their e-mail that they're not with the official campaign.

 

[Yom]

If it's vetted, put it in Grassroots central, you'll get a lot more support there. Especially with how cheap it is and how many $2300 club members we have.

 

[Signzit]

waiting and watching!

for a fact, i know these types of ads work. nation wide, state by state.

you should stay away from internet ads

focaus on real print, like the Penny Savers, the Bargin Finder and Swap rags.

I'm in, once vetted!

 

[stevedasbach]

I got in in an email from the campaign. I'm sure that other TN residents can confirm this.

There is no chance that this is from the official campaign. If this had come from the official campaign, it would point to ronpaul2008.com to donate, not a chipin. This is necessary to comply with FEC requirements.

At best this is an independent expenditure -- at worst a scam.

 

[slacker921]

It's clearly independent - grassroots. The meetup group they reference on the chipin page has messages about it, etc. They need some verification that it's legit for people, but like I said I dropped a little on it and it all looked ok.

And every Super Tuesday state needs something going like this via grassroots.. if you're in a Super Tuesday state then please get it going on.

 

[Scott Wilson]

http://tennesseansforhonestpoliticians.chipin.com/tn-ron-paul-media-blitz


This link is accurate. I received an email from the Nashville Meetup organiser whom I know personally is very trustworthy.

HEY NASHVILLE RP TEAM,


THE TENNESSEAN ADS WILL BE RUNNING UNTIL FEB 5TH,
AND WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT!
PLEASE MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TODAY



THANKS SO MUCH,
LAUREL PARTON

IF RON PAUL WINS,
WE ALL WIN!!!!!!!!

And I received this...

Dear Ron Paul Supporter,

January 23 marked the beginning of the Middle Tennessee Ron Paul Media Blitz. We have purchased an ad package through the Tennessean that, during the last 13 days leading up to the primary, will deliver to 73% of the market, 5.2 times for over 4 million impressions!

The package includes 8 ads in the 'Local News' section of the Tennessean, 6 ads in 'zone' circulations that target Williamson and Sumner Counties, an ad on the Tennessean's homepage with a link to Ron Paul's site that will reach 2,500 unique visits a day, and two banner ads at the bottom of the Front Page on Feb 4th and 5th! The ads are in full-color for optimal impact!

One of our volunteers in Nashville has paid for the ads up front with his own money so we could meet print deadlines and we'd like to help him recoup some of those costs. Please help us do so.

The impact of your contribution:

$1 = 558 people reached
$10 = 5,585 people
$25 = 13,963 people
$50 = 27,925 people
$100 = 55,850 people
$1,000 = 558,503 people!

 

[mudburn]

It looks legit. The OP was the one that said it was from the official campaign. The email shared didn't say that.

dp

 

[Matt Collins]

Call the Nashville HQ and talk to them about it - 615-730-7300 - ask for Josh T

 

[slacker921]

bump.. come on people.. put some ads in TN.