Update from SoCal + New Version of Super Brochure, Specific to California

Just a little more detail, we intend to have these with us when we're going door to door in our precincts. The idea is to use it as a tool during our brief discussions w/ people, and then offer to leave it with them if they seem interested. So if someone says they like Grinch for instance, we can point to the debt graph as concern over his supposedly conservative record.
Again, this one is focused on Independents (and even Dems). So we went light on gun rights, immigration, etc. We'll do another one for Rep's, since our voter lists will tell us which flavor each address is that we visit.
As for the graphics, the prints tend to come out much darker than what shows on the screen, so the white lettering has been very legible at 11pt font. Maybe we can reduce the text a little more, but it is already less than the super brochure, which has a lot of quotes and links and ancillary stuff.
 
Where are you guys going to be canvassing? I live in Lake Elsinore, which is fairly close to northern San Diego. I also have a friend who lives near the border, so I may be able to stay with him for a short period of time.
 
The education and healthcare columns are switched.

There is no hyphen in WARRANTLESS.

Showing possession with regard to Congress should be Congress'; not Congress's.

The higher prices.... have little to do; not has little to do.

Ron Paul is the only candidate who proposes; not that proposes.

A hyphen is needed with privately-owned.

If trillion is used in the middle of a sentence, the t should not be capitalized.

Change from active duty, to from active duty military.
 
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opinionatedfool said:
The super brochures again...

It's better than the last one, but you can't read a gosh darn thing, there is too much text and the text is too small for starters.
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If the American people won't spend 5 minutes to read ONE page about all the candidates running, they don't deserve this great county.

Even if you say the brochure has too much text, I don't think that will cause people to decide against Ron Paul.

Carry on.
 
tbone717 said:
My feelings as well.
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http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/feb/28/clearing-californias-open-primary/

Seiler said that in California’s presidential primary, also on June 5, the Democratic and Independent parties have opened their primaries to voters who declined to state a party affiliation. That means these “decline to state” voters can ask for Democrat or Independent party ballots, but not Republican ballots.
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Here is a unfortunate thought: if our own outgoing, active supporters don't realize that Democrats and Independents CANT vote for Dr. Paul in CA, imagine how many of them didn't register republican?
 
specsaregood said:
Here is a unfortunate thought: if our own outgoing, active supporters don't realize that Democrats and Independents CANT vote for Dr. Paul in CA, imagine how many of them didn't register republican?
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Something else to add to the list of mistakes we do not want to repeat.
 
Dems in California will vote for Ron in the general... But it will take an act of God to get any of those Paul-friendly Dems to register Republican to vote in the primary. Don't waste time and money on them. Focus in GOP voters please.
 
Sorry to say that most Dems who I know will not vote for Ron sad :(

To them Obama is King!! at work I am outnumbered 10 to 1 as I am the only Dem who switched parties to vote for Ron.

It would be a better idea for you to target the GOP.

And Yes, I have had heated conversation with a few to the point where I now stay away from talking politics at all.

please please target only the GOP voters :)
 
One complaint: there are too many words for the average voter to want to read. And I think this was one of the major complaints with the original SB.

Honestly.

I think it's great (and I thought the original SB was good, but never bought a single one myself) for those who wanted a better clue into who Paul is.
 
Feeding the Abscess said:
Where are you guys going to be canvassing? I live in Lake Elsinore, which is fairly close to northern San Diego. I also have a friend who lives near the border, so I may be able to stay with him for a short period of time.
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We'll be canvassing in the 52nd along the coast & Coronado. But there is an active meetup group up in North County. There are usually meetings in Fallbrook & San Marcos. The best idea is to join the meetup to stay up to speed on what's going on up there:
http://www.meetup.com/ronpaul-93/
 
I haven't been too involved in setting the canvassing strategy, but it does make sense to me. There is a huge percentage of registered Independents out here. A large percentage of those like Paul, even if they typically lean left. So we're focussing these first few weeks on them, to make sure they understand they have to register Republican by 5/21 to vote for him on 6/5. As we get closer to the primary, we'll switch gears to focus on Republicans. Honestly, I think they're a harder sell than Indies & even some Democrats who are fed up with the wars.

Thanks for the feedback so far guys. I've fixed the grammer errors you found. Good work!
 
calm down people, we're going after the undeclared to state voters, they are our prime targets.
 
blackbird said:
I haven't been too involved in setting the canvassing strategy, but it does make sense to me. There is a huge percentage of registered Independents out here. A large percentage of those like Paul, even if they typically lean left. So we're focussing these first few weeks on them, to make sure they understand they have to register Republican by 5/21 to vote for him on 6/5. As we get closer to the primary, we'll switch gears to focus on Republicans. Honestly, I think they're a harder sell than Indies & even some Democrats who are fed up with the wars.

Thanks for the feedback so far guys. I've fixed the grammer errors you found. Good work!
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Emphasis mine

^This, I'm not in CA but I was going to make this point. Honestly I think targeting GOP voters closer to the election is wise because it gives less time for media spin to re-confuse the issue. Meantime unregistered voters will be gathered (any votes picked up this way are a bonus that will help the overall outcome) and it gives the grassroots volunteers on the ground hands on experience with canvassing before knocking on the harder sell GOP doors.
It also provides for something of a dry run on the printouts themselves (not everything will transfer over true, but many aspects are the same and if there are flaws they'll be noticed during this pre-GOP canvas stage).

Sounds like solid planning to me, doubly so if CA mimics the national trends
Self-identified Republicans represent just 27 percent of the electorate, compared with 31 percent who identify as Democrats and a record-high 40 percent who call themselves independents.
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and I could well be wrong but if anything I'd think the CA GOP might have a smaller piece of the pie than does the national GOP. Which would make this method even more viable.
 
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