We Are Relying on College Kids in Iowa!

[Disconsolate]

As a college kid, this scares me.

As a college kid who knows a lot of Ron Paul college kids, this makes me happy. They are the only people I know who will sit on campus all day long with a table containing Ron Paul 2012 info, federal reserve info, and general info on liberty. They are unbelievably reliable because to them this is principled fighting, not "I like the red team more".

 

[Cutlerzzz]

Ten or 20 years from now, hopefully Rand Paul has an easier time.

Let's try four.

 

[braane]

College Kid here: I WILL caucus for Ron Paul in the boring state of Kansas. College kids are an extremely underrated voting constituent. At my college there is a meetup group with more than 100 people who will all be caucusing for Ron Paul come hell or high water.

I know that you are talking about Iowa, but I don't see it being any different. If their colleges are anything like ours, they will be extremely organized and energized.

 

[parocks]

Very important that they are contacted somehow to get out and do their job to vote.

this

 

[parocks]

College Kid here: I WILL caucus for Ron Paul in the boring state of Kansas. College kids are an extremely underrated voting constituent. At my college there is a meetup group with more than 100 people who will all be caucusing for Ron Paul come hell or high water.

I know that you are talking about Iowa, but I don't see it being any different. If their colleges are anything like ours, they will be extremely organized and energized.

All college students in Iowa are now with their parents. They will still be with their parents on caucus day.

There's a Ron Paul event at the house of bricks between Christmas and New Years.

But, yes, we should be doing many things to get our core supporters - 18-29 males - to the caucuses. These people do not always vote.

 

[parocks]

Carter was president when gold hit $850 - January 1980.

The first few years of Reagan were very difficult for many. Food lines, poor people in the media all the time, etc.

Reagan made the bold decision to push for high interest rates to stave off inflation. It went up sharply. Gold jumped to $800/OZ before falling sharply. Reagan cut taxes quite a bit. His first two years was full of turmoil. Then things got better.

Some say that Reagan started off as a true conservative walking the walk that he spoke of during his campaign but that he was approached two years into his term and told that the media would not relent unless he started pushing the big government agenda. He then became a war hawk and had skyrocketing budgets but was given a pass by the media.

 

[parocks]

Folks should celebrate only on the late evening of January 3rd, and not before. If there are parties each night, there might not be anythng to celebrate when it matters most.

Where will the college students be partying? Who with? Because I could argue that I'd rather have 500 Ron Paul Supporters in the bars talking to random people about Ron Paul, that walking through neighborhoods of old people who aren't home and leaving lit behind.

 

[frickettz]

Is it too late to create a website for a buddy system to vote in the caucus's. Something like I will hold this person accountable and this person will hold me accountable to make it to the Iowa caucus's.


What do you guys think?

I think this is a great idea. I don't think it's too late either but it would have to happen fast. Things can go viral over night now. But yeah I hate the uneasy feeling of relying on people to show up. It'd be great if we had a place where people could pledge their commitment to show up.

 

[parocks]

Is it too late to create a website for a buddy system to vote in the caucus's. Something like I will hold this person accountable and this person will hold me accountable to make it to the Iowa caucus's.


What do you guys think?

Any system that gets their data, so that the official campaign or someone, can get them to the caucuses is good. Walk around bars, giving people Ron Paul candiy bars, or buying beers for people, if they fill out our forms, there you go.

 

[sofia]

Can you imagine how the American people are going to react with Ron Paul does all these things that are supposed to destroy our country and all of the sudden things become AWESOME? The American people won't know what to think. If he's elected once, we won't have to do shit the second time. He'll win with 70% of the vote for re-election (if he runs).

the masters of global finance will crash the economy if Ron gets in. They did this to Andrew Jackson...and also to Hoover.

There is no way this will get done smoothly. Compared to what needs to be done, and what the elites will throw at us...getting Ron elected is the easy part

 

[parocks]

I think this is a great idea. I don't think it's too late either but it would have to happen fast. Things can go viral over night now. But yeah I hate the uneasy feeling of relying on people to show up. It'd be great if we had a place where people could pledge their commitment to show up.

See http://ronpaulcountry.com

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/sign-up-as-volunteer/

the campaign, of course, is doing this. That's what the "phone from home" program is all about. Identifying our voters. And then getting them to the caucuses.

Perhaps the campaign could have a "sign up as voter" form on the official site as well.

The official campaign needs the data on the voters.

If what we have now is what we got, I'd use the official campaign volunteer form. Theres an area for comments, which can include things like "Just A Voter". And "needs a babysitter" and "needs a ride to the caucus".

 

[orenbus]

Is it too late to create a website for a buddy system to vote in the caucus's. Something like I will hold this person accountable and this person will hold me accountable to make it to the Iowa caucus's.


What do you guys think?

I'll see what we can do.

http://www.ronpaulcountry.com

 

[D.A.S.]

Something like this has been proposed by one of our contributors/collaborators on RonPaulCountry.com - to make sort of like video pledges that you're voting for Ron Paul and having them marked on the map with your location.

So, essentially, if everyone we register with RonPaulCountry.com could have the capability to submit the "I Vote Ron Paul" pledge, and if our site happens to go viral with that idea, then we pretty much have all the necessary framework in place to support an effort like this.

To be clear, it's not the capability we have RIGHT NOW, but it's something that's been brought up, and it's something orenbus could add as a capability, I believe.

 

[moderate libertarian]

Not all college kids are create equal I guess

But no need to be complacent, nothing is in the bag yet as you noted.

 

[parocks]

Something like this has been proposed by one of our contributors/collaborators on RonPaulCountry.com - to make sort of like video pledges that you're voting for Ron Paul and having them marked on the map with your location.

So, essentially, if everyone we register with RonPaulCountry.com could have the capability to submit the "I Vote Ron Paul" pledge, and if our site happens to go viral with that idea, then we pretty much have all the necessary framework in place to support an effort like this.

To be clear, it's not the capability we have RIGHT NOW, but it's something that's been brought up, and it's something orenbus could add as a capability, I believe.

You could do that. But what people are asking for is simply a mechanism, any mechanism, that will ensure that specific people are making sure that other specific people are going to the caucus. I'm not sure what you're proposing to do will help make that happen. What people seem to want is much closer to a personalized GOTV. I will make sure you GOTV and you make sure I GOTV.

 

[parocks]

There seems to be no friending system on country.com or any messaging system. Since you're using drupal, because of its flexibility, you really should just roll out a better user profile page with the ability to friend other people and to send messages to other people.

Because that's all it is really. Make a friend with someone, tell them to bug you about voting, and that you'll bug them about voting.

 

[parocks]

http://ronpaulsocialnetwork.com/ - there is also this

 

[maxoutco]

I'll see what we can do.

http://www.ronpaulcountry.com

Awesome.

This needs to go viral on college campuses I'm assuming via a paper handout. If you can get the buddy system thing going on the website, then make it a part of the registration or a big "Find a Buddy to vote for Ron Paul" button.



Then have them take an Oath that they will make sure that they and their buddy goes to vote for ROn Paul no matter what.

 

[samsung1]

Yes we need a buddy ranger system. For every pledged voter they need to make sure they check on other ron paul supporters in their area and make sure they know when and where to vote

 

[LeJimster]

The way I see it if college kids can turn up in excess of 3,000 to see Ron Paul give a speech and people get turned away because there aren't enough seats.. They will turn up to vote for him in the primaries.