We Better Break Make this Money bomb successful!

[sailingaway]

True... heard someone say "i was gonna donate to Ron Paul until I remembered it was Valentine's day and I had to get my husband something instead"... Some people are in a hardship and will be forced to choose, and some won't choose to donate, and that's perfectly normal. So we're certainly competing with some romance plans all over the country today.

But what's done is done, the campaign picked this day -- the grassroots had a different day in mind but had to acquiesce to line up with what the campaign announced.

Hitting 5 Mil today is like a snowball's chance in hell, but HOPEFULLY we can hit 1 Mil.

I think this was one of the days the grass roots were batting around. We just didn't come together on a date or a topic, for a long time.

 

[sailingaway]

If he would have won Maine, we would have reached five million.

He may in fact win Maine.

 

[thelaibon]

He may in fact win Maine.

Sailingaway, what's the latest "plan" for recourse in Maine? Is Washington county still up in the air as to whether it will be counted or not? Also what about the many miscounts in the various precincts?

 

[angelatc]

He may in fact win Maine.

He might, but he won't get the momentum that a same-day announcement of that win would have brought.

 

[gerryb]

He might, but he won't get the momentum that a same-day announcement of that win would have brought.

It's too bad Ron Paul supporters are so attached to the teat of the Media

 

[sailingaway]

Sailingaway, what's the latest "plan" for recourse in Maine? Is Washington county still up in the air as to whether it will be counted or not? Also what about the many miscounts in the various precincts?

I think people are pulling facts and proof together to get an airtight case. Meanwhile, pushing for attendence at the Washington County caucus where colleges will now be on winter break. If we get enough people there, we should be able to make a motion to have the caucus count read aloud there, and then we can report it ourselves if they don't, but in any event can see if we need all the rest. That is just my thought though. I'm not in Maine.

 

[sailingaway]

He might, but he won't get the momentum that a same-day announcement of that win would have brought.

but if WE know it and can get it to donors, etc. with Swann or someone covering it, drudge it, etc....

I think media that doesn't like Romney might cover it, actually.

It could help with donations and with super Tuesday coming up Ron really needs money. Also, I bet the excitement we are hearing about Dems switching to GOP in Massachusetts has something to do with knowing their votes can actually make a difference, looking at NH and Maine. It could carry over to other New England states, at very least, places where due process and civil liberties mean something concrete to people in all parties.

 

[orenbus]

I think this was one of the days the grass roots were batting around. We just didn't come together on a date or a topic, for a long time.

That's not entirely accurate. Speaking for the guys that put together the NOBP site, facebook and promo materials early on, we were all set for Feb 17. In fact we had already had the 17th mentioned on the site, facebook and some banner images early on and only had to change the date copy and graphics on them after Matt Collins came out with the Valetines Day money bomb thread. I know this because I personally had to change the date on the site and on the facebook page and ask the designer to do the same in order to acquiesce.

The guys that were planning on doing Bailout Freedom also were set for the 17th. It wasn't until Collins came out with the thread announcement about theme and Valentines day that then everyone had to shift the dates around. If by topic you mean theme, we had chosen NOBP through a poll here on forums back in Jan. and initially the Bailout Freedom guys (theme that had the 2nd highest votes) agreed that NOBP would be it as it had won the poll, again due to a post by Collins this caused confusion where there was none previously at least as represented by the grassroots at the time on this forum.

 

[WD-NY]

It's too bad Ron Paul supporters are so attached to the teat of the Media

oh come on now... I could just as easily say:

It's too bad the Ron Paul campaign doesn't respond to (let alone implement) 98% of the ideas/suggestions their supporters send them.


And yes, I'm still hoping that Benton/Tate will shift the focus of the money bomb "pitch" to something simple, specific and more-easily-achievable for the vast majority of supporters:

• $20 X 100,000+donors = $2Million

 

[DrHendricks]

Purchases of gear and merchandise also counts as a donation (right?)

"Your donation allows us to continue directly reaching millions of voters in the rest of the key early states with the truth about my consistent conservative record.

Your support also enables us to get the word out about my "Plan to Restore America," which cuts $1 trillion from the federal budget in the first year of my presidency, abolishes five federal agencies, and delivers a fully balanced budget by year three.

Our nation can no longer afford politicians who would rather play games with the American people than get serious about implementing the fundamental changes necessary to get our country back on track.

Thank you again for everything you do to help me win this race!

For Liberty,

Ron Paul

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I was also looking for an answer to this question! Would love to get some more gear and still have my donation be part of the total!