When I was going door to door....

[Iwantchange]

You guys are all asking the wrong questions... Ron Paul is the punch line, not the question. When you're talking to someone, you're only goal is to get there interest, so you can get to the next step.

 

[Caravello]

Sales is an art. Takes a lot of practice. But door to door sales of any kind is never very successful. People can get creeped out, regardless of the intentions and earnestness of the pitch. The best thing is to not go to them but to bring them to you, throw a rally, have food and fun and bands and all that. That's what people want.

 

[Iwantchange]

You guys stop with the negativity, I don't want any of this crap reflecting on the campaign.

 

[firebirdnation]

You guys stop with the negativity, I don't want any of this crap reflecting on the campaign.

No negativity here dude, just giving my opinion and getting attacked for it. Actually, many people in this thread said pretty much the same thing I did, but I was personally attacked for it. Kinda lame if you ask me.

 

[Eponym_mi]

Why do you feel the need to talk shit to people over a difference of opinion? How old are you

Every time someone asks about canvassing, you give instructions that are completely contrary to what the campaign has asked precinct captains to do. I'm 45. I don't give a shit what you think or what your opinion might be. The sooner you go away, the sooner people can get on with what needs to be done. Its obvious you're not doing anything to help.

 

[firebirdnation]

Every time someone asks about canvassing, you give instructions that are completely contrary to what the campaign has asked precinct captains to do. I'm 45. I don't give a shit what you think or what your opinion might be. The sooner you go away, the sooner people can get on with what needs to be done. Its obvious you're not doing anything to help.

If you don't care about my opinion, why don't you ignore it? I can give a shit about your opinion as well, but I just ignore it like adults usually do. If you want to do is duplicate what happened in your state, then go right ahead? Sounds like a winning plan to me.

You need a life, learn to use the ignore feature.

 

[Eponym_mi]

If you want to do is duplicate what happened in your state, then go right ahead? Sounds like a winning plan to me.

The result in the precincts I canvassed was better than the result for the state. I wasn't responsible for the entire state. You have nothing of value to add to this thread...take your bullshit somewhere else.

 

[firebirdnation]

The result in the precincts I canvassed was better than the result for the state. I wasn't responsible for the entire state. You have nothing of value to add to this thread...take your bullshit somewhere else.

Ya, but I wouldnt' call 10% a winning number, therefore I would suggest your techinque adds no value to the campaign.

 

[Akus]

Why do you feel the need to talk shit to people over a difference of opinion? How old are you, about 12? I think you need some psychotic drugs to make you relax or you are going to bust a hemroid. Its people such as yourself whom keep others from doing anything at all. STFU already.

Ok children children

 

[Eponym_mi]

I wouldnt' call 10% a winning number, therefore I would suggest your techinque adds no value to the campaign.

Yeah, the 2% result in adjacent precincts that I didn't canvass and didn't have a precinct captain would've been much better. Go back and take some basic math classes.

I'll follow the campaign's directions...your suggestions suck and are probably straight from someone else's campaign.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Not a single person wished to be contacted by Ron Paul campaign. What is going on? Am I just asking the wrong question?
My question is usually :"Would you like to be contacted by the Ron Paul campaign?"

Help me.

That's what they were trying to use in NH.

I got the same responses.

 

[CTAC]

i think you're completely right, and I would love to hear the alternatives.

May I contact you later, please?

My script:

Hello, I'm your neighbour, my name is CTAC, I live <my location here>. You may have seen me riding bicycles with my children around many times. I volunteered to campaign for Ron Paul. Have you heard of Ron Paul?

After that people usually get very relaxed.

BTW, English is not my native language. You, guys, should do way better than I.

 

[Caravello]

This is all great, but let's throw a party. I think that is the way to go. Hot dogs, hamburgers, a band, kids running around, etc.

I'm in Los Angeles, and I'd be willing to offer my assistance.

 

[jblosser]

Akus we can talk about this more in person if you want but a couple things:

1) The precinct chair angle is only going to be relevant to people who are obviously Republicans. The really high GOP number people who will slam the door on you if you say "Ron Paul" right after they open the door. Telling them you're running for precinct chair first really softens those guys and gets the door open. Then you can ask what issues matter to them, then talk about those issues a while, then ask about the election and mention Ron Paul as someone who you're supporting. They'll listen to it more if they think you're sane from the previous conversation. You can tell them "I know you've probably heard some stuff about him, but I just encourage you to look into him yourself, he's really a good option for <whatever issue you heard them mention that Ron is good on>". This is the only option you really get with those people. If that's too much, skip them entirely if you have to, they're definitely hard to crack. But they tend to have a lot of influence, which helps.

2) The contact info you get from the campaign should be accurate, we don't need you asking everyone for their contact info. Just mark the people who are worth following up on and make good notes about what they were interested in, then don't ask, just tell them (in a matter-of-fact way) that you'll come by later with a DVD or to talk to them more when they've had a chance to do some of their own reading. Then either you or one of the other walkers over here will follow up with them. If you find people that are going to vote for him, then don't ask, tell them as well you'll be glad to give them a call to remind them to vote and ask if you can get their first name and number. We have their number already so it's fine if they say no, but we do want to confirm it and which person in the house we're talking to if we can.

 

[Joe3113]

We need to get bikini models doing the door-to-door canvassing or something. The perverts will do whatever the women tell them if the women flirt a little.

 

[Eponym_mi]

what a great job, looks like we have a winning plan.

Between canvassing, contacting friends and family, and writing editiorials, I've influenced at minimum 50 people to vote for Ron Paul.

 

[jblosser]

I have been saying this for a while now, people don't want to be bothered at home. I have been suggesting that people just leave some information on the doorknob.

People don't want to lose their shirt to inflation or get drafted and killed in Iraq, either. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

If you just leave information, this is what your strategy depends on:

1) that they see it, and it doesn't just blow away/get stolen by garden gnomes
2) that they read it without just tossing it
3) that they see enough to go look more
4) that they bother to decide they want to vote for him
5) that they remember later and actually go vote
6) that they do that for the primary and not just wait for the general

You can have whatever opinion you want but actual history of elections in America say this is a failing strategy.

If you talk to them you move responsibility for 1, 2, 5, and 6 (at least) to you instead of them. You can't decide for them to vote for him but you can make sure they get the info, process it to some extent, and if they will vote for him that they actually get to the polls at the right time.

Yes, you also incur some risk of turning off a person who maybe would have voted for him (if they remembered) but won't because someone knocked on their door, but I'm sorry, that's a much lower risk than depending on individuals to think about the election and go out and vote because someone left a flyer on their door. In the precincts I've walked (including my own) the average ratio of people that were glad I'd come talked to them vs. people who said "go away not interested" is probably 3 to 1. The ratio of people at home vs. no one answered is at least 1 to 2, though, so don't worry, you'll have plenty of chances to just leave lit and not have to talk to anyone.

The campaigns that do this part better than the others are the ones that win.

 

[Knightskye]

People don't want to give their phone number to someone they don't know. That's reasonable. But whether or not they want to hear ABOUT the official campaign - and the candidate - is the important part.

 

[firebirdnation]

Between canvassing, contacting friends and family, and writing editiorials, I've influenced at minimum 50 people to vote for Ron Paul. What the fuck have you done other than come on here and piss all over other people's effort? What an asshole!

Do you feel the need for attention? Are you looking for approval? Is this a personal pissing match for you? I love the way to try to twist this as if you were the one attacked, but perhaps you need to reread this thread. What actually happened was I gave my opinion on this topic and you decided to personally attack me. Don't try to play the victim, it won't work. I can care less about what you had done, it obviously didn't work to good.

 

[Jae0]

Do you feel the need for attention? Are you looking for approval? Is this a personal pissing match for you? I love the way to try to twist this as if you were the one attacked, but perhaps you need to reread this thread. What actually happened was I gave my opinion on this topic and you decided to personally attack me. Don't try to play the victim, it won't work. I can care less about what you had done, it obviously didn't work to good.

But are you going to answer the question?