Donors may be just a fraction of actual voters...

I must have 20 friends and family that will be voting for Ron Paul, but have not donated. Believe me I've tried to convince them to do it. Over half don't even have the internet or refuse to use a credit card online, but won't be bothered to send a check by mail. The other half just don't have the funds to donate, even $5. They are all registered and we are all going to vote together, and they Love RP. They all sport bumperstickers on their rigs, so its not like they will flip to another candidate. It is a sad state of affairs when 10 people out of 20 feel they can't afford even $5 to donate. and the other 10 are too apathetic to donate, but not to vote. Our country is dying, we need Ron Paul to revive it.

...gear when you vote? It is illegal I guess.

I must turn in now but this should be the subject of another post or even front page - because if voters turn up in RP shirts and then get turned away ...well that wouldn't be so good.

Please discuss if you so desire - I will try to research more tomorrow.
'Night all and thank you for helping me out in my informal survey. You guys are great!
________________________
*** God bless Ron Paul ***
* Ron Paul For President *

I can attest to what you have stated.

I have almost a whole Meetup Group here in Idaho who's not signed up on the web that will donate BIG $$ and vote. Most are not computer savvy, they don't want to learn, they are older or simply do not have time.

These people are strong supporters in every way. They talk to friends and family both local and in other states, convincing them that they, too, will benefit from Dr. Paul as President.

OH YES, there are MANY more supporters and donors than shows up in the polls and in the usual numbers taken by MSM.

E............

.

~~~~~~ PERSONAL SIGNATURE ~~~~~~~~~~
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." ~~ JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ~~

But I will on the 15th and the 16th.
I run a business that spans 4 counties in Michigan and have received Ron Pauls newsletter now for 4 years.
I engage hundreds (sometimes more) of people each week. 4 months ago I would run into about 1 person in a week that actually knew or heard of Ron Paul, Now it's about 3 people in 40 in a day (I'm Active), to my knowledge not 1 has yet donated but insist that they are absolutely committed to vote for him, In fact, many have become downright fanatical about this campagn and the man Ron Paul.
There you have it! The message is spreading, The people are comming around! WE WILL WIN!! I want everyone to donate something... anything on Dec 16th. add to the growing list of new and repeat donors. This is just as (if not more) important than the amount raised. Thank you.

From largest to smallest:
People who say they'll vote for someone if you ask them
People who will actually vote
People who will actually ask others to vote as well
People who will put a sign in their yard or sticker their car if you give them one, and vote
People who will make calls or hold signs/People who will order materials and vote
People who will donate outright and vote

That's why the polls are wrong; they try to correct for the fact that people say they'll vote for someone but not actually do it, by only surveying "most likely voters."

Ron Paul voters are "most likely" to vote. That's proven by the rate at which they donate: more donors than most of the other candidates have.

IMissLiberty

Christmas a week away may be rough on donations. My husband and I are donating as presents to each other, though.

....is true in almost every election, at almost every level.
Donors are much more likely to vote than non-donors, because donors have an investment to protect, that is, having donated, they have both a reason and an incentive to vote to help their candidate win.
One of the powerful things about Ron Paul's fundraising success this quarter is that there are already 134,000 people who have donated.
Few (less than 5%) have maxed out, so the upside potential for the Tea
Party this Sunday, the New Year's Eve 'finish the quarter/year strong'
money bomb, and the flow of donations after Iowa and NH is tremendous.
It all depends on what all of us do between now and then.

to donate even just $10. They will feel Ownership. This is crucial to our cause. Plus those additional small donations could just push us over the top. And next time the small donors will be ready!