Ron Paul: The New Hip
The other candidates are so yesterday.
A recent Wisconsin straw poll made me realize it. At the straw poll Ron Paul had supporters were carrying signs and whooping it up: no other candidate had anybody visible support. Paul won the poll.
It occurred to me that an uncommitted voter who attends an event sees all kinds of interesting people carrying Ron Paul signs, and he or she is impressed.
What a cool bunch of people! College kids, bikers, grannies, ethnic groups... what am I missing?
The person votes for Ron Paul at the straw poll - maybe to feel a solidarity, or a kinship, with this interesting group. Seems like that is what is happening. Sure, the issues are important, but so is a sense of belonging to a new, important trend. All of the other candidates are so yesterday. Paul is the new hip. This is the wave to catch.
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It's amazing how many
people are being cured of their apathy by Dr. Paul's campaign.
Canada Loves Ron Paul
Canada Loves Ron Paul
That's Right!
I am one of them. I FINALLY feel like I have a voice in Washington. Everytime I hear RP speak I get excited. It feels good to be involved in my local meet up group. It is nice to be around other like minded people from all walks of life; with different backgrounds, but one common goal....VOTE RON PAUL - 2008!!!
We make him look like a winner
He has always been worthy of winning. He's been elected 10 times. But it is our smiling, optimistic and passionate selves marching in droves behind him that sends the message nationwide.
IMissLiberty (52 years old)
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Dude!
Liberty is never out of fashion!
Thanks, Zen, for your unique and interesting points of view.
iRon-- Get Wired!
How about a photo of Ron with the small earplugs that above the photo says "iRon" (vs. iPod) and below says something like either "Get Wired In 2008" or "Vote Ron Paul and Take a BYTE out of Washington"
You get the idea...lol.
Oh Sweet LORD NO
If I ever saw that, I'd think I'd go for Hillary. Actually, if our country ever got so bad where that was an effective advertisement, I think I'd just shoot myself in the head and get it over with.
HIP - COOL & YOUNG AGAIN!
As a 42 year old man I never thought I could be hip, cool & young again. Go Ron Paul!
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trends
dominate the way people think.....
disco was trendy,heavy metal,then hip-hop(thank god hip-hop is no loger trendy)
somehow if we could make ron trendy we would win this hands down.
all we need is a few people that are the trend NOW to endorse ron.
is it john mayer? the red sox?....not sure.
I hear your call!
Let's make this ad. Ideas?
We need an ad which captures that vitality!
Hire professionals! Hire a cool hip studio like
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They can create a political campaign commercial like we have never seen before...one which would look like Apple's iPod ads or ?
Ron needs to be fresh, alive, colorful, loving, new , invigorating -- like the constitution! Like America! Imagine the bright colorful characters in the original iPod commercials dancing around -- FOR RON PAUL! New fresh alive bright hopeful free! Be bold -- think of something new!
Loveolution!
I dont know
While it would seem the majority of Ron Paul's supporters are from the younger crowd, I wouldnt really want to drive any of the older people away saying "Damn youngin's and yer music and flashy lights". I think the second ad that was made was universally appealing.
But then again perhaps you're right. If the ad were "different", perhaps it would attract even more of the younger crowd then it would potentially turn away from the older crowd.
How's this?
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Instead of hip (which goes back to the 40s, at least) there is also "chic."
Freedom chic.
If we go back far enough, we could say, Ron is the cat's meow, the cat's pajamas or something like that.
The idea is to use a popular accolade not usually associated with politics. That's my view anyway. For many, they want to be in the "in-group" and not miss an important or exciting trend. That's why people stand in line to buy the iPhone for 12 hours - it's chic, hip, trendy, the next wave.
Marshall McLuhan. Where is he when we need him?