OUTSIDE THE BOX THEORY for advertising RON PAUL

** I know this is long, but please skim through, (at least to the last 3rd of it) **

I have a few things I would like to say.

First of all is a quote from a reader on DailyPaul.com.

Here's what I've seen in my area. It's a rural area where most people get their news from TV and not from the internet.

Many on this forum don't seem to realize what it's like to live outside the metro areas: Areas where the only internet option is dial-up....No such thing as DSL in most areas here. A few have somewhat faster connection via satellite but that's not much better; either way those potential voters will not be able to watch all of those cool videos online; no fact-checking, no poll watching, nothing at all.. They will have no clue as to a candidate's positions other than what they hear on MSM. Bottom line: These folks use their computers basically for the occasional email check. They spend NO significant amount of time online. I know large groups of people that don't even own a computer and these people vote regularly.

This is where the real work starts. Blogging and voting in online polls does NOT win these people...hell, it doesn't even get their attention. They don't know we're here!!. Someone must actually TALK to them, face to face, with maybe some literature or a DVD in hand. I've been doing this, but I'm only 1 person. I've registered people to vote. I've signed up as a Pct Capt with the campaign and will work every day at contacting those voters in person. But it will take WAY more active supporters to get this done.

Hats off to those in IA and NH that got out there and did the hard work. I know the results weren't what we wanted, but I think it's a learining opportunity for all of us. Here's the lesson: If we want to win, we will NOT win it with our online activities; The message must be taken out into our precincts in person, door-to-door, one by one.

Good luck to us all.
- sistagirl86 (http://www.dailypaul.com/...)

Sistagirl86 is absolutely correct, we need a way to get Ron Paul's name and message out to the people who don't rely on the internet for news.

For an example, just yesterday, I took the audio from the forum that Ron Paul held in New Hampshire when PhoxNews snubbed him out of a seat at the debate, and I created an audio CD to send specifically to my grandfather. Now to get an idea of where I’m coming from, he is a retired lawyer, and has some very specific political views, but when I went down there for Christmas vacation, he, nor any one else I had spoken to had any clue who Ron Paul was. Knowing that my grandfather has no knowledge in use of the internet, I created the CD for him, so he could listen in the car. (I broke it up into tracks and can host it if anyone is interested).

This was just one way to get the message out, I know my grandfather will appreciate what Ron Paul has to say, and once he sees what is going on, he will join the revolution, but thats only one person. We need quite a few more.

We need to find new methods of reaching people such as my grandfather, people with no access to the internet, people who's only source of news is the mainstream media. As we RP supporters all know, we are going to get any help from the MSM.

This idea itself proposes a problem. We need to get people to listen. I know that before I had heard of Ron Paul, I didn't give a damn about politics. To me every politician was the same, so therefore I didn't care. Which I think is the main problem with society today, no one knows any different, so they don't care, which causes them not to listen.

The internet changed things for me, though. It made it easy for me to give Ron Paul a shot. But, not everyone has that luxory as Sistagirl86 stated, so we'll need to find alternative methods to get the message out. I don't see flyers, pamphlets, or signs really helping all that much, other than a bit of name recognition. I know that I, personally, would just throw them out without giving them the time of day (before finding Ron Paul). We need another method. I have a few ideas, but I know we can come up with more ideas.

I think it is safe to say that a majority of Ron Paul supporters became as passionate as they are after watching videos on sites like YouTube. YouTube is not accessible for people without the internet. So we need to find a substitute, and as far as I can see it seems like TV is the only real substitute. Which is something that we all know well that we are going to get no help with from the News, so we should probably look elsewhere.

I was really inspired by what Jay Leno did when he had RP on his show (the day after the PhoxNews Debate). I think we need to get more people who actually have a voice to the people of America to support him. I know that Howard Stern is backing him, which is an excellent start, but I think we need the people on RP's staff to start contacting people and asking that if they support Ron Paul could they help the campaign out. Now I understand, this is much easier said than done, but I truly believe that there are a lot of famous people that would fully back Paul. And knowing that they have the chance to make a huge difference, I think a lot of "stars" would be willing to help him out. Do what Leno did, and what Howard is doing.

Who ever made the rules that we have to follow in the footsteps of all the other candidates (past and present) when it comes to advertising? I think that a new method should be looked at. The internet was a start, and has been absolutely amazing in spreading the word, but we need more. We need backing from famous people.

I know this is an outside-the-box theory, but I truly believe that this could work. Not to mention that it could theoretically be free. If I was famous, and an RP supporter, I would without a doubt be doing all I could to help him.

Is anyone else with me on this? I know I wrote a super long post, and probaly rambled on quite a bit, but I think this is important, and I think you will understand my point that I'm trying to make.

Thank you for your time.
I will be posting this on various sites.
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