Write-In Campaign, pledge to write-in and pledge to recruit

we need to see the numbers so please go to http://ronpauldonatetoday... and vote and in the meantime VISUALIZE: Ron Paul's name is on the ballot, every ballot and then some, he was left out of ballots across this nation and that is truly unfair. he is on the november ballot.

http://ronpauldoantetoday... we need to get actual numbers and ther is a poll on this spot. We also need people to sign the petitions and write congress to get our paper ballots back. www.congress.org.

I've commented weeks ago about the write-in idea and am committed to do so, but only if necessary.

Desperation will make up for lack of time if Dr. Paul does not get the nomination, but wasting time preparing for a "what if" only takes away time and resources so badly needed to get the job done of winning delegates and learning the GOP rules well enough to withstand the lies we will be told by McCain supporters who will try to keep us from using our influence at the various conventions.

Let's get to work!

Is there even an argument otherwise?
Come September, whoever the nominee, we are voting for Ron Paul. Obtain (download) absentee ballot for your state, write-in Ron Paul, take a picture of it, (upload it to a central site), and feel satisfied that your vote was counted.
Believe me, it is enough! Even if it's not official.
One million people voluntarily removing themselves from the electorate will not go unnoticed.
Ron Paul is our candidate.
We vote for him under any circumstances.

Each meet-up head can organize photo of group vote.
College campuses can have write-in vote clubs.
Precinct leaders can door-to-door write-n ballots.

Taking a million votes away from a McCain or Obama, in such an organized fashion reminiscent of the moneybomb, would be a huge lift to the Revolution.

I didn't get past your first paragraph. Why are we considering a write-in campaign? The campaign is going great! We're getting delegates and he's on the ballot. He doesn't need to be written in. Maybe you are assuming this would work if he isn't the nominee. That's too far away, and he'd have to agree to it for it to count. In most states you have to file as a write-in.

Write-ins can't win unless they're wildly popular. The 4-5 % of votes he's getting from Republicans would translate into 4-5% of the general election votes, more or less, if he were on the ballot, but even less if he wasn't and had to be written in. It really doesn't solve our problem.

We have to keep working to make him the nominee so he has, finally, the chance to share in the media coverage and can debate the other candidates.

Keep working on your ideas, but use them to fuel the delegate process, and prepare voters for Ron Paul in the general election. Also, support other freedom-loving candidates and platform changes.

IMissLiberty

that he can't support McCain.

So I'm assuming Paul will vote for himself.

"my wife told me moments ago that Ron Paul once said he would support the nominee of the Republican Party and would not run against that person in any way."

He was asked the question many times throughout this campaign, even in debates on live TV in front of many Republicans, and he said he would NOT endorse any of the other R's because they don't stick to the R principles. Hell, he said it just this week on Wednesday.

I will be writing his name on the ballot, and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure my neighbors will do the same.

about supporting the GOP nominee? I watched him do the closest thing I have ever seen to a tap dance on the question, myself.

As i have said before i will have no innocent blood on my hands. If RP drops out tommorow...i will vote for RP. Ive been asked that before...Im commited. I will not bow down to tyranny.

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if he doesn't get the delegate count. Pledged

Operation write-in must start now!

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

read other threads here on DELEGATES!

We can do this! I know I will!

Count me in.

I plan on writing him in if I have to.

Whenever he was asked who he would support, he always hedged answering if they would change some of their positions he might consider - but never committed.

was that he would *not* support McCain or Huckabee if either were the nominee of the Republican Party.

for the write in, I was gonna do that anyway, regardless who gets nominated other than Dr. Paul. Fight the power.

I take issue with most Ron Paul supporters when it comes to the issue of a write in campaign. I am a precinct leader hear in Ohio and I am still supporting Ron Paul. Today is our Primary. So how can I campaign for Dr. Paul after the Primary? Sending out literature and talking to people is not going to win the Presidency. Whether or not Ron Paul gets the nomination is not the determining factor for preparing a write in campaign. If we wait until after the Primary in September we will have only 6 to 7 weeks to promote a write in campaign. This will FAIL. It has been 1 year and we still do not have enought votes to overwhelm the other candidates. We need specific Slim Jims, DVD's, Trifolds, Mosaic Cards, yard signs, car magnets etc. for a write in campaign so that we can hang info on every door knob in the United States. We can order, fold,insert etc. the information before the Convention. As soon as the Convention ends we either waisted some money or we got a jumpstart on the write in campaign. Remember that Dr. Paul will speak to tens of millions of Americans on the National TV Networks. Millions will be asking where did this guy come from and why did I not hear him before now? America will be ripe for a write in Revolution! We could literally triple our numbers onernight. We need to be prepared for all possibilities. That does not mean that we have given up. It just means that we will try all avenues to achieve our goals. Think ahead. Plan ahead. Don't wait untill it is too late to create the materials needed. It is difficult now to get slim jims delivered in a reasonable amount of time. Let's plan and execute the preparation for a write in campaign-NOW so that we have a chance to succeed!
Onward to November!!

Why bring this stuff up all the time. It only takes attention away from the presidential race. How about you get people to vote for him NOW. Come this summer and all primaries are done, then we can talk.

absentee ballot? Please explain.

I posted this a couple days ago.
The object is to achieve overwhelming support. Actual state rules for write-in do not apply. For "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house":

Every state has an absentee ballot. Nearly 600,000 people have voted for Dr. Paul. Hopefully more than a million by the last primary. This is our base. A huge one.
We can organize a write-in option for the November election. Our votes can matter and be counted. Download and distribute state's absentee ballot. Write-in Ron Paul. Canvass for a write-in of Ron Paul. Hold Ron Paul write-in barbecues... Take a picture of the vote and mail it in. Upload pictures of thousands of votes. (Our paper trail!) Group votes. Meet-ups can take group shots of their votes at a late summer picnic. Real votes taken away from a McCain or Obama and offered to the candidate we choose.
We don't need the GOP or the Democratic machines to pick our player. Our power can overcome their bias.
Of course to elevate Dr. Paul to the nomination is where our energy must be focused now! Perhaps McCain will choke on whatever it is he stores in his cheeks. (Ron Paul votes probably).
This is an afterthought. And a positive one. A real vote, accounted for.
The GOP is already frightened about the "6-11%" they claim will be taken away from McCain, if Dr. Paul went third party.
As Dr. Paul declares, this is our revolution. He may be a Republican, a true Republican. But it is not the GOP that has raised his numbers and spread his message. This is our time now, not four years down the road. Too much can happen.

That weird write in...........I never thought it could work!
Now people, practice writing Ron Paul. We don't want to give these vote counters a reason to throw out a Ron Pal or Pul. I see it as a golden opportunity!

I have come to realize the error of my ways. I had suggested that each of us make a double pledge, first to write in Ron Paul in the November election. If we all did that he would end up with less than one million votes because I have no reason to believe that there are that many of us. At most about almost 60,000 donated to the Tea Party money bomb.

The second pledge would be calculated to increase our numbers. In addition to the first pledge to write in, also pledge to recruit one more person by enlightening him or her, educating, so that he or she understands why we are so excited about Ron Paul. It is not just because he is an inspiring speaker, but because of his devotion to and understanding of the Constitution and how that relates to our problems today. Restoring the Constitution will help to establish sound money and stop the inflation which drains the value of the savings and fixed income of our seniors and everyone else.

My point is that it should be possible to recruit individuals to our cause because many are not impressed with any of the front runners. There should be a huge pool of potential Ron Paul supporters. I reiterate that it is not enough for you to make up your mind to simply write in Ron Paul’s name in November. It is not enough because there aren’t enough of us for that to result in Ron Paul winning which is and should be our objective.

Only by recruiting others by each of us in a project devoted to the process of helping you to successfully recruit will we ever succeed on election day. For one thing each new recruit must become a person dedicated to recruit another himself or herself! Those who face this daunting task seem to give up without even trying.

I think the Slim Jims should be helpful in this effort, especially if a special SLim Jim were designed to appeal to someone to become a recruiter. That is part of the reason I think this kind of project requires endorsement by Ron Paul and that a counter of new recruits and pledgers be right on the home page along with the donation counter.

Most of us do try to enlighten others. Even those who listen raise the question of Ron Paul’s chances of winning. If they ask we could point out that we are engaged in a process to recruit supporters and recruiters and the success and progress can be followed on the home page. Naturally this will be more convincing if we are able to show growth from this earliest stage where we have only a handful who participate. If we can enlist the most dedicated Ron Paul supporters to begin with, say 10,000 of us, and they each succeed in recruiting one other in a short time, say a couple of weeks, then the counter will show 20,000. The true test will come next when we will see if those new recruits can succeed in recruiting another each over the next two weeks. If so then there would be 40,000. IF that is successful then others who are watching might decide to join in the project so there might be a burst in numbers perhaps up to 100,000.

I am just trying to find a way that might increase the number of voters who would pledge to vote by write in for Ron Paul eight full months from now.

I would not discourage the March on Washington and would hope that would also lend credibility to the campaign and its ultimate success. Having a counter on the home page showing how many are going to vote for Ron Paul who are also devoted to recruiting should also be a source of inspiration.

Ron Paul pointed out that it took courage to put the counter on the website about the donations and money bombs.
It would certainly take courage to put this kind of counter of write in votes up there for all to see as well.

I think it would be a challenge to set intermediate goals, 100K, 200K, 400K, 800K, 1M, 2M, 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 100M.

Notice that if this begins to get off the ground and takes flight it wouldn’t take long before the world notices it happening. If we could begin, take the first step, and we all are aware of the plan and project confidence that it can succeed, then that will be conveyed to the electorate and will overcome their cynicism and despair.

I know it isn’t easy, George Washington suffered the loss of thousands of men in the Battle of Brooklyn Heights and had to flee before the British who were out to kill them all. Our problem is to use our knowledge of Ron Paul’s ideas and policies to enlighten our countrymen who bear the burden of the present regime of tyranny.

Now is the time to wage this idealogical battle, while doing so is still possible, before we lose our right to assemble, to speak, to worship as we please. I say it is worth a try, otherwise we are going to watch this election come and go and will have to endure the further erosion of our liberties under any of those trying to assume the powers of government.

But I must agree that it is not an easy task before us. It is hard enough for any of us to just talk to someone about this. To recruit others to our cause when those already committed to Ron Paul, who profess to love him, are unwilling to commit to the project I am advocating here so that by election day in November there will be enough millions of voters already pledged to write in Ron Paul for president. History will look upon us and pass judgment upon us. Do you have the will and the willingness to add your voice to enlist your fellow countrymen to our cause. Our cause should be their cause as well. Can you explain why Ron Paul’s ideas appeal to you? Can you devote time to handing out a Slim Jim at your Church or Synagogue, your business owners in your town or business district, your neighbors, your friends and family, your waitress or waiter?

Think about it. It will not work if enough of us are unwilling or talk ourselves out of it before we start. I know the conventional wisdom is that such a task is not achievable. There is a division of labor involved. Starting with ten thousand of us willing to do this 100, 000 is attainable by each of those ten thousand reaching only four others who then only have to reach three others themselves! 10K, 20K, 40K, 80K 100K.

Once we get to 100,000 the goal of 1 million likewise only requires each reaching, recruiting 4 more!

Once we reach 1 million the goal of 10 million only requires reaching 4 more!

Once we reach 10 Million the goal of 100 million requires recruiting only 4 more each!

Imagine this project being successful and the excitement along the way. You will be able to tell your friends or strangers that it is working and we are on track to win and they can help and participate by recruiting their own friends.

Get the idea! You want Ron Paul to be elected right? Here is one way to make it happen!

Please encourage Ron Paul to consider this strategy and that it is worth testing.

Wm