How would you rate HQ's strategy and management of this campaign so far: A, B, C or D?
Posted February 22nd, 2008 by ralphwaldo
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As it's commonly done in many organizations, performance reviews by its members can sometimes be very helpful.
How would you rate HQ's strategy and management of this campaign so far! A, B, C or D?
Only constructive criticisms, remarks and suggestions can help our cause.
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I give us all an
A. Keep up the great work everyone!!
rating the national campaign headquarters
i believe that the national headquarters staff has done an admiral job considering tthat the ron paul presidential campaign really only started to heat up around november or december 2007. the organization has created a strong cadre of support. they have raised a lot of money in a very short time period. ron paul was hardly a household name before he started campaigning.
the only debate issue that i thought his response could have been improved on was that which related to health care insurance. i would have preferred that he should have focused on the cost of delivering health care services rather than the availability of health insurance. i would have preferred it if he would have explained that the medicare law forces other providers to match or be higher priced than medicare's pricing. the law states that medicare has to be the lowest paid provider. this means that no one else can offer a lower price than medicare.
my hope is that ron paul's basic message of peace and prosperity
continues to attract more and more people. regardless of what happens at the republican national nominating convention and the presidential election, the revolution continues to grow.
i met ron paul in 1979 at the libertarian national nominating convetion in los angeles. his philosophy, attitude and principles are the same now as they were then. he is truly a champion of liberty.
i am sure that the national campaign committee has made mistakes. i believe that they have done a great job considering their obstacles.
there is a saying that rome was not built in a day. this campaign has evolved from a marginal effort to its current level of success,
i am sure that there are ways to improve the campaign. hinsight is always twenty-twenty.
i believe that the ron paul supporters should put their efforts on increasing the successes. lets learn from our mistakes and make adjustments. lets replicate the areas of successes.
i believe that more guidance and assistance on the meet-up groups would help improve their functionality. the meet-up groups are succeeding and continue to succeed if they remain focused on the goal of redirecting this country towards its roots. it was born as an idea that it would be a place that put its emphasis of the protection of the individual's rights. many brave men sacrificed their money and their lives in order to crate the greatest country known in man's history.
we have a wonderful opportunity to resurrect those honorable dedicated men's goals and asperations. ron paul is the catalyst for this movement. we need to continue the battle in order to win this revolution.
i give the national ron paul campaign committee an A+. the amount of focused energy and has been harnassed has been truly a miracle. it demonstrates what a few dedicated individual can accomplish.
i think that our efforts should focus on the people who are the primary victims of the government's largesse. the poor people are used as pawns for the bureaucracy. we have real solutions for their problems that the government only offers lip service to. these people have been led to believe that they can not succeed without government aid. this is obviously ridiculous. the government aid is the carrot that the government has used to get their votes. their condition has not improved even though trillions of dollars have been spent on welfare programs.
another group of people that have been receiving welfare are the warmongering industrial complex companies. they are supported by their employees who receive large sums of money to create a constantly enlarged bureaucracy, this has to be stopped. i believe that the only justifiable expenditures of the federal government should be spent on defense. there has to be limits.
it may take several years to achieve our revolution. george washington lost most of his battles, but the colonists won the war. folks, there is some truth in mccain's message of a hundred years war. i believe that we have to strategize to win this revoulution even if it takes 100 years. we have to educate people about the value of peace. peace and freedom gives people opportunites to succeed. growth and prosperity are infinite. they can only be achieved with an environment of freedom and peace.
i believe that every step that we make in the direction of our goals is fantastic. staying upbaet and positive is paramount. it may be a long struggle, but is well worth it,
stay organized, focused and upbeat and we shall win this revolution.
The other candidates
I'm on the email lists of all of the other candidates (except Hillary), and they send out more emails than this candidate. They communicate more and it seems to have a positive effect with their people <hint hint>.
That's two questions...
I'll take the strategy part.
But first, let me say that there is simply no question that Ron Paul is the only candidate this year worthy of the term leader. But what is a leader? It's one with a vision they can communicate effectively, who also has good character, who is competent and who has experience. Ron Paul fits this description exceptionally well on each point...
All the other despicable, opportunist, power-mad, wanna-be's aren't even in the game as measured by those criteria.
But Ron Paul is not perfect; he cannot be all things to all people, and his main job is to get the Message out. I'm pretty sure none of us would want to have his daily schedule of meetings, appointments, speeches, etc. etc. etc.
So, having studied and practiced strategy formation for nearly forty years, I can say that I'm still trying to figure out what the RP campaign strategy is... And for all his other outstanding qualities which we all respect and can try to live up to, I'm not sure that strategy development is his best skill. And whether anybody at HQ is working now to come up with one is also not clear to me, and apparently to some others here.
What is meant by strategy? It's not just doing things the same old way, nor is it just emulating what you see others doing. A winning strategy comes from a rigorous, detailed analysis of all the issues that affect the chances of success, both positive and negative, then formulating a written plan that makes the best use of your strengths, and minimizes or neutralizes your weaknesses, then communicating that plan to people and empowering them to get it done...PLUS...always being prepared to adjust your plans as circumstances change, because they always do.
The first step is to understand the competition, which in this case, might better be described as the enemy, and with that to realize that this is not a campaign between or among political candidates in the usual sense; it's a contest between Freedom and Tyranny that must not be lost.
The (1) enthusiasm of RP supporters, (2) their willingness to be involved and take the initiative to get things done, (3) their willingness to communicate all the time and (4) their proven willingness to "give until it hurts" are four highly important parts of a Strategic Plan that as far as I can tell has yet to be defined more fully in view of all the relevant issues, let alone having been communicated to us.
I truly do not wish to step on any toes here, but if you want to talk strategy, consider this: RP has not stated a clear benefit for the march on Washington, but has stated clearly that there are real risks involved. To this I would add: If the 200,000 that have been called for all show up for the march, and for the round trip, all expenses paid, they come out of pocket an average of $500, that's $100 miilion dollars. Plus it's millions of hours of planning and travel time, not to mention an unknown amount of lost wages some will incur to come. Think about all that awhile.
Now, whatever you perceive to be at stake here, I can say that the march, as it has been presented up until now, is not smart strategic planning. What it is is a huge cash and time expense that has not been very well justified based on the idea that we're going to march to "show them that we are serious..." Don't you understand "they" don't care? You don't even know who "they" are! But they're powerful enough to cause the media companies to blackout Ron Paul, among other things.
We can win, if and only if, to the four powerful commitments Ron Paul supporters have made and invested so far, we formulate a Strategic Plan that effectively answers all the issues that lie between here and September, and from there to November. Such a Plan will pull together and give a powerful focus to the now fragmented activities of so many passionate people.
If this is not done very soon, what we're already doing now will become, by default, the 2008 strategy for the Ron Paul Movement.
On the other hand, if there is already a strategy in place worthy of the name, let's hear it. As it is, I would have to say "D" on strategy.
Go Ron Paul
200,000 - fat chance
Only a bit over 100,000 meetup members and many of them are just observers. I would be impressed if we got 50,000, no 20,000.
And as you say we would not get bang for the buck.
Grade D - everything they do is way late. and under-planned. RP gives almost the same speech everywhere he goes. It they did report it on MSM it would be pretty dull material. Hillary and Obama get endless media time with their petty and pointless disagreements on the fine points of socialized heath care and chicken in every pot talk.
And the latest video to the RP supporters? Looked like 2 people who had prepared for about 10 min. Compare that to Obama's razzle-dazzle. I almost fell asleep listening to Lew and Debbie. Obama and Hillary are selling ice to Eskimos and making sales ("change", "it's for the kids".)
Thanks for the Reply
But just remember the focus of my comments was on RP supporters, not so much on HQ or Ron Paul himself.
Why? Because RP supporters have been the ones to make the Message come alive by practicing the four points I noted earlier. But that was last year. Now is the real test, and it's getting clearer every day that the fragmented, spontaneous actions of RP Supporters that did work wonderfully well before are not getting the job done now.
There should have been a Plan from the start (I know, hindsight is 20/20). But the critical need now is to define and implement a Strategic Plan that gives powerful focus and direction to the campaign, and such a Plan cannot be based only on traditional thinking about what a political campaign is... The Plan must fully and clearly define ways we can magnify and intensify RP campaign resources that we have on-tap right now; it must also recognize and define effective tactics for the problems, dangers and pitfalls that lie ahead.
Some RP Supporters, based on what I read here and elsewhere, seem to be hesitating just a bit now. I don't think it's cowardice, weakness or lack of commitment; I think this is a wait-and-see moment for them based on the need to better understand what the grand plan is, if any.
RP supporters can't wait for HQ, or even Dr. Paul himself (he's very busy!) They must take up the cause and begin a new and more insightful dialogue. They must think more strategically, think "outside the box," come up with more powerful ideas. And the result of all that must be integrated into something we all can buy into because it makes powerful good sense, and everyone can see how it would work. Then it can be submitted to the appropriate people for review.
I keep asking: Is there a Plan now that deals with all the real-life potentials and hazards that face us this year? I have not called HQ because I keep reading such inquiries get the standard reply, "somebody will get back to you."
The question, seems to me, is whether RP supporters are ready to take things to the next level?
Go Ron Paul
Judge Not
Judge Not.
We are together as one movement, but each of us represent a link.
Therefore, become a committee precinctman, go to your legislative district meeting, canvass daily, lead by example.
I believe you know what to do.
Glendale Keith
"Judge Not" is a fine
"Judge Not" is a fine biblical precept, but it's really no way to run an effective campaign. Criticism, even pointed, caustic criticism is necessary to right wrongs. War and politics are close cousins.
So instead we hush up
So instead we hush up freedom of expression. Don't you belong on the McInsane campaign. People should be allowed to give their opinions on anything. This is a republic, you know.
An A+....and we don't need
An A+....and we don't need performance reviews. We don't have time for them. What we need is performance. BY YOU!! NOW!!!
We also don't need to show a bunch of negitivity or criticism which these type of topics actually provide for. The topic itself begs for "criticisms, remarks and suggestions." To ask or expect people not to make them when you've already ask them to rate the campaign is probably not a rational expectation.
And when the campaign
And when the campaign basically halts to run for Congress, it gives the MSM fuel to exclude him for potential debates. I would if I were them too. He basically conceeded and is running a non-active campaign. This is the truth. It is just kind of frustrating. I can see the good doctor fighting for his Congressional seat but not at the total expense of the presidential race. And then when I get an e-mail to donate to his congressional campaign, it rubs me the wrong way. Sorry for the rant but we had some good grassroots here in Ohio and we're very frustrated.
Get a D. The ads were quite
Get a D. The ads were quite frankly terrible. We had the funds to launch a much more aggressive campaign but didn't. That's why the fundraising has slowed because people are frustrated. It's also frustrating to people here in Ohio and some of the other states that the campaign isn't coming here. I know some people who will vote for the good doctor, but aren't really out there campaigning, because they say why? And quite frankly I can't fault them. If the good doctor can't make one stop in a major state, it frustrates the grass roots.
Amen.
We had the same "Campaign is AWOL" problem here in Wisconsin.
McCain and Huckabee traveled around the state doing several events, some rallies, some GOP events, some retail campaigning (ALL resulting is "creating material" for the local media to report on and ACTIVE campaign).
Ron Paul never set foot in our state.
McCain and Huckabee advertised pretty "heavily" according to many people. How much did it cost them? Reports from local media are that the each spent around $150,000 on TV and Radio advertising in the week's runup to our Feb 19th primary.
How much did the Ron Paul campaign spend on advertising in Wisconsin? ZERO. Nothing, Nada, Zip, Zilch.
In phone and in person canvassing in the days leading up to the primary -- even people I had down previously as supportive (including a few who had yard signs out and bumper stickers) -- said "he's obviously quit and doesn't care anymore" -- and no arguments otherwise really held any water -- so most of them voted for someone else.
That's why I say the campaign is NO LONGER even trying (if it ever really was).
If you are unwilling to make ANY visits to a state, AND you are not willing to spend even a minimum amount of the campaign cash on advertising (which is what the money WAS raised for) -- then you are disrespecting the voters (and supporters) in that state.
And it becomes a valid question of what the heck the campaign *IS* doing with that money -- IMHO if it is NOT spent on what it was raised for... then we are heading into fraud and malfeasance territory.
I agree
My best friend lives up in Sturgeon Bay, and she called me the night before the primary asking me who to vote for since RP dropped out. I told her that he hadn't dropped out and she (rightly) asked me why she had not seen one TV ad, heard one radio spot, not even a blip in the paper, if he was still in the race.
It's nearly impossible to convince people of the viability of your candidate when there's NO EVIDENCE of him whatsoever. It's hard to convince people that he is still getting contributions when there's nothing to show for it (TV ads, etc.) A blackout can only account for so much--the media is still a $$ hungry entity, and they would have run his ads.
I give the grassroots an A+++++.
I give HQ a D.
D-....HQ has worked against
D-....HQ has worked against us from the begining.
Ummm that would rate an outright F.
If your own campaign STAFF is working against you?
That's an outright betrayal of trust, and is even worse than incompetence.
They get a D -
I'm sorry and they should be sorry too. We needed to win at least one state. The ads were pathetic. The money wasn't spent when it was needed. And now we can't even get into a public debate.
By concentrating on the seat in Congress in Texas they are showing that they are pretty much giving up on hopes of Presidency.
Ron Paul had a bulletproof message but got too political in how it was spread. He was the candidate of Real Change, and that message was not properly conveyed at ALL. I joined the precinct leader program and ordered 100 dollars woth of materials to distribute, 2 weeks before the primary in California, but the stuff didn't arrive til more than a week after the primary...
I understand that he's a nice guy, but his ads should have been more hard hitting.
If i saw ads that were telling the cold hard truth about the mess we are in and why, i would have put more money in to get that message out.
The ron paul website should have been full of videos exposing the corruption of the government and other candidates running. I would almost say the Ron Paul campaign was designed to fail. I guess one good thing about that is that i'm not so worried about an assassin from the federal reserve taking out our leader...
the ron paul website could have hosted videos like freedom to fascism and others..
They get a solid B
What we need is inspiration and a plan. We can still win. Most of you know this. I want to see more from HQ to help us make the right steps and to help us stay in the fight when we are tired.
Get the March Plan Solidified. Make it a winning event. Rock the World.
Help us understand how we are going to win.
Never say die.
"Victory for liberty! That is our goal, and nothing less. -- Ron Paul, December 17, 2007"
They get an A+.
Dr. Paul is NOT stupid. This is NOT his first campaign/election. And, he has won many elections before we were here posting stupid crap like this. Imagine that...he did it all without us here critizing his every move!!
Yeah but
Dr. Paul has trusted to campaign to HQ. It's doubtful that's he's calling many, if any of the shots. NO ONE is saying that HE is stupid....but HQ sure is.
I have heard repeatedly about the lack of response to emails and phone calls from we the grassroots to HQ-- are they too busy? Too busy doing what, exactly?
Whose BRILLIANT idea was it to post the deflating letter from Ron on the FRONT PAGE of HQ site? We all got that via email....there was NO NEED to stick that on the front page where everyone could see it and run with it.
There are many more examples of this kind of crap...but I get a headache just thinking about them....
:D
Non-Issue...
The Revolution MUST push onward!!!
Listen to your heart beat... Ron Paul! Ron Paul! Ron Paul!
Right now we are trying
to win an election here. This certainly is an issue and rest assured there are HQ ppl reading this. We can also help by feeding our creativity into these forums, and by donating and canvassing (canvassing by phone counts).
'Live for yourself, there's no one else more worth living for,
Begging hands and bleeding hearts
Will only cry out for more...'
Thank you for your comments
Question: Why do you think HQ ppl are reading this?
HQ people can Read?
Wow. That would be news.
Yes
I'm with ya.
We need truth zingers
like the time he said "of course Iran will sell us their oil. What are they going to do with it, drink it?' That was a classic, it was hilarious and Ron should not be afraid to inject genuine hilarity into his campaign, as it will get him more attention.
'Live for yourself, there's no one else more worth living for,
Begging hands and bleeding hearts
Will only cry out for more...'
If we had to grade the campaign
in the current political climate, then the grade would be directly proportionate to the amount of money the campaign raises.
Want the grade to go up? I think you know what to do.
'Live for yourself, there's no one else more worth living for,
Begging hands and bleeding hearts
Will only cry out for more...'
This has been up ALL DAY!
Time for a change, please, thank you.
They receive an "A"
How incompetent is Ron Paul’s campaign staff???....Ah….let’s see
Obviously more competent than Rudy’s, Fred’s, Mitt’s and the other 5 Republican losers. Oh wait, what about the campaign staffs of the other nearly bankrupt Republican front runners, seconds away from imploding. Oh and what about the incredibly competent campaign staffs on the Democrat side...let’s see how many did they start out with? You naysayers are a curious lot, not far removed from the “Thumbs Up-Thumbs Down”, live for the moment, Romans in the Coliseum. Paul’s campaign grows daily. There are still nine months left to the Convention. Nine months to get the word out. This is a longitudinal struggle that increasingly gains support and strength. Ron Paul has the “Machine” on the run. The toothpaste is out of the tube….there is no stopping this train and they know it.
Ron Paul 2008
USC TITLE 50 1520
He KNOWS what he is doing
Why question, why rate the efforts.... those who see the need to rate the efforts of campaign headquarters are like those who rate the football game... with the best players standing on the side line. Not very productive.
Trust the man, he has been in this game much longer and at a far deeper and greater level than many of us.
What he has 'to sell' is the truth.. and for all you disbelievers, the truth will always prevail.
Look at all the achievements thus far, not bad at all for the so called long shot, much to the chagrin of everyone with the neo label in front of it (politicians, media, bankers..you name it).
Stop trying to be a side line expert but go out there and do the work, make the adverts for your local papers, organize local rallies, whatever has to be done to help him to further the awareness of what is to come.
Well...he hasn't finished the project yet...
...and the deadline to finish that project isn't until September, so I think passing any judgment at this time is a bit premature, especially since we know he's staying in the race!
I haven't seen his strategy NOT work yet.
Ron Paul gets an A+
He's a genious. He's been campaigning for a very long time and he
knows what to do. He's been out there on foot himself talking to people.
It may not look like the campaign is doing much, but they are.
I know he's putting every dollar he's received to good use.
I don't know much about campaigning, but I trust this guy 100%.
Incomplete - Ron is still in the midst of a campaign
I was surprised how poor and how politically typical the ads used were. How about some new ones?
Ron, while not a politican, but rather a statesman had a golden opportunity to step outside the typical advertising box/sphere and do something completely different. Unforetunately Ron's campaign did the same type of ads every politican uses. Nothing original to make him stand out with his message.
D- since you didn't offer the F alternative...
inept to put it mildly
I'd give them a D+
Slow to adapt. Those Ron Paul zingers at the debates were not capitalized on.
A, but internet marketing is very important since no MSM
I think they can improve lot more on internet marketing to encourage young people to get out and vote. Use more youtube video, text message, google ad campaign, facebook etc to spread his message. So I give F on internet marketing. HQ need to hire internet marketing experts. We need to enourage young people not old folks which is waste of time - they are too brain washed.
Other then that, HQ gets A on their strategy. I am pretty confident RP will win his nomination.
D+ or C-
Got the name out. Shook up the media and the Republican Party. Made other campaigns work harder than they should have. But never won a single state. Had the money to launch an aggressive campaign in the beginning. Saved the money but never used it in any major television markets. Radio ads are ok to get the peoples interest. But they needed the complete meal after the appititizer. 1st time in the process of a major campaign. Hope they learned from their mistakes. They would have never gotten as far as they did, If it wasn't for the strongest ground roots supporters of 2008 and thier belief in Ron Pauls words.
Precinct Leaders....Great Idea. To late in the process to be utilized.
Added advisors to his campaign.....Also too late in the process.
Never really fought or campaigned hard in any big states.
Should have sunk most of the funds into Iowa, New Hampshire and Wyoming. If they showed they could have competed better. More money would have been there. The campaign for president should have been taken more seriously in the beginning. Other campaigns were out stumping for votes non stop. Whereas this one took breaks to go back to D.C. or to campaign for congress. The southern states were taken for granted along with a majority of mid-western states. Other campaigns were in three states in one day. This campaign was mostly in one to two states in a week.
Great bunch of people trying to run a national campaign...without courting the media.
D+ or C-
www.ronpaul2008.com
There is life at the end of the tunnel my friends!
Ahhh...
But you don't know that he hasn't SAVED some money for LATER.
12 Million to WIN?
Funding goals were met. I never saw one RP TV ad here in Florida....
I believe there were some mistakes. I believe that some battles were lost OR
seem to have been lost, yet, only the future will tell.
Can't give them an "A", but also don't think I'm qualified to judge.
Can anyone answer the subject question?
"Immorality is merely a miscalculation of self interest"
He got his twelve million, and the campaign expressed that they could turn that into a win. They have the best candidate.
LOL. He never intended on winning FL...
He gave that to the jerk-offs to fight over.
He has ran tv ads in many other states, in specific markets. That's called "using money wisely." Also, why would he need commercials when he has grassroots to campaign for him.
This whole campaign has been based around supporter activity; NOT commercials.
Does it matter?
With regard to the overall movement, it may have been better for HQ to be disorganized. The members of the grassroots have learned a great deal about campaigning. Many of the grassroots will find themselves in positions of authority for other candidates in the future. We've learned by their failures. Going forward, we will have one of the savviest group of supporters on the planet.
In my humble opinion, it was the article about RP being a racist that did the most damage. There was a lot of momentum going into Super Tuesday that I believe was lost by that article. After that article, we didn't see RP on Bill Maher anymore, Howard Stern was less enthusiastic, and a lot of other people got concerned about putting their name behind his. We all know it is garbage, but I think that was truly the downfall of the campaign.
You're wrong about the
You're wrong about the article. There was no momentum going into Super Tuesday, and no one who understands the principles behind Dr. Paul's message (ie. the supporters) would ever not vote for hime because of that nonsense.
The problem is that there was not enough exposure. The Youtube videos could have changed that. Bottom line.
I think that the campaign
I think that the campaign gets a HUGE "F" because of their failure to understand the importance of media and video production.
The VAST majority of Ron Paul supporters got on the bus because of a few outstanding Youtube videos. They could have EASILY used a few of those in a national ad campaign and this thing would be over. Instead, the first commercial (NH) looked like a high school production and put this campaign in a "catch up" mode.
There was a time where I thought that the guys running the campaign were neocon plants because of their blatant negligence to recognize the genius of some of those vids.
The one about the War On Drugs and it's effect on Black America would have made a MAJOR impact. Every black person that I showed that video to was simply blown away and said that they would support Dr. Paul in November if he was still in. I even told Dr. Paul myself that when blacks catch on to his message, he'd be unstoppable. He seemed very interested in what I told him and he kept going on and on about the injustices faced by inner-city denizens because of the government telling people how to live.
Look At The Results
You'll be surprised how wrong you are.
http://www.dailypaul.com/...
How wrong "who" is?
This thread is about HQ's strategy and management of the campaign.
Has Ron Paul and his related movement gotten this far *due* to HQ or *in spite of* HQ actions, like the 2/8 and the 2/18 e-mails that went out to everyone right before major elections?
How much damage did *just* those two e-mails do (particularly with the 2/8 one on the home page of RP2008 for all first-time visitors to see) to the efforts of the grass roots canvassers?
I personally contacted every media person who I have been in touch with over the years about the March on Washington.
Luckily(?), not a single one picked up on it, because they would have lost credibility with their readers, just as I have lost credibility with those media people.
I contacted those media people on 2/12, only to have the 2/18 e-mail go out that could easily be misinterpreted as Ron Paul's decision to "suspend" his campaign, just as Romney did.
"This thread is about HQ's
"This thread is about HQ's strategy and management of the campaign."
I understand - and it's about grading HQ's performance and execution of strategy and management. i.e results.
"Has Ron Paul and his related movement gotten this far *due* to HQ or *in spite of* HQ actions, like the 2/8 and the 2/18 e-mails that went out to everyone right before major elections?"
You fail to include the fact that this is not Ron Paul's campaign - never was - This has always been the People's campaign. Big difference - not like other campaigns. You must be comparing this to those other agenda driven, power seeking campaigns.
"How much damage did *just* those two e-mails do (particularly with the 2/8 one on the home page of RP2008 for all first-time visitors to see) to the efforts of the grass roots canvassers?"
Emails didn't damage anyone. People's unrealized, fantasy expectations of Ron Paul having landslide victories in every primary damaged morale.
"I personally contacted every media person who I have been in touch with over the years about the March on Washington."
Did HQ direct anyone to contact the media? How could you do that without a firm date. It's now February. Commonsense dictates that this event couldn't take place for at least 60-90 days due to weather.
Luckily(?), not a single one picked up on it, because they would have lost credibility with their readers, just as I have lost credibility with those media people.
I contacted those media people on 2/12, only to have the 2/18 e-mail go out that could easily be misinterpreted as Ron Paul's decision to "suspend" his campaign, just as Romney did.
Ron Paul NEVER said a word about suspending anything. Once again, people "hear voices" in their heads and then they go out and obey the "voices". Ron Paul has a press secretary. Our job is to spread the message of Ron Paul's platform - not do press releases. You have the freedom to do whatever you want in terms of spreading the message. You are not authorized to issue press releases.
I'm not picking on you. We all do this sort of thing and it leads to confusion and diffusion.
Our job is to execute a plan in our local areas to spread the message of freedom, prosperity and hope.
Rating awaits March date decision *from HQ*, if any
Apparently, there is a grass roots demonstration now scheduled for April 15th:
The Permits are in hand for the ...
http://www.dailypaul.com/...
Will people assume that that *is* the "Ron Paul" March that he wants with any good/bad/small turnout media ramifications?
If HQ cannot even come up with a target March date after this much time, what does that say?
smart
If you are so smart please list the campaigns that you have been involved in that you or your candidate has won.
Have you run a campaign against a media blackout?
Have you run a campaign that thousands of people joined because they liked you even tho they had never met you?
Is there anything about you that you could put on the internet that would cause people to just join in your cause.
Per L&O TV shows, don't ask open questions,
if you don't know what answer you will receive.
Ask *HQ* that question!
They're the ones getting *paid*. I hope (posted) rumors about Kent Snyder being paid an astronomical salary per month aren't true. If so, is that how my donations have been used??
Any project in the corporate world requires a project *plan* and assigning appropriate people to appropriate tasks, with target dates and budgets.
Take a look at the expertise of this person regarding the massive planning to make a success of an event like the March on Washington (before 9/11 security issues):
http://www.restoretherepu...
Been There - I've had two experiences with producing events on the Mall in D.C.
My daughter actually put on one concert, so I have a very good idea of how complex it would be to have multiple stages with many performers (who cannot even be asked for commitments without a *date* decision).
And this very legitimate issue: http://www.restoretherepu...
Potential major problem [RealIDs checked for all marchers?]
I have seen no evidence of business management from HQ, which comes before *campaign* management.
In contrast, when my young-adult daughter was a teenager, she had major music promotion sites *for free*. Her generation "invented" online promotion. She updated hers with news she found online *multiple times each and every day*. Kind of like going to Drudge Report, when it's just a list of links to articles at other websites-
Contrast that (and LewRockwell/DP/RPF/...) with the RP2008 site that was basically static until Daily Dose was activated.
I just ran into old home movies where my daughter was being asked for autographs and KISS-FM radio interviewed her live (and she plugged her website!)
Based on her websites, she had in-person interviews with nationally known performing groups and even received a photo pass for the Back Street Boys, all before she turned 18.
Record company management for those groups set up those interviews and photo passes for a *teenager* for *online exposure*. How many posts exist on DP about requests for interviews that HQ didn't even reply to?
I also watched one group's management make the bad decision to give "insider" information to a competing teenager webmaster. That was the end of my daughter's *dedicated* website for that group, which harmed that group, as well.
I've also been monitoring what the Internet marketers do where many have become millionaires, due to their clear understanding of online marketing. One of the absolute necessities is a subscription newsletter.
The reason I visit DP and RPF is that I get virtually no reliable, relevant information from HQ!
Why isn't there a daily newsletter e-mail subscription (*not* RSS), for instance, with links to positive online pieces about RP? I certainly get enough *negative* links from my daily alerts from Google and Yahoo!
Personally, I have been an IT consultant for over 25 years to major corporate and pharmaceutical firms (after having been a CPA/auditor for 2-3 years before that), so I've seen the whole range of poor to excellent management.
I don't see evidence of *any* management at HQ, except for references to plans they are (secretly) making-
You're right, Laurie
The campaign has been horribly mismanaged from the very start. I don't claim to have the skills necessary to run a national campaign... but then again, I know I can't and would have recommended professionals with the right skill set be brought in. Staffers protecting 'territory' clearly got in the way of making the right decisions.
Plenty of us ground our teeth and impatiently demanded that the folks making the boneheaded decisions that cost Ron so dearly be moved aside and those calls to action were ignored.
It's too late to correct the problems now, so we are where we are. Ron will likely fold his staff back into their old comfortable jobs supporting him in Congress.
"If only..." will be the lasting mantra of the pro-Ron crowd in this election and that's such a shame I cannot express it.