Where Are The Donations
Submitted by jimt on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 13:50
I find it hard to believe that over a thousand people use DP everyday and yet the donations have dried up. Ron Paul has made it very clear that he is in the presidential race right up thru the GOP convention this fall. Then, whether as our president or as congressman from Texas, he will help all of his supporters prevent the demise of our constitution. He is a brillant man who is now starting to give more details as to want needs to be done. As such, I would love to see the $50.000 plus donation days become routine and throw in a money bomb or two along the way
Several post, beside mine, have mentioned G. Edward Griffin and his fabulous video on how to win back America
http://silverbearcafe.com/private/home.html
I am also asking DP's Mr. Nystrom to put a money bomb on the front page to help with the PA. primary as well as the Ron Paul campaign in general.
You know, we can have the best of intentions but without ample contributions our efforts will not come to fruition. Just look at the monies the democratic canidates have been pulling in, so I hope all Ron Paul supporters rethink the money issue and perhaps set a goal for the April thru June quarter of $6,000,000 or more. Thank you.
Your thoughts please.
And remember, Ron Paul is with us all the way.
April 1st
The next Money Bomb is on April 1st. Havent you heard? Its a $20 dollar Money Bomb... the goal is a meesly $1mil American.
Semper Fortis
http://www.jbs.org/
Semper Fortis
Donations
online donations today total $30
I Do Not Understand
Consisently 600+ people using DP and no donations. Other than to repeat myself with facts like Ron Paul is an active canidate and that any campaign needs money to function with.I just am fustrated to understand the lack of financial support Yes there have been several post since this one acknowledging that monies need to be raised and there is a money bomb being suggested for April 1, but I have got to tell you that Ron Paul must also be wondering where the donations are. A canidate for the presidency of the United States and the grassroot supporters believe $100 days are reasonable financial support? Thank you.
3-18-08 600+ DP users
Presently over 600 DP users and the total donations for the day well under a thousand dollars. I just do not understand. Ron Paul is in the race until WE drop out!! Please send donations whenever possible and not just for a money bomb. Thank you.
I do what I can
I sent another $25 yesterday, but I have very little extra these days. I also have been buying local ads instead of contributing. I also am concerned about the precinct leader number - it has not changed at all. There is still a long way before this is over, and this is a FREE way to show support. I hope people will consider signing up for this even if their primary is over.
people
people are maxed out and others stopped because they got no results from their donation..also failures like the blimp
Maxed Out / No Results
Over 70,000 people have given to the campaign. (70,000)($2,300) is
$161,000,000. Maxed out I think not. Furthermore, we should all be recruiting new donors and as such Ron Paul supporters.
Your kidding about "no results" aren't you. Thank you.
onevoice of defeatism
does get around, does'nt it?
Many of us may not be maxed out by government standards, but our account balances tell us someting else...
we
we haven't won even one primary...the donations died right after the last few primary trouncings, like Texas, our home state...also Dr Paul said basically it's over and the campaign is winding down..the donations logo on the official website is also gone
Send Donations
Read the several excellent post at DP relative to delegates and winning the nomination in the unconventional way.
I have personally spoken with HQ several times this past two weeks and yes they welcome all donations. Ron Paul is in this untill we quit!!!! Please call for yourself and then donate.Thank you.
Did
did they tell you why they took the donations option off the main site ??
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
why doesn't your head implode?
There is still a donation link from the site, I just used it yesterday and it works just fine. You know, I have been trying really hard to behave and emulate Ron, but you are too much. Shut the fu#k up.
Donation Counter
The counter came down due to the lack of donations. However , HQ does have its campaign manager allocating the donations to the state field directors. No money coming into HQ means no money for primaries.
I believe that Ron Paul is not agressive enough in terms of raising money - however this is consistent with is overall campaign stratergy and that is let the grassroot effort take charge.
Donate if you can but also consider trying to get new donors involved. Thank you.
Maybe Ron is concerned for his supporters
and wants us to take care of ourselves as the economy crumbles around us. Maybe he knows people like me will keep sending money I don't really have at this point, and he does not want us to feel badly for being broke. Maybe he is smarter than all of us, and we should try to do what he asks instead of second guess everything.
FEC oversight?
Be smart, questions FEC bearing and $$$. Here is a start, if you'd like. Thanks 4 your time. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Election_Commission
Remember the past as you look forward to today...
What you believe to be true, is true to you... "until you change your mind"
Donations Matter
Ron Paul is in this campaign right thru to November when he becomes our next president. I talked to HQ just yesterday and yes they would love to see donations start coming in.
I am waiting to hear from DP's Mr. Nystrom to see if we can have a money bomb on DP's front page very soon.
Please do not hesitate to send whatever you can. Thank you.
Where Are The Donations
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Where Money Should Go
HQ already said they do not plan on using it other than putting it on the main page. This is what they mean by letting it up to us. This is what they have wanted along. We should have donated more to local PAC's and had known people checking chip-in credibility. Whoever runs this site and others needs to take the lead. After Super Tuesday all money should have went to these efforts.
www.cpalpac.com
http://alcpac.chipin.com/...
Donations
Again donating to local PAC's is a given. Yet twice this past month when talking to headquarters I was told , yes local donations good but that headquarters could use the money also. Confusing and this is a reason donations are down I an sure. I will call HQ again tomorrow for guidance and post there response.
Personally. I wish HQ would develope a page "of the most asked questions about campaigning" and keep it as a reference on their front page. Thank you.
$250 Sunday Donations
I just do not understand.
Ron Paul is not campaigning
If Dr. Paul actually campaigned in the remaining states by traveling to them, donations may pick up a bit.
I Agree
Personally I would love to see Ron Paul spend the next 5 weeks in PA.
The supporters need to see Ron Paul visible and anxious to be president. Now we all know that he has work to do on capitol hill but the remaining time should be spent touring in PA.
Please call/e-mail Mr. Nystrom at DP and suggest a money bomb to support the campaign . Thank you.
he's been very busy
Fortune Favors the Bold
in congress!
Fortune Favors the Bold
Libertypac
Is this where Dr. Paul wants his supporters to donate now? Was unaware of this site and thought others of you might not know about it either.
Here is the link:
http://www.libertypac.net/html/about_lpac.html
Liberty Pac
Here again, I wish headquarters was more definitive. Talked to them 3 times last week and I have a list of questions for Monday.
Would't it be nice to have answers to questions like yours. Put up a page for informing the Ron Paul supporters.
How about clarification regarding what kind of financial support campaign can fund for state efforts like media,etc.
This type of info imperative and we should be calling headquarters and posting the answers. Thank you.
Donations
Pennsylvania kicked in over $700k to the campaign. Online documents available from the state indicate that the grass roots got over 63 delegate candidates (and 31 alternates) on the ballot for the April 22nd primary. These delegates are both blind and unbound. Blind means that they are not identified on the ballot with any Presidential candidate. Unbound means that they can vote for Ron with no restrictions. Is this a potential bonanza compared to other states or what?
Does Ron's inner circle want these delegate candidates elected? The campaign declined to help elect them by providing any advertising, mailings, phone bank calling, candidate flyers or even sample ballots. Word has it that the grass roots asked for $200,000 for such purpose and that the campaign has declined to allow Ron to participate in grass roots fundraisers to pay for such campaign tools.
I'm not sure what purpose further donations to the campaign should be expected to accomplish other than funding the educational efforts to which the campaign is transitioning.
Anyone who personally knows Ron should tell him that his inner circle have their heads up their arses. It's not over until McInsane finds out how many of the delegates he has "won" are not going to vote for him.
Schvenzlerman!
PA. Delegates
I do wonder about the "subtle" campaign stratergy coming out of headquarters. They are always polite and listen but then ...nothing.
From my perspective grassroot campaign does not get the support, enough direction and money, from headquarters. I really think meetup groups, precinct leaders, and all other Ron Paul supporters need to e-mail Ron Paul directly and state their concern. Almost a week ago I posted my feelings about headquarters making an all out effort to win PA. primary. Called headquarters twice. Titled the post "Make PA. Primary Huge Win.' No real response. Presently, after two e-mail exchanges with DP.s Mr. Nystrom, waiting to hear about his helping with posting on DP's front page a money bomb to help pay for a media blitz of PA. and share the Ron Paul freedom message. Imagine how exciting a win in the PA. primary would be.
In the meantime I suggest we all donate at
www.cpalpac.com
All Ron Paul supporters need to now demand a more aggressive campaign. Call or e-mail anyone close to Ron Paul and get them to encourage him to be more resposive to situations like yours in PA. Thank you and great news out of PA.
Some legal issue about
Some legal issue about grassroots in collaberation with HQ..they have discussed it b4. I dunno what totals to HQ are anymore but I have recently given $25.00 + $50.00 last week and this week. They still getting my money in hopes they will do something LOUD with it..lol
Dunno
Have you personally tried to get an explanation from headquarters? I ask because this type of information should be readily avaiable with an inquiry to headquarters. I will try Monday.
My feeling is that the grassroot campaign deserves more assisstance and perhaps guidance. After all , most of us are political novices and are doing our best to get Ron Paul elected. Thank you.
LOOK IF WE WANT OT RAISE SOME SERIOUS MONEY....
See this post.....http://www.dailypaul.com/node/42357
and read it ....
this is a surefire way to raise another 10-20-40- or more millions of dollars to win.....
We are keeping it local
Approximately $750,000 was sent from Pennsylvania supporters to HQ - $385 is returned for campaigning - we are keeping it local to buy our own billboards - & we are asking others to donate to www.cpalpac.com earmarked Lancaster County BIllboards for Paul so we can purchase more billboards or other advertising media - we are doing the best we can do as all other state Ron Paul supporters have tried to do...Now will Congressman Paul come to Lancaster County?
SPH Org/ronpaul.meetup.com/926
SPH Org/ronpaul.meetup.com/926
Link Up
Whoever is in charge of these organizations should talk and work together on this.
www.cpalpac.com
http://alcpac.chipin.com/...
My house is not only in recession;
were in a full fledge depression here. Things are bad, money's tight.
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Read It--Learn It--Know It! Don't let the GOP violate the rules.
Who knows you could learn a few tricks of your own.
pdf file:
www.gop.com/images/2008_Call_FINAL.pdf
If you wont fight for the right when you can easily win...you may...have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival [or] when there is no chance of victory...it's better to perish than to live as slaves.
W.Churchill
See my post
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/42737#comment-391493
Lynnopoly - did you see my homeschool post in your thread? (I want to delete it)
Here too. so now I have two
Here too.
so now I have two mortgages, and things just keep getting worse
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
My finances are subject to my tenants'
I'm taking inventory of all of my accumulated "stuff" of a lifetime in case I lose this home I designed and have to move "backward" to my very first half duplex when my tenants' lease ends in August (if they don't default before then!)
As a consultant who is "between engagements" now being "over-qualified" and "too old", I feel like "Alfie" - "What's it all about?" Is this why I've worked so hard all my life?
I already had to sell one home and move back into this one (my life is going in reverse!) because tenants with good credit *bought* and broke their lease 4 months early (and their attorney suborned perjury in court, that they just had a month-to-month tenancy; the judge referred to it as "obvious coaching", after I produced their e-mail apologizing for breaking the lease 4 months early!)
Given the posts about tent cities in CA, are the "FEMA camps" actually in place for the many unemployed with no housing (and with no address, it's hard to get support payments/*money* of any kind)?
I am in reverse as well
and another two recently inherited.in Fl. can't sell them now and my siblings are chasing out good tenants
good grief it sucks
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
donations
Donations have dried up because they have produced little or no results
ive spent 5k on food, guns and water. none left for paul. sucks
E Pluribus Unum...
.....Out of many, one.
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if you build it he will come..........Ron Paul 2012.
digg http://digg.com/autos/First_Genuine_Chevy_Volt_to_be_Complet...
Very
very poor use of your money..Obviously you bought the propaganda being sold by many on this site
haha.
yeah, because food and water are a waste of money. you must live on air alone.
the guns were more toys ive wanted for years. its also a nice feeling to be able to hunt and defends ones self if it comes to that.
the money i gave to the campaign i feel was wasted. he never tried to win. he just went though the motions.
sadly it wasnt his fault or ours. there just wasnt enough of us. it wasnt our time.
im sad you think people are influenced by a web site.
E Pluribus Unum...
.....Out of many, one.
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if you build it he will come..........Ron Paul 2012.
digg http://digg.com/autos/First_Genuine_Chevy_Volt_to_be_Complet...
Bump$
Freedom Fighters Rule!
Do we need a moneybomb?
Early on I used to donate a lot but now not so much as I used to. I used a bunch of resources to help the campaign here (eliminating HQ as the middleman). I also donated to the Ohio call4paul campaing, ron paul newspaper, etc. So I don't that there isn't any money going in to the campaing, just that the "middleman" (HQ) has been cut out.
Now the question I have given the success of the Texas and Missouri delegate fights, is a full blown campaign in the remaining states even worth attempting? This is what is going through my mind - we can spend few precious resources ($) on ads and such and still bring 10-15% on a good day or take the time and resources to organize a DELEGATE campaign. Seems like it would be a lot less work to do the second.
There needs to be a REAL Money Bomb date set...without it donati
there is no other choice. It has been already proven that money bombs bring in the desired amount of cash that RP needs. It is all about the spreading of the message. There has been ample time since the last major money bomb, people should be geared up, especially with the stimulus packages being sent out around May I believe. Who is in for another financial assault against big government??? What would peole say when RP receives 5-6 million for his campaign that is supposedly over??? Who wants to pick a date and get a video up and rolling!!!
Monry Bomb Date
I agree. I presently am waiting a reply from DP's Mr. Nystrom about having DP's front page run a money bomb to support the PA. primary in particular. Please call/e-mail Mr Nystrom and encourage this event. I have also been asking headquarters to open dozens of offices in PA. to spread the freedom message and hopefully earn a win in the PA. primary.
Many wonderful post here lately telling of how the grassroot campaign is winning delegates for the GOP convention. I now believe that the headquarter's campaign efforts turn it up and start becoming more resposive to the hard work and needs of the supporters. Thank you.
The campaign doesn't do anything we want with the money
The campaign and the grassroots both have problems.
If the campaign financed one tenth of the creative ideas in this revolution then we would know our money was well spent.
We have our goals-become precinct leaders, become delegates, get to the convention and raise hell.
The grassroots did have goals-$23 million before super tuesday and 180,000 precinct leaders. We didn't do either of those two goals. Even though one million people have voted for Ron Paul not one tenth of them have the guts to cover their precinct, or chip in $23.00.
Take care of your community advertising first-the campaign has proven inept in getting coverage (they've also been stymied by the old media), get together with your meetup and find the important rep's to support and bills to support, get out and meet your neighbors. Most of them are suprisingly nice.
http://killfiat.blogspot.com/
More Forceful
I hear you and as G. Edward Griffin in his incredible video
http://silverbearcafe.com/private/1.08/idea.html
says that the revolution's success will come by taking over the GOP starting at the local government and working up. Stay within the system but gain position of power and influence from within. I keep pestering headquarters and right now hoping that Mr. Nystrom at DP will get a money bomb on the front page then use the funds for an all out media promotion of Dr. Paul's freedom message through out the state of PA. Imagine a win in PA.
Just donated...
At the campaign site, received the usual "Thank You" e-mail. Seems like RP is still in it.
Campaign Donations
Mr. Paul is an incredible individual however there are times when I think he could be more forceful - campaigns always need money and he should just ask. His message is powerfulmand probably the most important one we could ever hear. Freedom is not nor ever will be free. Thomas Jefferson said that every generation will neeed a revolution - ambitious individuals will always attempt to circumvent the constitution for their own gain. Thank you.
You make a good point.
You make a good point. Preachers ask for money every Sunday. Heck, I've even been to churches where they ask for money 2 or three times in one day! Ron shouldn't be ashamed to put out the call. However, it would be nice to know what we are throwing that loot at. I've made several contributions so far and except for a few radio ads, I've seen very little from HQ.
Things are only impossible until they are not.
-- Jean Luc Picard
Things are only impossible until they are not.
-- Jean Luc Picard