Comments on: Should we organize a pay-per-view cage match?

By: Daniel N. Adams

Daniel N. Adams — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:42 +0000

When it comes to campaign strategy, Icarus is dead on target. That is, if the campaign strategy is to win… if it is just to educate and to plant the seeds of knowledge for the beginnings or expansion of a grass roots movement, then the alternative media is the way to go,… due to it being the only option available for mass communicating, due to cost and MSM ignore-ance.

By: Fawkes

Fawkes — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:05:25 +0000

Perhaps more of the Ron Paul crowd would be taken seriously if they ignored some criticism. Don’t come waving the “war flag” every time someone mentions Ron Paul in a negative light. Let Ron Paul speak for himself and spend your time fighting for individual liberty, small government, and sound money.

Then, you could REALLY make a difference.

By: Icarus

Icarus — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:53:42 +0000

“Nope, many RP supporters fall under the “individualist” category and therefore could give a flip about “training” or taking orders or making “friends” or going to political barbecues, ect…”

Until you guys decide to give a flip about getting 50% + 1 vote, you are but noisy gongs and clanging symbols.

By: Game Fan

Game Fan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:45:34 +0000

Oh, hey, what happened? I’m sitting there minding my own business and someone beamed me aboard. But seriously, Ron Paul was the only guy in the race who even ACKNOWLEDGED many issues ignored by the other candidates. So, you have dis here internet with folks learning stuff that ain’t on the 6:00 news and then you have a bunch of phonies. Who else would these folks support? So to conclude, IMHO folks are looking for some authentic people not corporatists with talking points. And it ain’t about social networking either IMHO. Nope, many RP supporters fall under the “individualist” category and therefore could give a flip about “training” or taking orders or making “friends” or going to political barbecues, ect…
As far as ISSUES go, for example, the swine flu vaccine fiasco. I hope y’all don’t think it was Huckabee supporters who participated in the grassroots effort to get the word out.

By: Joshua Morris

Joshua Morris — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:23 +0000

Just take Mark and Spacey to the Mountains Center in Gainesville tonight. I’m sure they could work in one more match.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/25027/

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:18:58 +0000

Queue Ronulans in 3..2..1..

By: Icarus

Icarus — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:44 +0000

I have no idea what Rountree’s context was, but I’m finding it hard to disagree with him.

You can have the best web presence in the world, use social media like none other, but if your campaign doesn’ t know how to “connect” with voters, then you will still fail miserably.

For exhibit “A”, I give you two words:

Ron Paul

By: sethweathers

sethweathers — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:54:34 +0000

i’ve spoken to mark. he has agreed to a full public retraction of his statements. damn press took them out of context

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:09 +0000

Maybe, but one of the tenets of my campaign is that the City of Leesburg needs an effective website, so it wouldn’t make much sense for me to NOT have a website.

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:39:38 +0000

Also would depend on broadband penetration I imagine.

By: JoshuaPatterson

JoshuaPatterson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:36:35 +0000

In my little bit of experience running my city council campaign two years ago and helping run a county-wide campign this year, much of th social media (and even websites) are a waste if the district is small.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:36 +0000

It also depends on the particulars of the race. A race for Governor where there are 5 or 6 million registered votes has different needs than a city coucil district election with 2,000 voters.

The problem with too many people, when it comes to strategy, is that they think one battle plan will meet all challenges.

By: ByteMe

ByteMe — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:24:46 +0000

There’s “one-on-one” campaigning and that’s required so that people see you’re a real person and willing to talk with the little people.

The social media aspects are about building “community” around your “cause” and is very effective for fund-raising and GOTV efforts. Both have a place in a campaign if you want to win.

By: macho

macho — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:21:51 +0000

“Once these people are in your database, you have access to them 24/7.”

This assumes your targeted demographic surfs the web all day at work and hardly sleeps. So it could be an effective strategy in a Democrat Primary.