Notes from the Front Lines
Voter Registration - Our First Order of Business!
When people answer their front door, I smile and say "Hello. I'm a volunteer for the 2008 presidential PRIMARY election. Are you planning on voting in the primaries? If so, I have voter registration forms with me.
Most people say they are already registered to vote, but the truth is almost none of them understand the specific requirements and guidelines for their particular state. They think they do, but they don't. In fact, most of them don't even know the date of their primary election. And many can't remember if they are registered as independent, republican, or democrat.
If you have the funds to mail info about Ron Paul... make sure to send every relative and friend you have in this nation something... Postcards are the least expensive and can contain a powerful message. They have a postcard to download from the www.ronpaul2008.com site, and others... Thanks for your time, Brian
"I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it , that men should fear before him." - Ecclesiastes 3:14
The Streets of San Francisco
Waking-up the Marina
From Jerry Cullen,
John Dennis and I hit the streets of the Marina today and the contrast from two or three months ago is amazing. Almost everyone we spoke with knew about Ron Paul and for the most part was interested to positive. The amazing revelation to me is that Democrats and Independents are even more inclined to view Ron Paul positively than are some Republicans.
I have decided that my old play book of focusing on Republicans may not be valid with Ron Paul. His appeal crosses party lines and may be even more appealing to Independents and Democrats.
My First Time Canvassing
Hello All,
I got this email to our group from Rob and wanted to share it with you.
From: ronpaul-18@meetup.com [mailto:ronpaul-18@meetup.com] On Behalf Of Rob
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 4:41 PM
To: ronpaul-18@meetup.com
Subject: [ronpaul-18] It's easy to go D2D
Hi all,
Just wanted to encourage everyone who hasn't canvassed yet to get out there and give it a try! It's surprisingly easy and rewarding, and meeting other RP supporters is tons of fun.
Version of FreewayBlogger.com!
f you haven't checked out FreewayBlogger.com yet, I highly recommend you do.
All US cities desperately need a RON PAUL version of Freeway Blogging! Every Ron Paul supporter needs to know about this tactic of spreading the message about Ron Paul.
And please feel free to forward this to as many Ron Paul MeetUp Groups' Message Boards and Mailing Lists as possible.
Time is running out and we need to hit the masses with heavy name recognition as soon and as fast as possible.
Request
Could we get a comment field for he Canvass Tracking Entry? it would be great for us to remember which outing each entry came from.
Questions About Canvassing
Some Questions taken from a Daily Paul user.
- Should you try to hit every house in a neighborhood? If not which ones should you skip? Should you skip certain neighborhoods entirely?
Hit every door unless they have a REAL Estate sign or handwritten no soliciting sign... We are not soliciting we are Reinstating Freedom... !!!
Talk to everyone
- How should you dress? Suit and tie? Or would this cause you to be mistaken for a Jehovah's Witness?
Nothing More Needs to Be Said
Do we really want to live the rest of our (brief?) lives asking ourselves: Could I have knocked on a few more doors? Could I have gotten a friend to come out with me? Patriots, unite! Victory is near!
A method/script I use going D2D...
This is a Method of finding Ron Paul supporters going Door to Door discussing the principle of constitutionally limited government rather than discussing issues.
By: Scott McIntosh 11-24-07
Tips I use for going D2D...11-24-07
Tips for going D2D
1. Remember never to argue.
2. To help get started, I find it useful to think of this as giving out information in an educational manner about Ron Paul. We are giving as opposed to asking for something, so we have a reason to be knocking on there door. Then you add to the process as you go, such as assuring that they are registered, and getting there name and phone number if they like Ron Paul. At a minimum, we are “hand delivering a high quality flyer with smile”.
