Topic: Ron Paul
One Voter at a Time, One Voter a Week There is only one way we are going to win this election for Ron Paulby EJ Moosa
(Libertarian)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
If you are like me, there is a certain amount of frustration at the results of the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. The frustration arises from the fact that despite the efforts of so many on behalf of Ron Paul, the results do not bode well.
The groundwork has been laid for name recognition for Ron Paul. We have gotten the signs and the billboards in place. I have seen more Ron Paul bumper stickers than for any other candidates while driving here in Georgia. I have not seen any other yard signs other than those for Ron Paul.
Now it is time for the hard part. One on one conversations with your friends, with your family, with your coworkers. Most of our lives we have been instructed to not discuss religion and politics with friends and coworkers. The time for that sort of reasoning must come to an end.
You must be prepared if you are going to do this. This means that you must study not only Ron Paul's positions, but those of the other candidates. You must be able to discuss immigration, the Constitution, our foreign policy and personal responsibility if you are going to help Paul win this election.
You must be able to do this calmly and rationally. You are going to be pointing out fallacies and just plain lies when discussing the policies of other candidates. The person you are talking with needs to feel comfortable in exploring new ideas. Convincing them that the old way just hasn't worked is often a good starting point. But you do not want to put your friend or family member or co worker on the defensive. You want them to go home and think about what they have heard and perhaps they will begin to do some research on their own.
For example, if you are discussing tax policies with a Huckabee supporter, point out that the Fair Tax does nothing to control spending, and that spending is the real problem that needs to be addressed. Often that is enough to get them to think that what they really want is a smaller government and the Fairtax does not accomplish that.
Have you ever decided to vote for a candidate because a plane was pulling their banner? Or you saw some sign wavers at a busy intersection? I know I have not. It may have gotten their name in my head, but it takes more than that to turn a person into a supporter.
Take the time and listen to what your friends have to say. Then educate yourself on Paul's position and get back to your friend in a timely manner. We have the time to turn things around if we are diligent and work smarter.
We have written the voters of Iowa, New Hamshire, and South Carolina. But they do not know us personally. But there are people who do know us personally, and we should make the most of that connection.
Write to your parents and relatives and tell them how important this election is to you. Write your friends an email and be honest and sincere. Ask them if they would consider what you are saying. Your friends ask for advice on clothes and dates and all sorts of other issues that have much less long term impact on their lives. They have trusted you in the past, or at least listened to your thoughts. Now is the time to do so with a topic that matters so much to our future.
Just imagine if each of us could gain one new Ron Paul supporter a week for the next three weeks. By Super Tuesday, Paul would have the votes he needs to win this nomination.
We can do this one voter at a time and one voter a week. Let's get busy!
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I think this one at a time approach is realistic. One thing though and I think it's the key thing too. We need to try and understand why people call Ron Paul or his supporters crazy because of his views on 9/11, abolishing Federal Reserve Bank, IRS, ...etc.
We need to have friendly and easy to understand explanations otherwise people who can not even begin to understand the first 1 minute of the conversation will feel frustrated and they will shut us out.
There are some people who just don't understand why Dr. Paul must always move to subject to monetary policy and because of that, people thought Dr. Paul is strange and couldn't focus on the subject at hand. The root goes to the fact that regardless of what policies, be it the foreign policy, tax, immigration, or welfare, eventually, it goes back to the sustainability of carrying out such policies. Then all of a sudden, Dr. Paul's ideas won't seem so strange. No policy is good policy if it means that eventually tax payers have to cover the cost with more of their income. My annual income is 20 times of my dad's when my dad was at my age. And yet I couldn't afford to buy a decent house but my dad was able to. Doesn't that say something is terribily wrong about this whole inflation situation we are faced right now?
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