Received the below yesterday. I keep hearing Ron Paul is a nut. Would cut and run in Iraq, which is not rational without a plan to close the door behind us.. I don't think that is all so clear. Anyway, this below does not sound so crazy to me. Mac.
January 28, 2008
When I started this campaign more than a year ago, I was a somewhat reluctant candidate. I
knew our message of freedom, peace, and prosperity was the right one for our country, but
frankly, I didn't know how many people today would have ears to hear it.
Well, did I learn a lesson! Millions of Americans understand what ails our country, and
what is needed to fix it. So, with you at my side, I am in this effort to win. Not only by
building the ideas of liberty, but by getting the nomination. Our opponents would call
that nuts -- you know, the advocates of more inflation, more spending, more taxes, more
war. But let me explain why they are, as usual, all wet.
For one thing, for the first time since 1952, we are headed towards a brokered convention.
Instead of a coronation of one of the establishment candidates, the delegates, influenced
by the people, will decide. And I am afraid that this will take place in a time of
heightened economic crisis. That means even more Americans will be ready to hear our
message. But it also means I am really going to need your help.
One would never know this from the mainstream media, but we've only had a few primaries
and caucuses, and even after the extremely important date of February 5th, we will still
have more than half to go. And the Republican nominee will not be decided by the popular
vote among the "leading candidates" in a few states also handpicked by the
media. The nominee will be decided by the delegates. So let me tell you a little about our
"under-the-radar" strategy to get those delegates.
On "Super Tuesday," February 5th, there will be 22 primaries and caucuses. I
have a hunch that we're going to do very well. But, of course, the media and the rest of
the establishment refuse to recognize that. It's the attitude of the small child who
covers his eyes to make something scary go away. But we are not going away.
While the media focus on the couple of states they claim are important, we're competing
everywhere. And the reason that we're able to do that is because of your grassroots
support. You all are an asset that no other campaign has: donors, and activists who want
no special deals from the government, just the Constitution.
We're competing very strongly in all the caucus states, and in all other states where
delegates are up for grabs. And we're going to keep picking up delegates. Our strategy's
already working.
And we're committed to winning states. I have little doubt that if we can double our
efforts in this coming week, we're going to grab many delegates from other candidates.
Then we'll start getting ready for the biggest moment of all - the convention in
September.
The path to the convention is twisty, however. When we were in Iowa, we got 10% of the
vote. But no delegates were awarded that night. That's because voters didn't directly
choose national convention delegates; they selected the county and state delegates who
will make that decision. And if another candidate like Mike Huckabee is no longer in the
race at the time of the state convention in June, his delegates are free to support
whomever they want. If we work extra hard, we can convert them into delegates for our
campaign!
A similar thing happened in Nevada. We won 14% of the straw poll vote that the media
reported on, but what they didn't tell you was that we may have gotten up to a third of
Nevada's delegates to their county conventions! I always laughed when I heard some people
say Nevada didn't matter. Nevada chooses more delegates to the national convention than
South Carolina.
So, while the media will focus on the results from Florida, and probably take down the
campaign of my friend Rudy in the process, those results are less important to you and me.
Let them fight in Florida while we bring our message to Americans in other areas, like the
economically hard-hit state of Maine.
We want to win as many delegates to the Republican National Convention as possible, even
if other campaigns don't see some areas of the country as "important. But in this
work, I need your help. Help me get many, many delegates to this historic convention, by
these three methods.
1. Donate. Your generous contributions are essential if we're going to keep going until
September. We need, frankly $5 million by February 5 to run more TV and radio ads in the
Super Tuesday states. Your help means everything:
https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.
2. Canvass. You can help us identify those who support our message in your precinct. You
can help us to convert others, too. After all, your neighbors pay attention to you. I am
going to visit as much of the country as I can, but I need you as my partner in your area:
https://voters.ronpaul2008.com.
3. ASK others to sign-up on our website. I meet so many people on the campaign trail who
don't even receive my letters! I've told my campaign to make communication with you, the
engine of all this, much better. But if people don't sign up for my e-mails, that won't
happen. If you could just get one extra person to sign-up, that would be great. More would
be tremendous.
Help me by forwarding this e-mail to every other Ron Paul supporter you know, and urging
them to join our efforts!
https://www.ronpaul2008.com/join.
We've come so far, but now the fun is really starting! I have a feeling the mainstream
media will move from ignoring us to attacking us. But that will be a sign of our success.
Join me as we continue this great movement into year two, and to a hot convention in
Minneapolis-Saint Paul. We can do it!
Sincerely,
Ron (Paul)
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