E-Mail from Ron Paul

Pariah · January 29th, 2008, 06:41 AM

If you're not a RP person, please disregard. If you are, or think you might be, read on...

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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 SuperTuesday 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

Pariah · February 10th, 2008, 07:36 AM

Here's another one. Looks like he's serious about not running as a third party.

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February 8, 2008

Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had.
If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent.
It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in
November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which
we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of
Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated
themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited
government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter
so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our
civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your
generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of
freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of
course, sends her love as well.

Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a
brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my
determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and
at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can
get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now
need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner
and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas
within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I
do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long
worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a
Republican, and I will remain a Republican.

I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district
that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have
another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the
primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with
glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will
not let that happen.

In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your
support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our
ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I
can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and
upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of
inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

Sincerely,

Ron

D-Dogg · February 10th, 2008, 09:33 PM

Well, I had hoped he would make that run, but if we can really spark a REAL revolution in the Rep party (a McCain presidency would help the cause, IMO) then I'm all for it.

We WILL get back to low taxes, low spending. We WILL get back to a humble foreign policy and sound monetary principles. We WILL protect our freedoms and our rights from governmental interference.

It may take some time, but we will do these things. Or we will perish as a country. See Empire, Roman.