FROM AN EMAIL TO THE MEETUP GROUP
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Hi Fred, and all the others here at Edison aka Ron_Paul_Edison_MeetUp,
Of course as a little L libertarian, I’m wildly interested in supporting Ron Paul. (I’ve sent him two modest contributions.) However, given that NJ is a solidly “Democratic” state, what can we reasonable expect to accomplish?
The NJ primary is late in the season; so the issue of nomination should be decided by the time we get to vote. I’d suggest that probably the “best” that we achieve is to split the anti-war dems from their machine. We can also probably drive a wedge between the grass roots republicans and their machine. In terms of the electoral map, I don’t see that there’s much that can be done. NJ votes Democratic and there’s not a lot that can be done about that. Even if we split the people on the war issue, AND we could surprise with the vote (That’s a big if!), so what! (If NJ was to go for Ron Paul, then he’s already won by the time it gets to us.) So how can we help get this past where the NJ vote even matters. (If Ron Paul needs NJ to get nominated or elected, he’s probably “duck soup”.)
I’m not a defeatist, “woe is me” type fellow. Just practical.
So what I would propose is that the single most effective thing we can do is fund raise for Ron Paul.
Follow that up by “out reach out of state” to have NJers who are Ron Paul supporters reach out to friends, family, and others OUTSIDE of New Jersey to support Ron Paul. Finally, we can blanket the NY/NJ media, which is part of the media duopoly between LA & NYC, with Ron Paul stuff: email to outlets, letter to the editor, blog comments, other web 2.0 social networking.
That would be my suggestion for NJ Ron Paul 2008 priority efforts:
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Money
- Out state personal exhortations (i.e., Iowa)
- NJ/NY media blitz
- Building grass roots buzz
If we can do that, it might be MORE important than any failed effort to “win” NJ for Ron Paul. The buzz that we create might be a “bigger win”.
IMHO,
a frustrated NJ libertarian,
fjohn
Ferdinand J. Reinke
Kendall Park, NJ 08824
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From: ron paul edison nj @ meetup.com] On Behalf Of fred stein
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [ronpaul edison] Lets get the Ball Rolling
Ron Paul is going to shock America when he wins in New Hampshire.
Fred Stein
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