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Internet into votes: A sound “online” strategy for the Ron Paul grassroots

Will Ron Paul’s internet support translate into votes? There is a general documented discrepancy between internet support and actual polling data. This is because older voters still make up a majority of voters, among other reasons (including outdated polling methodology).

Here’s an easy-to-implement partial solution:

1. Teach your friends and family to use the internet.
2. Show them a clip of their favorite TV show, or music video on YouTube.
3. Help them look up a Ron Paul video and ask them what they think.

If they can use the internet, they have complete access to Ron Paul. The rest is up to Ron Paul, and he sells himself remarkably well.

Try a video with Tucker, Chris Matthews, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, or if they have a decent attention span, this video:

If you understand the nuances of true conservatism, or classical liberalism, strike up a conversation with a friend who is undecided. Someone who thinks for himself/herself, dislikes the war, or dislikes dogmatic infringement of personal liberty will respond quite nicely. Others will too.* Everybody likes freedom.**

These are good places to brush up on liberty as it pertains to government:

Clarifying Libertarianism
Libertarianism (Wikipedia)
Free Market, from the point of view of a pencil (very interesting and enlightening)

Bring the internet to the older generation, and Ron Paul will do the rest.

* Some older people dislike paying for expensive medication (courtesy of the FDA) when it is cheaper abroad; or being restricted to picking up their medications every month, instead of once every 3 months (which is more convenient). Young parents may be concerned that they can’t afford to move to a wealthy area with good schools, (easily resolved with school vouchers or other privatization), and being told they cannot send children to the school of their choice. A small business owner may want the government to ease up on time-consuming and inconvenient regulations. A smart college student who has done his/her research may want to choose his own anti-depressant, instead of requiring a prescription from a general practitioner (who will simply select the medication via trial and error, anyway). A lot of people may not want heavy surveillance, REAL ID, or any more of the Patriot Act (a real misnomer). More politically inclined people may simply want government transparency. Ron Paul means all these things.

** Well, except for authoritarian Rudy Giuliani.

August 29th, 2007 Posted by VoiceOfReason | 2008 Election, Commentary, Freedom, Libertarianism, Politics, Ron Paul | 2 comments