Here is the original letter from the campaign.

November 22, 2007

From some of the responses I’ve received I’ve gathered that many of you are not on the official campaigns mailing list. I’m sorry for the confusion.

For your benefit I’m sending the email sent out by the campaign on November 20th. Hopefully this will make my last email much more understandable.

I would like to add one additional thought for us to consider. There are well over 100 million adults in this country who have not yet donated to Dr. Paul. Many of us feel donating on one day will detract from the other. I argue that rather than thinking about cutting up the pie in smaller pieces, we should simply make the pie bigger. The “limited wealth” mindset may seem more rooted in reality, but it is actually untrue and defeatist in nature. If we want to have abundance we must envision it, believe in it, and take action to achieve it. The truth is the money is there and we need only convince more people to support Dr. Paul to be victorious. Please think about it, and thank you for all of your efforts.

Here is the letter from the campaign headquarters.

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November 20, 2007

During the first few days of October, we announced our fundraising goal for the fourth quarter: $12 million raised by December 31.

But there’s more: we need to have spent it by then, too.

If we were to raise the entire $12 million in the last week of December, we would meet our fundraising goal for the quarter. But Ron Paul would stand little chance of winning the Republican nomination, because that money would have come in too late.

Time is of the essence. You see, we need to raise money well before we plan to spend it. That’s because most of the expenditures that we make need to be paid for weeks in advance. For example, we need to buy crucial airtime for the end of December right now.

The sooner we raise this money, the sooner that we can spread Dr. Paul’s message – our message – in the early primary states. Time truly is money.

Fact is, we only have about two weeks to raise money for the early primaries.

If you wait a month from now to donate, your money will only be spent after Iowa caucus-goers and New Hampshire primary voters have made up their minds.

We are rapidly running out of time. The Iowa caucus is just 44 days away. New Hampshire is in 49 days. With so much ground to make up, we can’t afford to waste a single day.

As a result, we are spending faster than the rate at which we are raising money. In October alone, we raised $2.8 million, but our campaign spent over $3.1 million.

We cannot afford to wait for bursts of press activity. What we need is sustained attention in the news. What better way to do this than by continuing to raise money at a rapid pace now? We need to keep our momentum going.

Help us win in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Nevada.

Make your most generous contribution as soon as you can: https://www.ronpaul2008.com/donate.

Jonathan Bydlak
Fundraising Director
Ron Paul 2008

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RudysReadingList.com vs. TeaParty07.com – let the market decide

November 22, 2007

Yesterday the letter from the campaign was forwarded to me several hundred times with each email beginning with some idea of what we should do. Most all of the letters fell into two camps. One was the “lets donate now” camp and the other was the “don’t change the Tea Party!” camp.

Personally I think we can do both. We can mass donate on the 30th (see http://www.RudysReadingList.com) and create another media blitz. Because TeaParty07.com is in place we can direct the traffic and attention from the RudysReadingList.com blitz into TeaParty07.com.

Some people can only afford to donate once and we’ll lose them if they donate on the 30th, but the buzz we create should bring in enough Ron Paul supporters to fill the missing donors. So, after the 30th we simply pick things up and move forward with the TeaParty. That’s a win/win and I would love to see that happen.

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However- the true, best and really only way to deal with this is just to “let the market decide”. For all of you who say, “We should only have the Tea Party day!”. You want to force all the people who want to donate sooner to your will. That’s not right. And for all of you who say, “We should all donate now!”. You want to force all those who want to save and donate to the Tea Party to your will, and that’s not right.

So the only real solution is the most simple. Put both sites out there and let the market decide. Maybe both days will be successful, maybe only one. That’s up to the collective conscious now. I can’t tell you what to do because when I do half of you get angry with me, and if I change my mind to satisfy the other side then then once again half of you get angry with me.

So there we have it, both sites are up (I’m adding graphics and banners for http://www.RudysReadingList.com shortly) and you can promote both, one or none. It’s all up to you and that’s the way it has been and should be.

In the end I think we have to admit.. it would be best if we could make both events hugely successful. There can be no complaints with winning twice. But again- it is what it is and will be what it will be. It’s up to you now..

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Some are asking why is the theme for the November 30th donation day RudysReadingList.com?

This was chosen because it reflects one of Ron Paul’s campaign positions, it is an attack against the “front runner” and because of all the objections to Ron Paul held within the current republican base the stance on the war is the strongest. If we can change their minds about the war on terror I think Ron Paul will win.

If you are interested in donating on November 30th please visit http://www.RudysReadingList.com and make your pledge.


Reminder..

November 20, 2007

For those of you that haven’t signed up for the next mass donation day please sign up at TeaParty07.com. We’re less than 700 pledges away from 18,000.

Remember.. that’s the same number of pledges we had on November 5th when we raised over 4 million dollars. The good news is we have 26 more days to promote the next event! How high can we take this?

Pledge now if you can and please spread the word!

http://www.TeaParty07.com


The new site is live.

November 12, 2007

Just a quick note.. the new site is live!

If you can contibute $100 on the next Ron Paul mass donation day please visit http://www.TeaParty07.com and pledge as soon as you can. So far we have almost 7,000 sign ups!

Sincerely,

Trevor Lyman


ThisNovember11th.com reminder

November 10, 2007

I wanted to send you all a quick reminder about the ThisNovember11th.com event. At the time of this post there are almost $200,000 in pledges. The goal is one million for the day. Please contribute if you can!

You can sign up for the next donation event at TeaParty07.com (this will be expanded to include December 15th). The site is still being set up and it won’t come up for everyone (still getting set up on the internet) but you may get lucky if you care to try. I’ll send out an official announcement once I know everyone can access the site. The good news is we’re barely live and we already have over 2,700 subscribers!

I would also like to give a special thanks to both VoteRonPaul.com, Wtprn.com and RonPaulForPresident2008.com.

VoteRonPaul.com is currently making graphics for the upcoming event and as you can see, they do a great job. They also make very cool T-shirts (which are also a great way to get the word out about Ron Paul).

Wtprn.com and RonPaulForPresident2008.com were instrumental in bringing exposure and momentum for the ThisNovember5th.com event. Many other sites helped as well, this next project will have a links section that will list them all.

I’ll be in touch soon..

Trevor Lyman


Ron Paul Rally in Philadelphia

November 8, 2007


We did it!

November 6, 2007

I just wanted to thank you all for coming through on this momentous and now historic event. We’ve accomplished much and have added greatly to the Ron Paul advertising arsenal. To top it off we’re getting an amazing amount of free press and publicity for our efforts.

Many are baffled, they don’t understand how a rag tag bunch of patriots can defy the will of the “Main Stream Monarchy” and “The Decider” (King) George W. Bush. Well, they’ve never been too good at paying attention to history have they?

Of course we’re going to go for round two.. look for an event around the 15th and 16th of December (I’ll keep you informed). In the meantime there is another push for a donation rally on November 11th. This is a seperate group who are running the website http://www.ThisNovember11th.com. Check it out!

This was an incredible group effort and I’m proud to be fighting for liberty with Americans like you.

Sincerely,

Trevor Lyman


Carpe Diem!

November 5, 2007

Today is the day, now is the time.

Please visit RonPaul2008.com and donate as much as you can.

What if you give more than $100?…

18,000 pledges x $100 = 1.8 million raised
18,000 pledges x $200 = 3.6 million raised
18,000 pledges x $500 = 9 million raised
18,000 pledges x $1,000 = 18 million raised

All donations amounts are accepted.
Even $5 will make a difference.
Please go to RonPaul2008.com and donate now.
Thank you!

 Over 18,400 in our list.


17,214 subscribers 11/3/07

November 4, 2007

17,214 subscribers 11/3/07

The big day starts at midnight tonight, EST!!  We’re only a few hours away!

Please join us this November 5th for the largest one day political donation event in history. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10,000,000.

Please visit ThisNovember5th.com to learn more..

News

  • We grew by 795 new pledges today putting us at over 1.72 million in pledges. Welcome aboard!
  • Ron Paul Headquarters in New Hampshire is running a special. Donate the extra $ to Ron on Nov 5th and all shipping will be free www.ronpaulhq.com

F.A.Q.

  • Can I donate more than $100? A lot of people are wondering if it’s ok to donate more than $100 on November 5th. The answer is a resounding YES! Please donate as much as you can afford. The more you donate the more you will inspire others to donate. Donations of less than $100 are also more than welcome, our list however is for people who are donating at least $100. Not having the full $100 shouldn’t stop anyone from giving to the campaign. We need to give Ron Paul every last cent we can afford (that way we can take every last cent from George Stephanopoulos! )
  • What if the site crashes? We don’t plan on this happening but if it does visit ThisNovember5th.com and we will list contingency plans there. They will include things like.. a link to the google cache page that shows the phone number to call in for donations, date/deadline extensions, etc. Also please donate and then do not return to the main website. We’ll have live coverage of the event on RonPaulRadio.com, RonPaulGraphs.com and screen shots of totals every hour on ThisNovember5th.com. Visiting RonPaul2008.com over and over will put unnecessary strain on the webserver. Please don’t do it!

 

 

Donation Day Details

  • A short call was made to campaign headquarters to make sure they are ready for the expected surge in traffic. They have upgraded their servers and are ready and happy to accept the donations.
  • All donations are to be made at RonPaul2008.com without exception!
  • You may make a payment over the phone by calling the campaign at 703-248-9115 (also see http://www.ronpaul2008.com/contact/). Checks are welcome but will NOT be counted towards the November 5th donation day totals.

 

 

Sincerely,

Trevor Lyman


16,419 subscribers 11/2/07

November 3, 2007

16,419 subscribers 11/2/07

Please join us this November 5th for the largest one day political donation event in history. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10,000,000.

The big day is almost here!!  Please visit ThisNovember5th.com to learn more..

News

  • We grew by 1008 new pledges today putting us at over 1.64 million in pledges. Welcome aboard!
  • Ron Paul Headquarters in New Hampshire is running a special.  Donate the extra $ to Ron on Nov 5th and all shipping will be free www.ronpaulhq.com

F.A.Q.

  • Can I donate more than $100? A lot of people are wondering if it’s ok to donate more than $100 on November 5th. The answer is a resounding YES! Please donate as much as you can afford. The more you donate the more you will inspire others to donate. Donations of less than $100 are also more than welcome, our list however is for people who are donating at least $100. Not having the full $100 shouldn’t stop anyone from giving to the campaign. We need to give Ron Paul every last cent we can afford (that way we can take every last cent from George Stephanopoulos! )
  • What if the site crashes? We don’t plan on this happening but if it does visit ThisNovember5th.com and we will list contingency plans there. They will include things like.. a link to the google cache page that shows the phone number to call in for donations, date/deadline extensions, etc. Also please donate and then do not return to the main website. We’ll have live coverage of the event on RonPaulRadio.com, RonPaulGraphs.com and screen shots of totals every hour on ThisNovember5th.com. Visiting RonPaul2008.com over and over will put unnecessary strain on the webserver. Please don’t do it!

 

Promotion Ideas

  • Contact your favorite media (online, offline, radio, blog, website, newspaper, etc.) and tell them about the event. Call in live to a radio station or send an email to other media types.
  • Bookmark toolbar *NEW* – On the front page of the site, just under the RonPaul2008.com link, you’ll find a “bookmark toolbar”. Click here to add ThisNovember5th.com to all kinds of social media networks.
  • StumbleUpon – please stumble the site! To stumble: download toolbar, then visit ThisNovember5th.com and click the thumbs up icon. (This is already bringing us traffic!)

 

Donation Day Details

  • A short call was made to campaign headquarters to make sure they are ready for the expected surge in traffic. They have upgraded their servers and are ready and happy to accept the donations.
  • All donations are to be made at RonPaul2008.com without exception!
  • You may make a payment over the phone by calling the campaign at 703-248-9115 (also see http://www.ronpaul2008.com/contact/). Checks are welcome but will NOT be counted towards the November 5th donation day totals.

 

Other events..

  • Ron Paul featured in Republic Magazine get your free PDF at http://RepublicMagazines.com Republic magazine offers us a unique way to put the freedom message into PRINT. We must take back the media!

 

Sincerely,

Trevor Lyman