I get alot of feedback when I'm out of the street or out on the net talking to people about Dr. Paul. A good portion of it comes from people who like his message, like him as an individual, but simply do not believe that he can win.
I can thus identify two camps that fall into the disbelief category:
The first are those who don't think he has the necessary support (as far as raw numbers) to get him elected in the primaries. The only thing I can think of here is letting them know how loudly his message is being both heard and bullhorned both online and on the streets.
His recent notariety is not a trivial thing, it is soley based upon all the supporters who've rallied behind his cause and have written in, called, donated to his campaign, etc.. Therefore it is easy to say that he has far more support than most people believe he does, and frankly I think the flaw lies more in the MSM's polling methods.
The second camp is home to people who strongly believe in his message, but don't think that the general public would accept his form of government. Especially in the mainstream media, the belief is that we need big government to take care of every trivial aspect of our lives, otherwise the country would fall into chaos if we suddenly found people responsible for their own actions.
This notion of anarchy, as presented by the mainstream media, is part of the subtle bashing they give Dr. Paul any time they mention his name. Therefore everyone's under the impression that if you gave people individual liberty, and allowed them to make their own choices so long as they comply with the rule of law, then there would be mass poverty, chaos, and suddenly we'd be like children who've been foricbly pulled from our mother's breast.
Well, like the idea that Dr. Paul is an isolationist, this couldn't be further from the truth. I think the fundimental flaw with the idea of personal liberty is that a large portion of the population does not understand what it entails. When you finally break it down to someone, as I've done before, not only do they fully understand, but many are actually quite receptive to the idea.
The only ones who've thoroughly rejected Dr. Paul's ideals are those who firmly believe that Radical Islamists hate us and therefore want to kill us all, and the other camp that believes our country should have open borders and be set up like the EU. Shockingly, there are actually people out here who believe that, and frankly, considering it's a free country, (so far) I'm not going to attempt to change their minds- only point them in the right direction.
What I would like to see is a banner or statement related to the campaign, something akin to: If you BELIEVE Ron Paul can win, he WILL win! This is an important message to get across and something we should focus on.
This is one of the few countries in the world whose name specifically implies that we are UNITED. Unification and Belief are the keys to winning this election. Much of the rest is pretty much in the bag.
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