DannyPoo wrote:
LOL, well I haven't thought of setting up a paypal account. I might try to do that in the coming days.
Yes, Paypal is the way to go. I have set up a couple websites for some candidates I am helping and have used PayPal for them. It is easy to do and a good low cost way to get some contributions. Get it up and running and we will have a "Dollars for Danny" drive.
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I also had an idea about 10 minutes ago, but I don't know how many people here would be up for it.
I was considering getting a phone list from the local county auditor of people who have voted in the last couple of elections. Then try to find people to make calls to people.
Long distance is usually free on cell phones and people could wait till the end of the month when they know they have extra minutes available to use.
Just an Idea i'm throwing out there to see what the response is.
This is an excellent way to reach voters. Make sure you get a list of people who voted in 2004 as that was the last Presidential Election, so those voters should be similar.
Door to door is the best if you can manage the numbers. From looking at your primary results, it looks like you had about 1,222 total votes (404-818) in your district. In Arkansas, we have about four or five times the turnout for the General compared to the Primary, so that would mean you have about 5,000 voters to reach. This should be a small enough population that door to door can make a big difference. Assuming about two voters per household, you can reach about 10% of the voters by knocking on 250 doors. With about 13 weeks to go, you can reach this by knocking on 20 doors a week. Totally doable!
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Also ANY campaign ideas, please share. So far what I'm doing is mostly door to door stuff, handing out absentee applications and placing my yardsigns up and around town.
I was planning on doing a little advertising in the small town newspapers as the election draws near as well. It appears that is what my opponent did when he won the election back in 04'
Newspaper ads especially very close to the election are great. In the "down the ballot" elections, name recognization is everything, ie. people tend to vote for the name they know.
Another good place (at least here in Arkansas) is Friday night football games. Get some stickers printed and hand them out to folks as they are walking in.
And then of course, you HAVE to have volunteers at every major poll site with signs on Election Day. This is a must and can make or break you!
The basic rule is get voters to see your name over and over again so that they will recognize it when they see it on the ballot.