Ron Paul supporters trying to turn out Democrats

I was knocking on doors in my precinct on Sunday, and I noticed a few Ron Paul brochures stuck in the doors of Democratic households. At first I thought they might be homes where one spouse is a Democrat and the other is a Republican, but checking my list, they seemed to be homes where both residents are registered Ds.

I did not examine the flier closely, so I don’t know whether it came from Paul’s campaign or from an outside group supporting him.

On Sunday night or Monday night, I got a robocall supporting Paul. The script emphasized that Democrats in Congress have failed to end the war, and none of the Democratic candidates would be able to end the war. It urged me to caucus for Ron Paul because unlike the Democrats, he has always been against the war and would be able to end the war. It also mentioned a few of Paul’s other policy positions.

My kids were making too much noise for me to hear the name of the group that paid for the robocall. I did catch the “not authorized by any candidate or any candidate’s committee” at the end, so it wasn’t the Paul campaign.

This seems like a complete waste of money to me. Are there really a bunch of Democrats who can’t find anyone they like in our current field? Even hard-core antiwar Democrats can still caucus for Kucinich if they like.

But maybe I’m wrong and these tactics will persuade a significant number of Democrats to cross over and caucus on the GOP side.

Anyone else get this phone call or leaflet? Do you know any Democrats who plan to caucus for Ron Paul?

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  • Not exactly responsive to your questions

    but my apartment building got Pauled over the weekend…a little tan & green pamphlet in every door.  It may just be “every door in sight” rather than targeted distribution.

  • Ron Paul suporters at my door

    I had a Ron Paul supporter knock on my door yesterday. There are a group that looked to be about six total going door to door down my street.  These had to be some serious hardcores as it was about 2 degrees and the wind was blowing hard.  I had a nice conversation with one of them and they were only looking to spread the Ron Paul message, distribute literature, and appeal for everyone to caucus regardless of who you support. Overall it was a pleasant experience.

  • I got the same call...

    I’ve also gotten about a dozen Ron Paul robocalls over the course of the campaign, perhaps because of my age? (30)

    I’ve also seen at least 8 Paul lit pieces in my mailbox.  On top of this, my wife and I, both staunch Dems, also been courted by other Republicans such as Huckabee, Giuliani and McCain.

    On Sunday, some kid called me and asked me if I could help “round up some veterans” for a Ron Paul event, to which I replied, “Oh yeah?! Is (Ron Paul supporter) DAVID DUKE going to be there!?!”  And then I hung up.  

    Perhaps I could have been nicer to the poor kid, but I don’t have much patience for candidates supported by white supremecists.

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