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I had the same problems.
Couldn’t get anybody to give me a walking list.
Didn’t have yard signs and didn’t know when they’d get them.
No placards for the rally.

Rally was unprofessional... bad mic, disorganized, no plants to help lead the crowds in cheering (I tried but one voice yelling “USA” or “Sarah” or “Joe the Plumber” or “John McCain” at the appropriate time doesn’t cut it. Only 3 John McCain/Sarah Palin placards at entire Bristol rally, one can be seen in video. Signs were predominantly homemade. A few industrious supporters made signs from JM yard signs since they didn’t have the standard placards. When compared to Obama’s well-organized rallies, it was embarrassing.

When I tried to volunteer (at Bristol RNC), phone answered by some guy that didn’t understand what I wanted. Finally he gets me his wife that sounded annoyed that I was volunteering. Had to arrange time to meet her because they “just don’t hang around down there.” Was told she didn’t have much to give me and she was correct. 7 labels and a stack of, what appeared to be home done on the computer, handouts. No suggestions of where to walk... just walk if I want to do so. She could not have cared less.

The indies and dems picked our nominee during the open primaries. We were doomed. McCain had no real support within the party with real people. The good ol' boys certainly closed ranks around him though -- Rudy, Arnold, Ridge, Crist et. al. all pulling him over the edge at the end in the key states and pushing Romney out.

If we do nothing else, we should make a concerted effort to try to change how our primaries are run.

That is totally disgraceful!

You know Obama had all those welfare cases living on buses that were driven from rally to rally. Palin was in Pensacola, but there was no information out on that -

How do we get rid of the entire RNC and all their state parties - OR - start a new conservative party?

You sound like a mover - so let me ask a dumb question!!!

How do you all define Conservative??? I think I know about all the smaller government/lower taxes stuff, but the thing that keeps killing us in elections are the social issues - I just care that ‘they’ stay out of my personal business. What say you???
I will really appreciate an answer to this!
Thanks,
Gretchen

It appears the Republicans did not have a “community organizer” strategy. In many of the close states, this would have helped tremendously to getting out the vote/message. The Dem. party, on the other hand was quite organized.