Most Freepers aren't trust fund babies, who can follow the 'rock concerts' around the country to show support. On the contrary, we are the people who keep the economy rolling. There are other ways to raise money and get attention to our causes than just having conventions, and I don't think Freepers enthusiasm is less because they don't go to them.
What has impacted the enthusiasm of grass-roots conservatives, including many of us, is the way the RNC threw away the opportunity we gave them. They said if they had the majorities, and the presidency, that they would move our small government, conservative values forward, but they didn't. They gave us more big government, more intrusive government and paid lip-service to our values.
The big question now isn't what new internet rallying the right can come up with to stay ahead of the left's netroots, it's who we'll find to rally around that will follow through with their promises to us.
Like the RNC can get a turn out anywhere! (snicker)