Yes and you are brave. okay. so more specifically you want to say something to the effect, hi, I wondered if I could talk to you about Newt Gingrich, he's running for President. I have a little flyer here you might be interested in, and it outlines some of Newt's important positions. If you're busy, I can leave a few things with you to read about Newt, and maybe we can talk later. Is that about your foot in the door approach? maybe you are a little more genteel than me:)
So then what should the handout be? You know your state, your town, your neighborhood, what would speak to them most strongly about Newt? One subject, two, three? some people take their laptops with a favorite newt video loaded, and just stand there while the person watches the video, maybe about 3 min, there are millions to choose from... and a vid can really be effective..
I don't have a laptop, I wish I did. I have a kindle. ha! What do I want to say? What is most important? I suppose being prepared for the answers to a pushed and warped portrait of Gingrich. I think I am ready on the moon carp, I am ready on the personal baggage line, I am ready on not serving his county line. I need a better and comfortable spot to refute the house charges. He was found innocent but I don't have a much better come-back than that>/i>
1) if they say they do support Newt, and this is the first time they've been contacted by the campaign, then you need to maybe have a little Newt Pack you can give them. They are already interested, and they can probably handle a few flyers or information sets as the initial resistance won't be there. This could be all positive stuff, since they already support him. You can go over stuff with them on the spot, or offer your phone number so they can call you back. What is best, usually,is asking them if it's okay to call them in a few days to get some feedback from them. Get their permission right then and there to call them back since they might not get back to you. If they want to talk right there on the spot, that is, of course, the best thing of all.
2)And if their is response is yes, I've been wanting to get involved, then have all your newt.org links, and groups, and places to go ready to hand them..
3) If they are not interested or negative... then you could say something like, well, there's been so much negative advertising, and so much media bias, we are just trying to get the facts out about Newt, so people can read and make judgments for themselves based on facts... Would you mind if I left you some reading materials, and then follow up with you in the next few days in case you have any questions? Or we could talk now if you have the time. What particularly concerns you about Newt?
I think if it is lively you can get most people through three short paragraphs... but it has to be bright and easy-to-read... Newt has changed the campaign to his 2.50 gas branding, and a lot of people are attributing that to his rise in the national polls starting again...
That is the problem, we can't just drop off a flyer, we need to engage folk. I think his 2.50 gas message is fantastic and resonates. His gear is a pain to find. It shouldn't be. I want him to win more than anything. Okay, well I can look at the gear problems and see what's going on there, they just did a major overhaul to the entire site that finished less than 24 hours ago. So there are probably still glitches.
a phone script sounds like it might be good for you... you get to pick your state, you get a script, and little by little, after maybe the first couple days, you get some confidence and start adlibbing, and your personality starts to shine through. There were 150,000 phone bank calls made in to SC... and Newt felt strongly they were game changers of a sort...
I tried a couple of times to go to the link you provided and it gave me a 4oh4 and I couldn't find a phone bank volunteer link on Gingrich page. The call center closes at 9 pm Eastern and sometimes earlier on the weekends, but it was upgraded too and may be having its own glitches... I have to check on it first thing in the morning for several people who have had problems, so I will send you a private reply post and let you know if it's back online..
Maybe these few thoughts will be a jumping off point for you... and you can move ahead on your own, or if you need anything from me, please don’t hesitate...
I follow your posts and admire your work and thoughts. I hope you don't take my feedback as negative because I want more than anything for Gingrich to be president. We deserve nothing less--he is the best.
Not at all, you need to have something to work with that you are comfortable with and suits you and your temperament, and your abilities and personality... so this is a little more input toward that design...
I laid out 3 scenarios... which, from my experience, occur most regularly.
People are not against Newt, so they say they support him - but really don't know anything about him - maybe saw one speech or one appearance. So they need to be inspired motivated and bought on board... with positive stuff - from conversations to videos to flyers - to further inspire and motivate them.
The people who are itching to start working right now - don't need so much persuading, they are just energy that needs to be pointed to the campaign, who will get them up and going... and they will probably find soulmates there.
And the negative people, who you will have to cultivate. Maybe with something like, why don't you tell me what turns you off about Newt or the main reason you don't support him right now? And then they will let you know what you need to address in their case.
These are the scenarios I anticipate. You might want to think about them, picture them in your head, and decide how you would like to respond to them... talk, video, house visit, flyers, whatever... picture them in your head, and play with ideas, and once you get that clear, then I can help you get your tools together... the campaign actually has a toolkit, which, depending on your choices, might have stuff already geared for how you want to proceed..
I wrote a lot, but I won't be around till late tomorrow, and hopefully, you might have time to think about it a little. the more You customize with things you are comfortable with and prefer, the better you will do, and the more people will respond to you positively, and that will be better for the campaign. So don't be bashful, if you have a specific thing, idea or tool you would like to have or develop,just speak up, I'm sure it's out there somewhere...
Let me know how I can help. It's your campaign, you are the campaign manager, in this case I am the worker... you just have to be clear how you would like me to help...
Gnight... and hope this helped...
Thank you.