The Ron Paul campaign put out a note to supporters asking that donations be sent sooner than later. The reason being that media ad slots have to be booked weeks in advance. Considering that the Tea Party is not till Dec 16th, they have no way to gauge how much Ron Paul effectively has in the bank.
This has stirred a fair amount of debate. Some feel that a whopping figure on the 16th and the ensuing publicity will make up for any ads that the campaign could not afford to run. Others feel it's presumptuous to think they know better than Paul's own staff about timing his expenditure. And just today I read about another money bomb being planned for Nov 30th to give the thermometer a quick boost.
Relevant forum threads:
- The 2 Steps 2 Victory! Nov. 30th and Dec. 16th!
- A tale of two (money) bombs
We have to wait and see how Nov 30th and Dec 16th play out. The movement quite resembles the distributed chaos of a free market, as Jason Rink perceptively noted.
There's a high degree of "ownership" among Ron Paul supporters towards his campaign. One person even commented that the grassroots has done a better job than the official staff itself when it comes to publicity and organization (not that Paul would mind that!).
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