Ron Paul Precinct Leaders - recruiting the grassroots

Ron Paul has launched a grassroots section on his campaign site. He is asking his innumerable enthusiasts to sign up as "Precinct Leaders" for their respective areas. A Precinct Leader will be given all the campaign info related to that particular area and he can use this to do door-to-door canvassing.

This is a step up from all the sign waving and blogging that his supporters love doing. An organised "Get Out The Vote" effort to make sure every person sympathizing with Ron Paul's ideas is identified and encouraged to make a difference on Primary day.

Here is one precinct leader talking about what it means (skip to 6m:40s for some real action):

Ron Paul Precinct Leader (7m:32s)

The Ron Paul Orlando meetup group gets ready to canvass:

Ron Paul Orlando meetup (1m:02s)

Knocking on strangers' door is obviously not everyone's cup of tea, esp. when you are selling a political message. There's one thread on the Ron Paul Forums about how shy people can be precinct leaders too.

So has this idea been effective? Well, here's what Stephanie from CA has to say (from the official site):
"The value of going door to door cannot be overstated. We call it 'waking up a neighborhood'. Many people of all stripes are on the fence, we find very few deeply committed to any candidate. I know we are making a difference."