How much are Ron Paul's supporters worth?
We all know that Ron Paul has a lot of active supporters...but how much are they worth? As of writing this entry, there are currently 23,505 active supporters on meetup.
So lets look at the conservative numbers. I would assume that if someone is active enough to be on meetup, that they spend at least 5 hours per week on the campaign. Talking to people, meeting etc. (probably an understatement for a LOT of people).
In a quarter, there are 13 weeks (91 days/7). Which means each meet up person spends 65 hours per quarter on the campaign.
With a total of 1,527,825 man hours for the group. Lets say each person gets paid minimum wage by the campaign for their efforts. Minimum wage on average is about $7 per hour. Which means we save the campaign: $10,694,775 dollars each quarter.
This doesn't take into account all the money that is spent on supplies, promotional materials, and meetup costs OUT-OF-POCKET. Nor does it take into account all the Ron Paul supporters who are not on meetup, but who still spread his message in other ways.
Food for thought for all of you doubters out there.
(Special thanks to Andrew G. of NJ for the initial data and concept)
7 comments:
Since you've already got the spreadsheet made, how about comparing all the other candidates to Paul, as well? It's be interesting to see how much everyone is saving through their grassroots organization. You could also apply some projections for the third quarter based on growth numbers for quarters 1 and 2!
This sounds like a good idea, but I have no experience to show how active any of the other candidate's grassroots efforts are (probably not as active as Dr. Paul's).
The other candidates are given a massive amount of MSM coverage, so presumably their grassroots campaigns aren't required to work as hard.
Got yur msg. on my space and link to your site. VG, my friend! I'm a member of the Tolland CT Ron Paul meetup 295.
Onwards toward truth in government!
The Revolution continues...
Dave L.
Hi great site. (got it from yur MySpace pg. bulletin). I'm from the Tolland, CT RP Meetup.
This is history in the making.
Onward toward a constitutional revolution!
Dave L.
I would really like to talk to you about joining efforts. I operate GrassrootsRonPaul.org. I will either give you the wordpress blog that I have there or allow you to pick your blog program and host it. You are doing a great job with your blogging and I feel we have the same goal. It would be a wonderful addition to the site if you are willing. You can contact me on the site forum. My name is Karl.
I am the operator of a site, GrassrootsRonPaul.org. I think what you are doing here is wonderful and we obviously share the same vision. I have a blog on the site using wordpress and I was hoping to find somebody who would take up the cause there. If you are interested, I will give it to you or you can choose the program that you prefer and I will host it for you. Either way, I feel you would be a wonderful addition to the site if you are willing. My name is Karl and you can chat with me on the site forum at www.grassrootsronpaul.org
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