Just to clear up any confusion, the technical term for those of you helping is not “poll watcher,” but instead “candidate representative.” A “poll watcher” must have a signed letter and wear a badge. A “candidate representative” does not have to have one.

Those of you who have signed up will be emailed a list tonight of Ron Paul supporters in your county. As a “candidate representative” all you have to do is print the list, show up at the precinct tomorrow morning and tell them that you are a “candidate representative” and that you would like to look at the voter books. You will then take your list, go down the rolls and highlight the voters the Ron Paul campaign has identified as supporters. You can then leave, go do whatever you need to do, and call the voters that you highlighted and remind them to vote. After a few hours you can then go back to the polling location, check the rolls again, black out the ones that have already voted, and then call the ones that haven’t and remind them again.

Remember, you are not a “poll watcher,” but a “candidate representative.” If the Chairman tells you that you need to have a badge and a signed letter, just refer them to page 28 of the “poll watcher” handbook. Page 28 states that the voter registration rolls are public property and that anyone is allowed to go in and see them. We have verified this with the election commission.

Those of you who have signed up will be emailed more information tonight when you get your list, but I just wanted to go ahead and clear up any confusion between “poll watchers” and “candidate representatives.”

Those of you who have not signed up, but would like to do so, please email your name, address, phone number, county and precinct to summer@ronpaul2008.com . This will only take about 3-4 hours of your time tomorrow and we need all the help we can get.

Remember, if you or anyone else needs a ride to the poll, just call one of our offices and we’ll have someone come and get you.
Brian R Gentry
South Carolina Coordinator
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
571-242-7500 (cell)
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/states/south-carolina

Columbia
1911 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-931-8096 - phone

Charleston
1951 Belgrade Ave
Charleston, SC 29407
843 225 6961 - phone

Please feel free to come by and pick up as many materials as you would
like and go get them in as many hands as you can.

Brian R Gentry
South Carolina Coordinator
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
571-242-7500 (cell)
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/states/south-carolina

By signing up, you will have access to a map of your precinct and a list of all the registered voters in your precinct. The best way to turn out the vote on the local level is to give these people (your neighbors) a call. A calling script is available to download, but the easiest and simplest thing you can say to them is that you are their neighbor and why you are voting for Dr. Paul. You will be so surprised how effective this is, and how many more people YOU can get to vote for Dr. Paul this Saturday.

In addition we are going to have a conference call tomorrow night and Wednesday afternoon, to answer any questions you have:

Tuesday, January 15th: 8:00 PM (Eastern)
Wednesday, January 16th: 2:00 PM (Eastern)
All you have to do is call 1-800-611-6439
Your access code is: 2008#
If you have questions and cannot make any of these conference calls, please give me a call:

Meghann Walker
Office: 864-250-4382
Cell: 773-412-6631
Thanks for your dedication and all the time you have contributed to this campaign so far!
Sincerely,
Meghann Walker
South Carolina Field Coordinator
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee

Tuesday January 15th:    G.O.P. Function  (Guilliani and Thompson will be in the flesh - with surrogates on behalf of the others)                     Elks Club 103 O’Neil Street   Gaffney, SC 29340   6 P.M.

Wednesday January 16th:   Pastor’s Gathering with Pastor Chuck Baldwin (*PASTORS ONLY*)                                  Academy of Arts    80 School Street   Taylors,  SC 29687     10:30 A.M.

                                                  Service led by Pastor Chuck Baldwin    

Bible Baptist Church  2522 Gentry Memorial Highway (Highway B)  Pickens, SC 29671  7:00 P.M.

   Also, a few things in regards to being a Poll Watcher for the campaign.  If you have not already done so, please contact either Joshua Huffman ( joshua.huffman@ronpaul2008.com) or Gloria Kwayisi (gloria.kwayisi@ronpaul2008.com ) with your name, address, and precinct name if you know it.  For those of you who have already signed up, and all those who will after this post reminds them =] , there are a few things that you need to know before going out to the polls.  You MUST stop by one of the offices to obtain a signed letter designating you as the Poll Watcher from our campaign.  Furthermore, you MUST also obtain an I.D. Badge from one of our offices.  Without these two things, you will not be permitted as a Poll Watcher.  If you can not make it to one of our offices to pick these up, please contact them immediately so we can resolve any issues. 

   Dr. Paul IS electable;  Iowa and New Hampshire both were victories for the campaign which demonstrated that our message IS popular.  The question of whether or not he can win the Republican nomination does not dwell within our message of freedom, peace, and prosperity - it resides squarely in the hearts of each and every one of you, our supporters.  Without your votes and support nothing would be possible.  These next 6 days are without a doubt amongst the most important we have confronted to date; around 25% of voters do not make up their mind until the final week before an election, with around 10% deciding the day before. 

   Will you help us prove the establishment media wrong?  Will you help us show that Dr. Paul IS electable?  Will you help us make one final push here in South Carolina to help ensure freedom for generations to come?  There is much to be done this final week; phone calls, get out the vote efforts, canvassing, mailings, and much more.  Without your help the mainstream media’s doubts of Dr. Paul being a viable candidate will be validated; we can not let this happen.

   Six days and counting, that is all we have left.  The quote “No, I won’t back down” that I referenced weeks ago remains true for myself and countless others I have met while in South Carolina.  Please, if you have any spare time over these few days stop by and help us make this final push to win the Palmetto State.

Thank you and God Bless.

Trevor Jude Leach
Ron Paul 2008 P.C.C.

Thank you,
 
Stephen Farrington
SC Field Coordinator
Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
321-412-4018
sc@ronpaul2008.com