Someone in a comment to one of my blogs asked me to give specific advice on what they could be doing to help and strategy direction. Well here are my suggestions:

1. Objective-The first thing you need to do is define the campaign's goal before you can achieve. For the Tea Party and the Santorum campaign is to Work towards getting 1144 Delegates. We can not concede the delegate battle by making it seem our only chance is at a brokered convention. Its far from over and we can still reach 1144.

2. Strategy-Very important in any campaign is a gameplan on how to accomplish the Objective of the campaign. The strategy makes up the bulk of a campaign and is divided into several parts:
  a). Promotion-It is always important to promote your candidate and you do this through signs, bumper stickers, buttons, word of mouth, social media, etc. It is good to get your candidate's name out there, and get people familiar with his positions.
  b). Educated-Vital to any campaign is a group of staff and volunteers that are well informed of their candidates positions. This will allow you to counter any smear or attack with facts. You should also be familiar with your states rules for Primaries or caucuses, and how delegates are allocated. Its always good to be informed.
  c). Opposition Research-Just as it is important to know all about your candidate it is just as important to dig into the opponants background and record so that you can share this information with others and allow voters to make a better informed choice.
  d). Get Out The Vote-Since votes determine the winners and losers in a political race, it is vitally important to work towards getting as many of your people to the polls as possible. The Santorum Campaign has the Call from Home Effort and it works, people much prefer the personal touch to a robo call.
  e). Energy/Enthusiasm-Attend Rallies, Sign Waves, and Campaign Events in your state as often as possible. This serves multiple purposes. One it shows support for your candidate. Two it shows he has energy and enthusiasm behind his candidacy. And finally it serves as emotional fuel to fire you up, re energize your battery from the stresses of a long campaign.
  f). Vote-Lastly you got to actually go out and cast your vote. Every vote matters, this years Iowa Caucus is testament to that fact.

3. Grass Roots/Net Roots-A campaign needs volunteers working at the grassroots level or working online as netroots in order to spread its message. Team Santorum has done a really magnificent job organizing, and sharing links, and keeping people informed and updated. Without grassroots a campaign could not succeed as we are the lifeblood that keep it going. Some things you can do at the Grassroots/Netroots level to help:
  a). Volunteer-Help out at campaign events
  b). Rally-Attend rallies to show your support.
  c). Be a Billboard-Wear campaign buttons, put the bumper sticker on your car, wear campaign shirts and hats, wear a Santorum Vest,  and post the sign in your yard. Go all out. Don't be afraid to create your own slogans.
  d). Tell your Friends-Talk up your candidate to friends, family, and anyone you meet
  e). Blog/Comment/Share-If you are talented write a blog, otherwise post comments, share links like crazy, and stay engaged in the race.
   f). Videos/Pics/Graphics-If you are artistic or creative make a video, design, Pic, or Graphic to post. If not make sure that those that others make go viral by sharing.
  g). Create a FB page/group-If you are dedicated and have the time create your own facebook fan page or group to show your support for your candidate.
  h). Connected-Please remain in contact with your local Tea party and 9/12 groups.
  i). Tweet-Don't limit yourself online use multiple social medias.
  j).  Design-If you are talented design your own Santorum Shirts, Hats, and Banners. 
  k). Leadership-If you have leadership skills, take charge in organizing Sign waves, and other events in your area.
Whatever it is you do just BE INVOLVED!

4. Delegates-We need people to step upto the plate and volunteer to be delegates to go to the Republican National Convention in August. It is the delegates that could ultimately decide this nomination. So this is of vital importance.

5. Money-Finally every campaign needs money in order to do a lot of the things they do; like signs, ads, etc. So if you can donate whatver amount you are comfortable with to your candidate.

If we can follow this guide I know that Team Santorum can win!

Today voters in Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia(DC) will make their voices heard by voting in todays primary. I thought  now would be the perfect time for a little perspective on todays race.

There was a candidate that the media and the GOP Establishment called "Crazy, Extreme, Too, Conservative, and Unelectable". Sound Familiar? The candidate they were speaking of was California Governor Ronald Reagan. They didn't do this to Reagan  just once but twice. In 1976 when he ran against Ford, they said he was "too Exteme" "too Conservative" and "Unelectable" neither candidate achieved the magic number to become the nominee so they went to the convention with Reagan actually ahead in delegates, but the establishment would not accept Reagan as the nominee because he was "unlectable" so they brokered things and forced Ford on us since he was the "electable moderate". We all know what happened next in November the "electable moderate" lost to radical lefty Jimmy Carter. Then in 1980 Reagan ran again against George HW Bush and other moderate candidates. Do you think the GOP learned their lesson from 4 years previous? Of course not. Again they went on their crusade to halt Reagan because he was "unelectable", this time however Reagan won the nomination outright. The GOP Establishment was not happy, so they immediately set out to sabotage Reagan rather then get behind him they pushed an "electable" moderate Republican John Anderson to run as a 3rd Party candidate to split the vote and insure Carter's re election. Yes the GOP Elites actually preferred the Liberal/Socialist Carter to having the Conservative Reagan. We of course all know what happened in 1980 despite the odds Reagan won the election in one of the largest landlslides in history. Thats right the so called "unelectable" Reagan beat both the supposed "Electable" Moderate Anderson, and President Carter.  Conservatism WON overwhelmingly, maybe if they establishment had listened in 1976 we would have avoided the disasterous Carter years. Reagan went onto win a 2nd term in an even bigger landslide, his VP was given the benefit of the doubt in 1988 but turned out to be a moderate and lost re election. No matter how many times they have tried to run a moderate and fail, they never learn and keep trying. In 1992, '96, and 2008 they ran moderates who were supposed to be "electable" rather than more conservative options and every time they lost in the general election.

Flash Forward to the present and the 2012 GOP Presidential Primary and yet again the Establishment is shoving their "electable moderate" Mitt Romney down our throats, despite the huge conservative victory in the 2010 mid terms powered by the TEA Party and candidates deemed "unelectable" by the establishment and now they are co opting those same Tea Party Representatives and Senators and lining them up behind their guy.  It is eerie how similar this election is to 1980. We have an unpopular, failure of a President, the GOP Establishment ramming their "electable" moderate Romney and yet again they are calling the conservative in the race "crazy, too extreme, too conservative, and unelectable" saying this of course about Rick Santorum like they did of Reagan so many years ago. Only now in todays highly tense politics I have seen Rick referred to as a "Pro Life Statist"  whatever that is. and a "Chrisrian Fascist".  The truth is Rick Santorum is a Principled Conservative with Convictions and that scares the left and the Establishment, who want to preserve the status quo. Rick Santorum is very much Electable just as Reagan was, history has proven that it is the so called "electable" moderates that aren't actually electable. And it is Reagan that put it best "You can't expect to win with pale pastels but with Bold Colors" translation moderates don't win because they are pale imitations of the Left and Democrat lite doesn't beat the real thing. It takes stark and real contrast to win especially against an incumbant. Only one Republican has defeated an incumbanr Democrat in the last 100 years and it was that Bold Contrast the so called "Unelectable" Conservative Ronald Reagan in 1980. So this your choice do you want a Bob Dole or a Ronald Reagan to run against Obama? If you pick the latter then Vote for Rick Santorum 2012