Ron Paul raises 5 Million in the Quarter

[illinoisprogressive]

He may be republican but, I see this as a triumph of the people over the establishment and corporations. They have spoken and showed their support for their candidate regardless of where he may stand in polls or his chances.
This is a real grassroots, people powered movement going on with Dr. Paul.



The fervent supporters of Ron Paul, who seem to swim the internet 24 hours a day, are always complaining about their candidate being ignored. Sometimes they even do it politely.

They'll get back to that tomorrow. But for today they'll have to shut up and revel in a singular achievement--and its growing notice in the media. They contributed more than $5 million to the Texas representative's insurgent campaign for president in the third quarter. $5,080,000 to be exact. A 114 percent increase over the second quarter, while some other prominent candidates had lower numbers.

"As these fundraising numbers show," said Kent Snyder, Paul campaign chairman, "more Americans each day are embracing Dr. Paul's message."

For weeks Paul supporters, who huddle on their own chatsites to organize Comment-writing campaigns on widespread websites, have been claiming that the 72-year-old Republican ob-gyn was gaining strength. But all they could point to as evidence were minor straw polls. Now, they've got a not-insignificant pile of money, which serves as votes in the public mind until the actual balloting begins come January.

True, $5 million pales in comparison to the $27 million Hillary Clinton raised this past quarter or the $100 million she and Barack Obama are each expected to raise this year. But Paul's haul isn't far behind the far-more-established John Edwards' $7 million for the third quarter.

And get this: Ron Paul's $5 million is about five times what former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee raised last quarter, despite all his enhanced publicity springing from a second-place finish in the Ames straw poll.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/10/ron_paul_raises_5_million_in_a.html

[paulk]

1. why in the world would a DUer pimp this asshole?

for any reason?

[Trisket-Bisket]

2. I guess you are not aquainted with poster.

This post is par for the course.

[paulk]

6. actually I am

it wasn't simply a rhetorical question....

[durrrty libby]

11. Damn straight

[illinoisprogressive]

3. that is stupid. and mean. I like the fact that someone is doing well in people power

[paulk]

7. talking to yourself again?

[AlCzervik]

9. um yes, crazy people power.

[Rydz777]

4. Over 70 percent of the American people are against this

misbegotten war, and I guess enough of them are Republicans willing to raise $ 5 million for Ron Paul. He's right about the war; he's wrong about just everything else.

[superkia]

5. I only wish more democrats could see through the bullshit...

and give someone like Dennis Kucinich a look. For some reason, I guess the republican voters are making a vote for real change in politics and the democrats still believe that if you have a D in front of your name, you must be standing for the people. I think if the media and wealthy do get Clinton in office, we will see a dramatic change in the next election and more people will vote then for true change in politics. I think most democrats are pretty happy with how our democrats are representing us, I mean look at what they have done for us on the war. Oh wait nothing they have continued it, so maybe after a couple more thousand soldiers die for money, those who vote democrat will want to end the war at that point. We will see, we may not even have our rights to an election at that point. If that guy they call crazy was the one running against Clinton he would get my vote. I want the people of the country to have a voice once again and my life choices aren't made by a letter, they are made on principle. Our party has been hijacked, if bin laden somehow became a democrat would we support him too? Not me, the letter only gets them so far, results and actions get them the rest of the way.

[AlCzervik]

8. well he's got the anti-government militia vote.

[durrrty libby]

10. He has a history of horrible racism. Truly shameful promoting him here

[AlCzervik]

12. agreed, he is bad news.

[ripple]

13. I don't think IP is promoting Paul, its an interesting POLITICAL story

I, too, have noticed that Paul has gained a hell of a lot of support. He's a xenophobic nut as far as I'm concerned, but its interesting to see the way he's shaking things up for republicans.

Note: This shouldn't really be a response to the OP, but I don't have time to respond individually to those feigning outrage.