Posted: October 3, 2007 6:30 PM
Paul Reports Big 3rd Quarter Cash
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Republican Ron Paul’s campaign announced Wednesday that it raised more than $5 million in 3rd quarter fundraising, more than doubling the anti-Iraq war libertarian’s haul from last quarter.
“Dr. Paul’s message is freedom, peace and prosperity,” said Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder in a press release. “As these fundraising numbers show, more Americans each day are embracing Dr. Paul’s message.” Paul pulled in only $2 million less than former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and, more importantly, blew away fellow Republican former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s $1 million total.
After the $5,080,000 pull in donations fueled by Paul’s strong Internet support and grassroots campaign efforts, his camp now has $5.3 million in cash on hand for the final push for the nomination. One million of the total $5 million was donated a mere seven days just before the Sept. 30 filing deadline as part of an online fundraising push. The campaign set an original goal of $500,000 but “blazed past that amount in just a couple of days.”
The number is impressive for Paul, a candidate who has polled in the single digits for the entire campaign. Now, Paul can celebrate a major boost in fundraising while the Republican front-runners will report a drop in funding, according to the Paul campaign.
-- By , NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | Comments | Link
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No mention of Ron Paul on the News Hour. Usually during a race, the announcers mention horses in the back overtaking the competition.
Watched interview with Kucinich. Interviewer Woodruff called him only candidate opposed to war with Iraq from beginning. I guess she meant the only Democratic candidate.
This is truly a shame.Ron Paul
is the greatest thing since sliced bread!no coverage from major news sources.REVOLUTION
I have to agree with the previous 2 comments.
I wonder if they'll actually even interview Ron Paul before the primaries...
They are too busy looking at "the polls" as they like to say. Too bad "the polls" they refer to are wrong every year.
True... polls only show those with land lines. Pollsters are not allowed to legally call cell users. Since most of Paul's support is techno-savy young people, they are not showing up in the polls. His real support levels are probably around twice as much as what the polls are showing.
Ron Paul is the first canidate to speak realistically about how Americans feel about War,economics,values and politics, he has my vote so far. The politicians better wake up to his message or their isn't going to be a democracy much longer, it's called revolution, I don't want it but Americans will do what is necessary if pushed.
I can't prove it but in my gut I believe its true - Ron Pauls money is coming through back channels, indirectly from George Soros.