How much did he raise in one day? $$$ FOUR MILLION DOLLARS $$$
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Ron Paul raised over 3.8 million dollars in the 24 hour period of November 5th.
This was a grassroots internet campaign that spread like a virus.
I don't know how the media plans to handle -- or ignore -- this inspirational feat ... but it is going to pale in comparison to how the Republican Party is going to handle the same grassroots phenomenon at the polls in a few months (fingers crossed).
This was a grassroots internet campaign that spread like a virus.
I don't know how the media plans to handle -- or ignore -- this inspirational feat ... but it is going to pale in comparison to how the Republican Party is going to handle the same grassroots phenomenon at the polls in a few months (fingers crossed).
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If I opened it now would you not understand?
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I hope so. I read somewhere that he spends $1 to every $10 that the big three candidates spend.
New Hampshire is a relatively easy pickup for him and the targetted TV and radio ads will help there. A New Hampshire win can be cheap though, and Ron would be wise to do more on the PR circuit there instead of just advertising.
They really need to invest every cent possible into Iowa. If Ron actually wants to win, he should let the campaign go broke in Iowa. If he'd rather just spread the message, than this money should be spread across the second-tier primary states in an attempt to move the top-tier candidates a bit further towards his positions. It will be interesting to see how all this cash plays out.
I hope he doesn't pick that approach.
We ALL KNOW that the other candidates aren't going to be shifting anywhere near Ron Paul's positions.
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your chances are somewhere between Jack and Shit... and Jack just left town
what it will do, however, is make a nice little retirement nest egg for RP.
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Way to make your point twice.
Unfortunately you are wrong.
YOU CANT USE ELECTION FUNDS FOR PERSONAL USE.
Look it up.
He MAY be able to use it to fund his congressional cabinet, but usualy it is all spent, and the rest given back to donors.
Given Ron Pauls IMPECCABLE RECORD OF RETURNING CONGRESSIONAL FUNDS GIVEN TO HIM TO RUN HIS CABINET (the actual tax money the government gives congressman to function year to year), i doubt he will be pocketing it for personal use.
Way to slander the guy though.
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If I opened it now would you not understand?
this is part of the reason i am thinking about abstaining completely from the election process this time around
It's funny that you say in your first post, "I want to see RP's financial statements when this is all over", yet you're already convinced that he's somehow putting this money in his own pocket. I like it when people make claims preceded by an admission of having no evidence.
The man makes sense, huh?
If I opened it now would you not understand?
Thankfully, it isn't about the money. It's about the message. The money simply allows Ron Paul to get his message out to more people.
That's certainly your right, and it extends from the same right that allows other people to donate money to the campaigns of their choice and vote accordingly.
big picture... not ron paul
money should play ZERO roll in politics and elections
this is why our leaders are all worthless, and our govt is worthless with no concern for the people... people dont matter, the $ and their interests matter
Really? So you think it's wrong when, say, poor people vote more money into their pockets via candidates promising welfare systems, "free" education, "free" healthcare, and similar programs that lead to a direct economic gain to that section of the electorate? Or do you only think it's wrong when the rich do that?
When exactly, in your mind, did the leaders and government become "worthless"? If they are, in fact, worthless, why do so many individuals, corporations, lobbyists, unions and other organizations pump billions of dollars into the process? Obviously they see some worth there.