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08-10-2009, 05:13 AM
I found this article quite spot on.
Excerpt:
By W. James Antle, III on 8.10.09 @ 6:11AM
The donors who poured millions into Ron Paul's presidential campaign coffers aren't done yet. On Saturday, libertarian financier and commentator Peter Schiff raised more than $200,000 in a 24-hour "money bomb" as he continues to explore a bid for the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.).
Having now collected more than $790,000 in campaign contributions since mid-July, the Ron Paul Republican Schiff is competitive financially with the frontrunners for the GOP nomination. Former Congressman Rob Simmons raised $754,000 through June 30 while former ambassador Tom Foley has taken in $528,000 since mid-June.
Schiff's fundraising haul wasn't the only reason libertarian-leaning Republicans had to cheer last week. Rand Paul, the ophthalmologist son of the 11-term Texas congressman and former presidential candidate, announced he was going to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY). As in Schiff's case, the party establishment has other plans -- the heavy favorite for the GOP nomination is Secretary of State Trey Grayson -- but Paul is likely to take after his father when it comes time for his own money bomb later this month.
Continue reading http://spectator.org/archives/2009/08/10/money-bombs-away
Excerpt:
By W. James Antle, III on 8.10.09 @ 6:11AM
The donors who poured millions into Ron Paul's presidential campaign coffers aren't done yet. On Saturday, libertarian financier and commentator Peter Schiff raised more than $200,000 in a 24-hour "money bomb" as he continues to explore a bid for the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.).
Having now collected more than $790,000 in campaign contributions since mid-July, the Ron Paul Republican Schiff is competitive financially with the frontrunners for the GOP nomination. Former Congressman Rob Simmons raised $754,000 through June 30 while former ambassador Tom Foley has taken in $528,000 since mid-June.
Schiff's fundraising haul wasn't the only reason libertarian-leaning Republicans had to cheer last week. Rand Paul, the ophthalmologist son of the 11-term Texas congressman and former presidential candidate, announced he was going to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY). As in Schiff's case, the party establishment has other plans -- the heavy favorite for the GOP nomination is Secretary of State Trey Grayson -- but Paul is likely to take after his father when it comes time for his own money bomb later this month.
Continue reading http://spectator.org/archives/2009/08/10/money-bombs-away