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V4Vendetta
10-03-2007, 03:30 PM
Ron Paul raises $5 million in third quarter
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5185514.html
By BENNETT ROTH
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign reported today to have raised $5 million in the third quarter of this year, a sum suggesting that the Lake Jackson Republican's Internet-driven campaign continues to attract intense support despite his low standing in the national polls.

The libertarian-leaning Republican has drawn media interest and a group of devoted followers, in part because of his outspoken opposition to the Iraq war, which has set him apart from other GOP presidential candidates.

"Dr. Paul's message is freedom, peace and prosperity," Kent Snyder, Paul's campaign chairman, said in a statement. "As these fund-raising numbers show, more Americans each day are embracing Dr. Paul's message."

For the period ending Sept. 30, the Paul campaign reported it had raised more than twice as much as it did in the second quarter, when the candidate surprised analysts by reporting more cash on hand than Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, one of the top-tier White House contenders.

Paul's campaign also said that it will report having $5.3 million cash on hand, more than double the cash on hand the candidate reported from the second quarter.

The McCain campaign has not officially released its numbers for the third quarter, which must be filed with the Federal Elections Commission by Oct. 15. But the Associated Press reported this week that McCain officials say they will raise more than $5 million for the third quarter.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is expected to report contributions of about $10 million, and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson has raise more than $8 million. Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who led the GOP field in second-quarter fund-raising, has not disclosed his contributions for the third quarter.

Nathan Gonzales, the political editor of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report, said that Paul "has found a niche on the Internet, and I would guess his fund-raising was helped by that."

But Gonzales warned that "Paul's fund-raising shows that money isn't everything," arguing that the Texan was not in the first or even second tier of GOP presidential contenders.

An ABC/Washington Post poll released this week indicates that Paul has drawn the support of 3 percent of GOP primary voters. He trails Giuliani, Thompson, Romney, McCain, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the survey, conducted Sept. 27 through Sept. 30.

However, Paul's supported jumped from 1 percent in a poll conducted in early September.

bennett.roth@chron.com
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5185514.html

JoshLowry
10-03-2007, 03:31 PM
Ah! You beat me to it. :)

BLS
10-03-2007, 03:36 PM
Fuck Gonzalez

American
10-03-2007, 03:37 PM
Gonzales is a Israeli shill, fuck him.

ThePieSwindler
10-03-2007, 03:41 PM
yeah cuse polls where they mislead you and put the so called "frontrunners" that the establishment pushes first, and have the so-called "second tiers" not even on the first list, but rather under a subsection of "other", is a much more valid means of evaluating support, especially quality of support, than actual money contributed by individuals. What are these political analysts smoking? They manipulate these polls, then follow them as if they reflect real sentiment. It doesnt mean these polls are wrong per se, just that they reflect media suppression and manipulation to use results to influence people, rather than to objectively gauge support.


I love all this "internet campaign" shit. I see quite a bit of Ron Paul on blogs and forums, sure, but i see ALOT more of his name in real life, besides the media, than any other campaign. Ron paul has the most vocal support on the internet AND the real world. The only piece of evidence the media touts are the "scientific polls", many of which (Rausmussen) have been exposed as being manipulated to influence opinion. You can spot someone who hates Ron Paul and is part of the establishment from a mile away, usually when they "give him credit" for "running an internet campaign", yet downplay or ignore his overwhelming real world support.