Possibly 5 million dollars

[Liberty]

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192

[beermotor]

This is fantastic news. I'm going to bite the bullet and donate myself!

I turned my mother away from Fred Thompson, she just told me she's ordered 10 RP bumperstickers. Go Team!

[G-khan]

That is great news - his support just keeps growing....:)

[hambone1982]

Awesome! As soon as I get paid on the 15th I'm donating more! Go Ron Go!

[JaylieWoW]

Ok I don't normally toss out a whole lot of colorful metaphors (nor do I defame or criticize anyone who does), but I just have to say that if this is in fact true...


DUDE THAT KICKS ASS!! :p

[Blowback]

Feels good to be a part of something like this. My first donation was night of the first debate. I heard that man speak and I was like God damn.. the lord hasth answered my prayers.

[Sal Collaziano]

Would there be anything wrong with having his website post the amount of money he's earned through donations? The reason I ask is because this news has given me the incentive to donate MORE. It shows me that we're not so few, far and inbetween...

I'm donating again right now and I intend on donating the max at some point soon...

[Delivered4000]

I'm going to stay on the skeptic side just so I don't get disappointed

[IRO-bot]

It brings tears to my eyes.

[GreenApples]

I've donated twice now. My wallet says stop but every cell in my body screams to donate more, it's like a really bad addiction.

Someone take away my credit card please!

[G-khan]

Would there be anything wrong with having his website post the amount of money he's earned through donations? The reason I ask is because this news has given me the incentive to donate MORE. It shows me that we're not so few, far and inbetween...

I'm donating again right now and I intend on donating the max at some point soon...

You can tell this is real by the number of meetups - real people getting together.
http://www.meetup.com/topics/polact/cand/

And now all the money he is taking in - it will be hard to claim 3 spammers are sending him all of it.

Now that he has the bucks maybe the TV stations will give him some respect (want some of those dollars = political ads) and give him the front row seat he deserves...

Great job by all that donated and have worked so hard to get him to this point!

[dwdollar]

If that is true I'm going to shed a tear.

[Sal Collaziano]

Great point! Those three 15 year old vote-spammers counting for all of Ron Paul's votes sure are wealthy!

[G-khan]

Great point! Those three 15 year old vote-spammers counting for all of Ron Paul's votes sure are wealthy!

They get large allowances from their parents hehehehe:D

[FSP-Rebel]

This is sooo rowdy I can barely contain myself. I'll make note of this to my family members and try to round up a few grand. The way I look at it, it's in every persons' incentive to give the max cause we'll make it all back with interest when Paul wins and repeals most taxes. I, for one, would save tens of thousands of dollars every year with a guy like Paul as president. Not to mention my family members. Rock On Ron Paul!

[xcalybur]

According this article, if Ron Paul is near 5 million then he is at the same money stance as John McCain. This is truely amazing. The really amazing thing is that I don't even think that Ron Paul has done many fund raisers and he currently doesn't have the support of the big spenders like Rudy McRomneyson.

We are getting it done. I can feel the change happening and it isn't small anymore.

[ARealConservative]

July 16th - this becomes official.

The media will lkely have to recognize three tiers :D

[Bryan]

$100 Challenge - Do It Now!
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=2332

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[FSP-Rebel]

The next thing ya know, the elite might freeze our bank accounts or not allow anyone to use credit to give to Paul.:rolleyes:

[G-khan]

The next thing ya know, the elite might freeze our bank accounts or not allow anyone to use credit to give to Paul.:rolleyes:

My fear is they will kill him if it looks like he will win... Getting rid of the Fed is trillions of dollars of motive! Whoever prints the money controls the people and they will not want to give that up.. The Banksters start wars for profit and for sure they may kill one man for it...

I hope I am wrong but I think the best thing that can be done is to say we expect it to happen. May make them less likely to do it!

Hope I am wrong!

[peruvianRP]

I just got a raise today. i'm donating when I get home.

[Dave]

It's also meaningful to compare this figure to the Q1 fundraising figures from the
FEC:


Q1 Fundraising by Candidate*
Democrats$78,475,374
Hillary Rodham Clinton (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/hillary-clinton/)$26,041,109
Barack Obama (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/barack-obama/)$25,665,688
John Edwards (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/john-edwards/)$14,021,504
Bill Richardson (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/bill-richardson/)$6,236,557
Chris Dodd (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/chris-dodd/)$4,043,757
Joe Biden (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/joe-biden/)$2,110,990
Dennis Kucinich (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/dennis-kucinich/)$344,651
Mike Gravel (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/mike-gravel/)$11,118

Republicans$53,076,654
Mitt Romney (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/mitt-romney/)$20,737,149
Rudy Giuliani (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/rudy-giuliani/)$14,731,897
John McCain (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/john-mccain/)$12,992,655
Sam Brownback (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/sam-brownback/)$1,257,171
Tom Tancredo (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/tom-tancredo/)$1,185,536
Ron Paul (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/ron-paul/)$638,389
Mike Huckabee (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/mike-huckabee/)$544,157
Duncan Hunter (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/duncan-hunter/)$499,874
Tommy Thompson (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/tommy-thompson/)$315,036
Jim Gilmore (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/james-gilmore-iii/)$174,790

Candidate fundraising is compared on the basis of net contributions, which is all contributions in the first quarter minus refunds and does not include loans and transfers. All data is as of March 31, 2007.

[ARealConservative]

http://www.pledgebank.com/RonPaul2008

help us out guys.

[giskard]

There, I donated.

[Dave]

Think about it! If this is true it's essentially a 5-man race now. There's NO WAY that Brownback, Tancredo, Huckabee, Hunter, T. Thompson, or Gilmore are seeing their fundraising effforts go up exponentially like the good Dr. Paul. Those guys were out there way earlier than Ron Paul and I'll bet their wells are running dry at the same time Dr. Paul is tapping gushers. Let's start thinking about how to draw their supporters into our big tent.

The race is now Dr. Paul, Giuliani, McCain, Romney and F. Thompson. We just eliminated half the competition - let's all keep up the good work.

[tnvoter]

KEEP IT GOING, We're proving to MSM and Neocons that Americans are taking BACK their country!

[slantedview]

Another donation going out the door today.

Bumper sticker going on today as well.

GO TEAM!

[slantedview]

I just got a raise today. i'm donating when I get home.

Congrats on the raise :)

[Erazmus]

Just donated 25 dollars. I plan on being a member of the 50 dollar donation club next paycheck. Maybe if I can convince my wife, I can be a member of the 100 club. :D

[dude58677]

Let's not forget that the other candidates don't know how to spend money, they ran up a 8 trillion dollar debt.:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Blowback]

I could see Tancredo supporting Paul at some point. That guy seems to freaking hate the establishment (bush/rove). We'll just have to see...

[denvervoipguru]

This is a TRUE GRASSROOTS movement, so PLEASE post a state-by-state breakdown on the funds...it will encourage a bit of competition and help grown donations even more!

[PaleoForPaul]

[QUOTE=Dave;18437Brownback, Tancredo, Huckabee, Hunter, T. Thompson, or Gilmore are seeing their fundraising effforts go up exponentially like the good Dr. Paul. [/QUOTE]

I wouldn't be suprised if Huckabee's numbers went up after that last debate. A real blowup in the illegal immigration issue would lead to Tancredo getting much more money. The others will likely be gone.

This is great news for Ron Paul, if he hits 5 million, the way his campaign appears to be fiscally conservative with money (go figure) he can compete with that amount.

This is very, very good sign.

[Sal Collaziano]

This is really great.. We have a LOT of people on the internet willing to donate money to Ron Paul's compaign.. This is going to be a true showdown of media vs. internet. Internet is going to put up a serious financial battle.. And this is only the beginning.

Honestly, I believe Ron Paul will have more campaign money than any other candidate in history...

[RPR-omaha]

Think about it! If this is true it's essentially a 5-man race now. There's NO WAY that Brownback, Tancredo, Huckabee, Hunter, T. Thompson, or Gilmore are seeing their fundraising effforts go up exponentially like the good Dr. Paul. Those guys were out there way earlier than Ron Paul and I'll bet their wells are running dry at the same time Dr. Paul is tapping gushers. Let's start thinking about how to draw their supporters into our big tent.

The race is now Dr. Paul, Giuliani, McCain, Romney and F. Thompson. We just eliminated half the competition - let's all keep up the good work.

I think Brownbeck or Huckabee can stick around for a while but not both. They appeal to the religous right. Personally I hope Huckabee lasts longer than Brownback. The rest don't seem to have anything going for them. Trancedo is super tough on immigration but i dont think that is enough.

[jondisx]

im getting my mom to donate 500$ for my graduation gift

[amonasro]

jeeeze $50 million for some of the democrats. That is a TON of money. I'll be making my first donation to RP's campaign very soon, like this week when I get paid :)

[Sal Collaziano]

Whenever we post on blogs, we should leave links to sites that accept donations for the Ron Paul campaign - including his own donation page..

[mtbaird5687]

Gave $50. Never thought I'd donate money to a campaign but Ron Paul is worth it!

[JoshLowry]

jeeeze $50 million for some of the democrats. That is a TON of money. I'll be making my first donation to RP's campaign very soon, like this week when I get paid :)

Those big dollars are from corporations. Not the people.

It's ass backwards how corporations can donate hundreds of thousands of dollars and individual citizens can only donate a max of $2300.

[Sal Collaziano]

Somebody just posted this on one of my sites.. I thought it was too cool. :p



Ron Paul!


Ron Paul!!!!


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RON PAUL!!!!!!

[Lesgov]

im getting my mom to donate 500$ for my graduation gift

Alright jon!

Now this is the kind of support that you wont see much of with the other candidates. I dare say most Ron Paul supporters are as resolved as you are. This train is going to be very hard to stop.

GO RON PAUL

[cujothekitten]

Somebody just posted this on one of my sites.. I thought it was too cool. :p



Ron Paul!


Ron Paul!!!!


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RON PAUL!!!!!!

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[ShaneC]

Hopefully after the wedding I can make a decent donation.

Funds are tight at the moment. :(







PS. I owe the IRS

[AgentSmith]

Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

[ronpaulitician]

Indeed, the more is donated, the more I want to donate. And the higher the number goes, the better a chance Paul stands to win, which will get even more people to donate. Snowball!

[RonPaul4President]

Hopefully after the wedding I can make a decent donation.

Um, that's called the honeymoon. ;)

Payday is tomorrow. I will donate $50.

[LibertyEagle]

im getting my mom to donate 500$ for my graduation gift

Way to go, Jon! :)

[LizF]

Very cute Sal! :)

[Therion]

Now we only have 95 million to go.

[lbadragan]

Another $100 donated toward my principles.

[PineGroveDave]

It brings tears to my eyes. Word...My wife and I are so stoked. I've donated twice so far and most likely will again.

I want this to happen. I want America given back to "The People" and I want to be a part of this. For almost a year now I've been telling my friends that we need a "Tea Party"...I like Tea...;) :D

[Therion]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/money/gop.html

Sam Brownback
cash-on-hand: $806,626

Jim Gilmore
cash-on-hand: $90,107

Rudy Giuliani
cash-on-hand: $11,949,735

Mike Huckabee
cash-on-hand: $373,918

Duncan Hunter
cash-on-hand: $272,552

John McCain
cash-on-hand: $5,180,799

Ron Paul
cash-on-hand: $524,919

Mitt Romney
cash-on-hand: $11,863,653

Tom Tancredo
cash-on-hand: $575,078

Tommy Thompson
cash-on-hand: $139,723

Source: CNN


We're almost there. We just have to keep raising money faster than Rudy McRomney and this election will be in the bag.

Edit: This is kind of old, it still shows RP with 600k. I don't know how much the others have by now...

[torchbearer]

He's at 5 million!
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192

[gocubsgo]

My fear is they will kill him if it looks like he will win... Getting rid of the Fed is trillions of dollars of motive! Whoever prints the money controls the people and they will not want to give that up.. The Banksters start wars for profit and for sure they may kill one man for it...

I hope I am wrong but I think the best thing that can be done is to say we expect it to happen. May make them less likely to do it!

Hope I am wrong!

I fear for this too. Hopefully this will be recognized once he gets more widespread support and the secret service move in to protect him, like they are protecting obama. I've already donated money..... poor college student her, but I'm going to find some way to donate more, perhaps ebaying some junk.

[DjLoTi]

He's at 5 million!
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192

"At this rate, say observers, Ron Paul could have something like $10 million in his coffers inside of several months"

This isn't good enough. We need to get another 3 million this month... I want to see 10 million before the end of July. Go Ron!!!!

[xRedfoxx]

This inspires me to. I'm making another donation in the morning. And to GOCUBSGO, I was in your shoes once so I'll throw in $100 on your behalf. Payitforward some day in the future! I'm with DjLoTi..we need $10 mil by July!!

[Dave]

Those big dollars are from corporations. Not the people.

It's ass backwards how corporations can donate hundreds of thousands of dollars and individual citizens can only donate a max of $2300.

I'm confused, Josh. The FEC says corporations, unions, etc. can't contribute to candidates. They CAN set up PACs to contribute but those PACs are limited to $2300 also.

I know unlimited money can flow to 527s (e.g. Swift Boat Veterans) that can indirectly support a candidate but these funds would not show up in the FEC reports everyone uses to compare the candidates' success.

Is there some other avenue for corporations to contribute to a campaign that I'm missing?

[DjLoTi]

Is there some other avenue for corporations to contribute to a campaign that I'm missing?

For sure. There's got to be. You know they wouldn't do it any other way. I bet corporations fund events and things like that, you know, like they 'pay' for the candidates instead of directly donating.

[JoshLowry]

I'm confused, Josh. The FEC says corporations, unions, etc. can't contribute to candidates. They CAN set up PACs to contribute but those PACs are limited to $2300 also.

I know unlimited money can flow to 527s (e.g. Swift Boat Veterans) that can indirectly support a candidate but these funds would not show up in the FEC reports everyone uses to compare the candidates' success.

Is there some other avenue for corporations to contribute to a campaign that I'm missing?

No, I must have been mistaken. :o

I'll have to look into why I thought I was wrong.

[Bradley in DC]

According this article, if Ron Paul is near 5 million then he is at the same money stance as John McCain. This is truely amazing. The really amazing thing is that I don't even think that Ron Paul has done many fund raisers and he currently doesn't have the support of the big spenders like Rudy McRomneyson.

We are getting it done. I can feel the change happening and it isn't small anymore.

No, it would mean that Dr. Paul had raised by now as much as McCain did back in March. That said Dr. Paul had, what, six?, paid staffers until recently while McCain had about 120 paid staffers just in New Hampshire. The good doctor does a good just husbanding his resources. I'm mighty interested to see how the "cash on hand" numbers look for all of them.;)

[DjLoTi]

I'm tellin ya... Ron is a baller ;)

*edit*
Here's a good article about donating. It doesn't have RP in it, but it does have some answers to our questions. :)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20070607/pl_bloomberg/a2lbgozy4h8_1;_ylt=AmzQv7GrYF9i9EzIDMKxPe1pu6cv
All we need is 1 million people to donate $100, or 100,000 people to donate $1,000. We're doing really good guys. It's only going to get better.

[randolphus maximus]

No, it would mean that Dr. Paul had raised by now as much as McCain did back in March. That said Dr. Paul had, what, six?, paid staffers until recently while McCain had about 120 paid staffers just in New Hampshire. The good doctor does a good just husbanding his resources. I'm mighty interested to see how the "cash on hand" numbers look for all of them.;)


You can see all of the candidates finances here http://www.fecinfo.com/2008presidentialpotentials.htm (this was for last quarter)

McCain, Romney, and Giuliani, while they have raised millions, have spent millions as well.

RP has spent a little over $120k, (if there's any doubt about him being able to cut government spending, i think this should eliminate it):D

[DjLoTi]

We have to remember that the 'top-tier' candidates usually are associated with law firms, entertainment industries, or major companies... people who can afford the maximum donation...

if 1,000 people donate the max, that's 2.3 in the bank. I'm actually surprised how little the rest of the GOP has been able to raise.

*EDIT*
http://www.fecinfo.com/2008presidentialpotentials.htm... thanks for posting this... this is a *really* great website.
^^^^^This website completely changes how I look at the way presidential campagins are financed... and it also opens up *SO MANY* opportunities. seriously.

I truly believe Ron Paul has already won. The best part about it? We're ( Ron's supporters ) are *not* going to stop... o man... this is happening for real guys :)

[MsDoodahs]

I know Romney has been running ads on the business channels multiple times a day for several weeks now.

So he's burning through some dollars already.

:)

[FSP-Rebel]

Let him, he still can't beat Guliani with all those ads. Wait til Paul airs his ads...

[DjLoTi]

Ron has only had 2 lawyers donate to his campaign :-P

That's just 1 thing I found out real quick using that handy dandy website.

Lots of farmers have donated, though. O man. We (RP supporters) are so smart. We're going to own this shiz. :P

[randolphus maximus]

Let him, he still can't beat Guliani with all those ads. Wait til Paul airs his ads...

I have to say, a lot of the RP videos on youtube are pretty good. It's amazing how creative and talented his supporters are.

This is one of my favorites out there:

http://www.ronpaulnation.com/tv.html#ronpaul_hopeforamerica

[Electric Church]

My fear is they will kill him if it looks like he will win...
Hope I am wrong!

You seem to be forgetting someOne very important: GOD!!!

Ron needs MONEY and our PRAYERS...go Ron go!!!

[Iris]

WOOHOO! Just today someone was saying to me that Dr. Paul didn't have enough money to be viable, so he wasn't sure he wanted to support him. This is great news and will make more folks want to donate, and the rest of us to donate even more. Yesssssss!!

[buffalokid777]

Wait till the doubters see how much we raise over the next 2 months....25 mil is NOT unreachable....

People love Ron Paul....because he was saying the RIGHT thing....

While everyone else was buying into FALSE PATRIOTISM saying the wrong thing.....

Yeah let's kill millions of people over there so they don't come here....

Bet you the Neocon who thought that up is looking for a new job now :)

[vertesc]

It's killing me that I can't afford to donate! Augh!

Thank you to everyone who has the financial wherewithal to donate. I would send in $5 if I could afford it... knock on wood I'll be able to do more come September.

[torchbearer]

Maybe those people who have maxed out their 2300 can hire people like me who can't afford to donate.... they could pay us and then we could donate a portion of our work until we have donated 2300 also. does that make sense?

[WhiteWhaleHolyGrail]

Maybe those people who have maxed out their 2300 can hire people like me who can't afford to donate.... they could pay us and then we could donate a portion of our work until we have donated 2300 also. does that make sense?


I don't think that will work - from the Paul campaign website, federal law requires you to confirm:

"3. I am making this contribution (and paying this credit charge) with my own personal funds, and I am not using funds provided by any other person or from any corporation, labor union or national bank to make this contribution. "

look at Giuliani's fundraising for the first quarter, sorted by Top 10 Contributions by Employer From Individuals (as reported by filer) :

http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/cgi-win/x_candpg.exe?DoFn=P00003251*2008

The top donations are from people who left employer blank or put homemaker??? Sounds like workers for special interests and those people's spouses. Many of those donations are the maximum amount. Huh????

Doesn't federal law require listing the employer if donating over $200? The other "top-tier" candidates are just like this. This should be exposed.

[torchbearer]

if you work for the money, wouldn't the money you earn from your labor be considered your personal funds?

[Grimnir]

http://ronp-img.selfip.org/RONPAULFORPRES.jpg (http://www.pledgebank.com/RonPaul2008)

[Iceblade]

Yeah, it would. But somebody giving a gift to somebody then that second person turning around and donating that to the campiagn is not allowed.

[Korey Kaczynski]

Yeah, it would. But somebody giving a gift to somebody then that second person turning around and donating that to the campiagn is not allowed.

I would assume that only for the explicit intent of having that money being donated.

[WhiteWhaleHolyGrail]

if you work for the money, wouldn't the money you earn from your labor be considered your personal funds?

I see what you are saying and I guess that would work. If you had some really rich Ron Paul supporter, he could hire less rich Ron Paul supporters and hope they would spend their income (minus their income tax) on a campaign donation. I don't know what the workers would have to do be considered legitimate, and I don't know what would happen if non-Ron Paul supporters wanted a job.

[ronpaulitician]

You know what would be awesome? If, when Bill Maher's Real Time comes back, Paul has a couple of million in the bank, and Maher invites Ben Affleck back on to eat his "He's got no support" words ;)

[lapi7]

I'm sure we've all been exposed to these figures before.
But it never hurts to drive home the point once more.

Million dollar donations are great, however, I believe that the battle can still (and will be) won fighting in the trenches.
It can be won by advancing inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard.
To quote one of the greatest men whoever walked the face of the Earth:

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
--- Mahatma Gandhi

If one million people gave only $100...the war would be won.
If one tenth of that amount of people (one hundred thousand) gave only $1000...the war would be won.

EVERYONE who claims to be a Ron Paul supporter absolutely MUST join "The Revolution"
I am only speaking to those who have not yet given. Please stop your incessant babbling about Dr. Paul's virtues and put your money where you claim your heart lies and do something.
Whether you've got $10, $25, $100 or $100,000. NOW IS THE TIME!!!

I really don't mean to be harsh...just to be respectable, yet firmly truthful.
Let's not win just the battle...let's win the war!

[winston_blade]

I'm sure we've all been exposed to these figures before.
But it never hurts to drive home the point once more.

Million dollar donations are great, however, I believe that the battle can still (and will be) won fighting in the trenches.
It can be won by advancing inch by inch, foot by foot, yard by yard.
To quote one of the greatest men whoever walked the face of the Earth:

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
--- Mahatma Gandhi

If one million people gave only $100...the war would be won.
If one tenth of that amount of people (one hundred thousand) gave only $1000...the war would be won.

EVERYONE who claims to be a Ron Paul supporter absolutely MUST join "The Revolution"
I am only speaking to those who have not yet given. Please stop your incessant babbling about Dr. Paul's virtues and put your money where you claim your heart lies and do something.
Whether you've got $10, $25, $100 or $100,000. NOW IS THE TIME!!!

I really don't mean to be harsh...just to be respectable, yet firmly truthful.
Let's not win just the battle...let's win the war!

I agree. I think that Ron should put the 100 dollar challenge on his website. I think that would encourage people to donate a little more.

[quickmike]

seriously people,

We all need to get out in the real world as much as we can to get the message to people who dont use the internet. I keep hearing stories about people talking to grandmothers who use to support F Thompson, but liked Ron Paul after they heard his message, and people saying they wont even vote, but once they heard about Ron Paul, they decided to actually vote this time.

I think this is very common out there in the real world, and we need to put an end to this by spreading the word. Tell everyone you know that likes him to get out there and tell at least 10 people about him, and have those people tell 10 more. Its the only way were ever going to get the message out there on a massive scale, unless of course the mass media starts doing their job, yeah right.

Also, give a few bucks to the campaign........... advertising costs lots of money and is very important in getting the message out.

[quickmike]

seriously people,

We all need to get out in the real world as much as we can to get the message to people who dont use the internet. I keep hearing stories about people talking to grandmothers who used to support F Thompson, but liked Ron Paul after they heard his message, and people saying they wont even vote, but once they heard about Ron Paul, they decided to actually vote this time.

I think this is very common out there in the real world, and we need to put an end to this by spreading the word. Tell everyone you know that likes him to get out there and tell at least 10 people about him, and have those people tell 10 more. Its the only way were ever going to get the message out there on a massive scale, unless of course the mass media starts doing their job, yeah right.

Also, give a few bucks to the campaign........... advertising costs lots of money and is very important in getting the message out.

[angelatc]

I hate to be a parade-rainer, but this 5 million thing is only a rumor. We're going to look ridiculous if it is not true.

[wolv275]

I just checked with campaign headquarters regarding this article.

The Ron Paul 2008 campaign did not approve the donation amount reported in this article. The figure is not accurate and Ron Paul campaign officials are not pleased with this inaccurate reporting.

Please do not forward this link and inform anyone who may have received it that the Ron Paul 2008 figures sited in this article are not accurate nor supported by the campaign committee.

Regardless of that disclaimer, this campaign does indeed have "legs" as Pat said!!

bill dumas
ronpaul-1 organizer

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192


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I don't know what that is all about but thought i'd post it just encase.

[Patrick Henry]

I just checked with campaign headquarters regarding this article.

The Ron Paul 2008 campaign did not approve the donation amount reported in this article. The figure is not accurate and Ron Paul campaign officials are not pleased with this inaccurate reporting.

Please do not forward this link and inform anyone who may have received it that the Ron Paul 2008 figures sited in this article are not accurate nor supported by the campaign committee.

Regardless of that disclaimer, this campaign does indeed have "legs" as Pat said!!

bill dumas
ronpaul-1 organizer

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192


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I don't know what that is all about but thought i'd post it just encase.

I wonder if they are upset because they have more, have less or simply do not want any info about the amount obtained to be leaked until reporting?

[tnvoter]

Not much, but I sent 5 more a few days ago, and I'm sending 5 more this week. :)

[Bradley in DC]

if you work for the money, wouldn't the money you earn from your labor be considered your personal funds?

I like your thinking, but ... no quid pro quos--that is, if Dr. Paul supporters have work that needs to be done and prefer to hire other Ron Paul supporters, that's one thing.

However, giving you money for the purpose of giving to the campaign would be "laundering" the money to skirt the federal election laws (thanks McCain) and would be very illegal. :(

[Kandilynn]

I just donated 250 from myself and 250 from my husband. So we are up to $455.00 each.

[Therion]

I just checked with campaign headquarters regarding this article.

The Ron Paul 2008 campaign did not approve the donation amount reported in this article. The figure is not accurate and Ron Paul campaign officials are not pleased with this inaccurate reporting.

Please do not forward this link and inform anyone who may have received it that the Ron Paul 2008 figures sited in this article are not accurate nor supported by the campaign committee.

Regardless of that disclaimer, this campaign does indeed have "legs" as Pat said!!

bill dumas
ronpaul-1 organizer

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192


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I don't know what that is all about but thought i'd post it just encase.

Yeah because we have 10 million. :D

[Iceblade]

I got a bad feeling that we are far less than this amount of 5 million now, what about that other bit of information that they had 3-4 million a week ago or that they jumped to 2 million after the May 15 debate. :( :( :( :( :(

[maggiebott]

First time a hundred and second time two hundred. I hope to reach a thousand in all. Dig in those pockets! Lets show our support loud and clear!

[ChristopherJ]

My birthday is next week and I am having my family donate to the campain instead of gifts.

My hope is they will stick around the web page and read a little :)

[Bradley in DC]

Let's put some of this in perspective: In the first reporting totals from the first quarter, Dr. Paul did better than most of the second tier. While most of this is still fairly early in the campaign, there will be some candidates who don't make the cut over the summer (next reporting deadline at the end of this month, next debate on August 5th, August 11th straw poll in Ames, etc.).

If we all do our part (I mean if all of us do our part--even a $5 donation adds up, adds to his number of contributors and reduces the "average" donation amount so there are NO EXCUSES not to give SOMETHING), then Dr. Paul will not only make the next "cut" when some candidates drop out but also have the resources to get his message out and compete with the top tier.

Also, as an inside scoop goes, please note that the contributions go to the Clute office in Texas which is not used to the volume of presidential campaign donations (I know that during Congressional campaigns many years back that the mail full of checks would sit for what seemed as an excrutiatingly long time before being opened, entered in the database and deposited). The Arlington headquarters in metro DC answers phone calls. My money says that, given the circumstances, that no one will know with any certainty what the totals are until they prepare the FEC report.

Donating online reduces the database backlog, but DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!

[winston_blade]

I can't say that I'm not a little disappointed about the 5 million maybe being inaccurate. I just hope he has a decent amount of cash by the time he has to report in.

[dude58677]

I hate to be a parade-rainer, but this 5 million thing is only a rumor. We're going to look ridiculous if it is not true.

Andrew Michel, event coordinator for Ron Paul told me on the phone that the campaign had millions of dollars.

[Man from La Mancha]

Maybe this has been metioned before but why doesn't Ron Pauls campaign website have a thermometer type graph showing the current level of donations with 100 million being at the top so we can all see what is needed?

[torchbearer]

I think the thermo-graph would be a great idea! but to show growth in a more meaningful way i'd have the top level being 20 million+. it would be very motivating to see a running total and may increase over all donations.

[Carbine556]

I will be donating this weekend another 100 dollars. I saw that nearly, if not all, of Ron Paul's contributions come from private citizens. As long as we all keep giving the money we can afford to give, I think we'll be alright.

Keep it rolling in guys and gals.:cool:

[angrydragon]

Perhaps it's more than 5 million? who knows...except for those on the campaign team.

[guntherg16]

I donated $50 a few weeks ago. I just sent a check for $25 yesterday. I'm going to send another check for $25 in a few weeks.

[UCFGavin]

I donated $50 a few weeks ago. I just sent a check for $25 yesterday. I'm going to send another check for $25 in a few weeks.

try to get it in before the end of this month, that way when they reveal the totals for Q2 it will be included

[guntherg16]

try to get it in before the end of this month, that way when they reveal the totals for Q2 it will be included

I will.

[LibertyEagle]

I hate to be a parade-rainer, but this 5 million thing is only a rumor. We're going to look ridiculous if it is not true.


All the more reason for us to all give until it hurts. All of us together can get him there. :)