Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in One Day, Revolution in High Gear
December 17, 2007
(Long Island, N.Y.) Whoever said Presidential Candidate Ron Paul didn’t have a chance at winning the primaries is clearly mistaken. Ron Paul, raised over $6 million on Sunday, in a one-day fundraising effort, out raising his rivals and making history as the largest single-day online fundraising haul in U.S. political history. This is actually the campaigns second record setting day as donors dropped $4.2 million into his campaign back on Nov. 5th. His campaign spokesman Jesse Benton said Sunday’s haul put the campaign over $18 million in fundraising for the fourth quarter, 50% more than its goal of $12 million with two weeks to go. The campaign reported that 24,940 of the donors who contributed during the Dec. 16 haul were new supporters.
Despite most mainstream media’s intent on ignoring him, grassroots efforts prove that support for the 10-term Republican congressman from Texas is clearly alive and well. The fact that Ron Paul supporters are enthusiastic and willing to work in the trenches disseminating information about him should alert any intelligent person that there is something important about the Ron Paul message and that it needs to be investigated more thoroughly. Ron Paul has been quoted as saying, “There is a revolution going on in this country and I’m happy to be a part of it.”
Ron Paul supporters, acting independently from his official campaign, have also raised $235,000 to sublease a 197-foot long blimp with the message: “Who is Ron Paul? Google Ron Paul.” Organizers are flying along the Eastern Seaboard. Their goal is to remain in the air until the Jan. 8th New Hampshire primaries. Paul supporters say the presidential blimp is the first of its kind and they continue to create websites like thisnovember5th.com and teaparty07.com, paint their vehicles with political messages, and use aggressive techniques like their “operation front door” where meetup groups go door to door canvasing in every state accross the country. The grassroots work is raising not only awareness but millions of dollars in revenue for the campaign.
The events on Sunday marked the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, when colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes. Paul has stood out from the Republican field with his strong interest in a swift removal of troops from Iraq as well as abolishing the Federal Reserve and the income tax. He believes that controlled and conservative spending oversees along with new foreign policies can help rebuild Americas current financial situation.
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19 Responses to “Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in One Day, Revolution in High Gear”
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THANKS FOR WRITING ABOUT PAUL AND CALLING HIM A VIABLE CANDIDATE!
- Posted by: tammy
There is a force, stronger than Dr. Paul, at work here. The message: so full of hope and spirit!! An interesting side is who donated yesterday. The list of the largest donations is listed here
http://opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008
Thank you for your article and your unbiased reporting.
- Posted by: Kathy Fisher
We are here on Long Island! Mixed bag of supporters from highly energetic college kids, to us 35+ homeowning Republican registered voters! Look us up on Meetup.com or come have a party with us tonight at John Harvard’s Brew House is Lake Grove next to the mall. All are welcome…hope to see you there
Democrats & Independents welcome!
- Posted by: Theresa
Huckabee’s attempt at a money-bomb last week netted him $200,000. So much for support!
- Posted by: J.P.
I read Newsday and there are the usual daily articles about Obama, Clinton, Giuliani, and Huckabee. But nothing about Paul’s record $6 million fund raising day. Tell me that the major media doesn’t have a blackout on Paul.
I now know to go to News Long Island for honest reporting.
- Posted by: Bob
Things stay the same until one day they change. Looking at the past, you would think Paul is a long shot. But the world is changing. If we don’t take action, our country is going to fall like the value of our dollars.. One dollar today is worth 3 cents in 1900. Our country is on the verge of bankruptcy. We can’t afford to be the world’s policeman anymore. Change or perish.
Ron Paul 2008
- Posted by: Geoffrey
1st they ignore him, then they laugh at him, then they fight him, then he wins!!
Ron Paul 2008 President
- Posted by: Rob
WOOT!
The first two sentences say it all, which is what news articles are supposed to do. But, to speak the TRUTH … ah, there’s the rub!
The first paragraph of this article alone has more truth than months and months of political news babble we’ve had to endure.
24,940 first-time donors in ONE DAY! The money is great. Breaking all fund raising records in US Political history is great. But, the DONORS are the WAR CHEST of the Ron Paul Revolution.
- Posted by: Scottish Pajamas
Ron Paul’s message is strong and is being heard, and supported, in many country’s.
He has supporters here in the UK, Holland, Germany and many other country’s, not just the US. Why do foreigners support Dr. Paul? - I hear you ask. The answer is that Dr. Paul is not only bringing hope to America, but to the World…
Go Ron Go!!
- Posted by: Ian Williams
Ron Paul the $6 million dollar man (the real reason Mitt keeps crying, soon all the other candidates will be joining him). Unfortunately it took segregationist Governor Wallace to reveal the truth that “there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between” Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats willingly went along with the War in Iraq, suspension of Habeas Corpus, detaining protesters, banning books like “America Deceived’ from Amazon, stealing private lands (Kelo decision), warrant-less wiretapping and refusing to investigate 9/11 properly. They are both guilty of treason.
Support Dr. Ron Paul and save this great nation.
Last link (before Google Books bends to gov’t Will and drops the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0
- Posted by: Jeffery T
NEwsday’s coverage of Dr. Paul has been abysmal… completely not present. Thank you for the great coverage.
- Posted by: zach
Thanks for the story that is being suppressed by the TV networks. If you want to see what the TV networks don’t want you to know, Google: “Ron Paul 2008″. Better yet, donate today!!
- Posted by: Jeff
Thank you for the coverage.
Ron Paul has more than 200,000 donors so far this quarter alone. That’s more than twice the total number of donors Mitt Romney had quarters 1 - 3 combined. This is not some small group of people on the fringe. There are a lot of us and we’ll be out voting when the time comes.
- Posted by: John
For all the naysayers..
We had a tea party Ron Paul meetup last night in a small town. We advertised it in our local paper and Oh. My. God.
Would you believe 50 people showed up???
Get this, half of the people dont use the internet!!! They all saw the ad and decided to join us. It gets better.
Most of the new folks were older. Die hard classic Republicans. People who were there for the Goldwater movement. They all are very proud of Dr. Paul and happy to see someone with some common sense motivating people. We also had the head of the Liberitarian party for the state come by.
He was shocked. He told us that he’s never seen that much enthusiasm for a candidate. He said the LP couldnt get that much support at the state level.
No matter what happens Ron Paul has won. For 30 years he has been fighting to cut government spending, lowering taxes and defending our rights. His message has tapped into the American dream. You dont need to be asleep to believe it anymore because his message wakes you up!
Last night people from every walk of life, Young, old, Republican, Democrat, Independent, veterans and a couple conspiracy believers came out to support Ron Paul.
The point is this, Ron Paul is uniting Americans.
Thats something NO OTHER POLITICIAN IS DOING.
Im a proud Republican. Im a proud American. Im very proud of my support for Ron Paul.
Id like to leave with simple question for the people who dont support Ron Paul.
What do you fear from a Ron Paul Administration?
- Posted by: NIcholson
he is the ONLY Republican candidate that can win the general election. Remember, the republican party has lost 20% of its base - the public does not want a continuation of the ‘Islamic-fascist’ fear-mongering military activities supported by the others in both parties.
- Posted by: Karl Schmidt
I am glad you folks in NY see the man the way I do here in PA. This is not about red states or blue states, or what party wins. This is about the America our childred will have to live in. Ron Paul truly brings hope to America.
For a look at an absolutely beautiful poster that captures the whole campaign check this out…. http://acmwallet.com/ronpaul/
I have nothjing to do with the above link but anyone who knows and respects Ron Paul will probably be moved to tears when they see it, it’s that powerful.
- Posted by: Dan Warner
I feel Dr. Paul is speaking the truth about the changes which need to be made for our county to survive. Sometimes the truth can hurt but thank God Americans are still not so apethetic that we no longer care about our country’s future. The mainstream politicians have been giving us lip service for to long and we are sick and tired of it. Lets get Ron Paul in office. GO RON PAUL !!!!
- Posted by: Clayton
Carl Fiser in his article of December 14 about Ron Paul asked readers to respond with what kind of name recognition Dr. Paul has around the country in our various cities and towns. I personally have been aware of Ron Paul for years cheering him on while watching him on C-Span trying to awaken some semblance of duty in fellow members of Congress. His untiring efforts to bring honor, dignity and functionality back to a government that has long been hijacked by smooth talking politicians and special interests is one of the few things that gives me any hope for our country’s future.
Sadly most of the people that I talk to over 30 don’t have a clue about Ron Paul, his goals or his astounding following. Unfortunately my generation (I’m over 50) in general is a bunch of lemmings. We’ve never been weaned from the boob-tube and have collectively been known as the “Me” generation, the Yuppies, the Boomers and so on. It’s always been all about us and it still is. Anything that requires real thought, dedication or perseverance has been superceded by power lunches, networking and when all else fails the well-practiced art of back-stabbing. We don’t want a candidate who tells us the truth and offers to lead us in a tough battle to take back our country. We want a candidate who is well packaged and can continue feeding our delusion.
Conversely and oddly enough many of the young people today are aware of Ron Paul and the prospects that his presidency could have for their future. They have turned out well in spite of us. Perhaps they’ve been competing with the big image we’ve projected of ourselves. Regardless of the reason there’s real promise in the youth of this country and I for one hope that if they can’t persuade us to join them that they will save the American dream without us. God speed.
- Posted by: M Walker Central Florida
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