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Ron Paul Raises More Than $3.5M On The 5th Of November
by Rob Walker | November 6, 2007 at 10:12 am | 522 views | 5 comments
Remember, remember, the 5th of November...
Because that's the day Ron Paul made $3.8 million in donations!
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $3.5 million in 20 hours.Paul, the Texas congressman with a Libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch, entered heady fundraising territory with a surge of Web-based giving tied to the commemoration of Guy Fawkes Day.
Fawkes was a British mercenary who failed in his attempt to kill King James I on Nov. 5, 1605. He also was the model for the protagonist in the movie V for Vendetta. Paul backers motivated donors on the Internet with mashed-up clips of the film on the online video site YouTube as well as the Guy Fawkes Day refrain: "Remember, remember the 5th of November."
Paul's total deposed Mitt Romney as the single-day fundraising record holder in the Republican presidential field. When it comes to sums amassed in one day, Paul now ranks only behind Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton, who raised nearly $6.2 million on June 30, and Barack Obama.
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November 6, 2007 at 10:12 am by Rob Walker, 522 views, 5 comments
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Brian A Kennedyat 10:19 on November 6th, 2007
Rob Walker, good stuff -- shows how the Internet really has changed political fundraising for good. AND how much anger there is at the status quo right now...
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ryanat 11:30 on November 6th, 2007
Rob Walker, a fine accomplishment in a pioneering fashion. Paul's dominance (or manipulation) of the internet electorate seems unmatched. perhaps that's the type of person needed to lead the youtube or ipod generation...
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Brian A Kennedyat 11:52 on November 6th, 2007
From blogger Andrew Sullivan:
A $4.3 million haul in 24 hours. Good enough to rattle Frum.
Frum tries to belittle the achievement by comparing it to Ralph Nader's
$8 million fundraising in 2000. But over half that in mere hours? The
Ron Paul phenomenon is real. The Christianists and neocons will decry
it because it affects their power over the GOP. And because when a
conservative stands for freedom again, it resonates and threatens them.
Congrats, Congressmen - and everyone who is pulling for him. Whatever
happens in this race, Paul's candidacy has already provided a focus for
all of those conservatives who despise the big-spending, unchecked
executive, busy-body, Christianist wing of the GOP. And all those
liberals who know that a new politics - centered around individual
freedom and global peace - needs to be born.
at 16:16 on November 6th, 2007
Here here!!
The man is a true blast of fresh air in the halls of Congress and the White House both of which smell strongly of more odorific human bodily waste products.
at 16:16 on November 6th, 2007
It's good stuff.