I think the antiwar folks have realized they were had by the Dims in 2006. Now they're turning to the only consistent antiwar candidate, Ron Paul. It must gall them that he's a Republican though. LOL.
Still, look at it from their perspective. They are a real antiwar movement in the broad tradition of American antiwar movements. They regarded the Dims as their vehicle to end the war. Now the top three Dim candidates won't even guarantee to have the troops out of Iraq by 2013.
If you were them, would you continue to give money and support to candidates like that? I sure wouldn't. I'd conclude they'd given me the shaft. And that's what has happened, I think.
The Dims have proven they won't do anything to end the war or even make solid promises. So the 3.5 million MoveOns and all the other antiwar group are looking for a candidate now.
I think the MoveOns and the other antiwar groups realized the Dims had given them the finger after that last Dim debate. They just waited for this debate to make the push for RP. Who else can they support credibly?
Go look at that
ronpaulcharts.com, notice the sharp uptick in fundraising today. I don't think that's just a coincidence.
I begin to think we might just meet the 4Q goal of $12 million. I can see how it can happen now. And why Ron Paul is being taken much more seriously now by the media.
Tried your link and it doesn't exist.
Perhaps you meant http://ronpaulgraphs.com/?
The only quibble I have is their drawing the Q4 projection chart as linear. We should expect interest in all candidates to build at a roughly hyperbolic rate as the date of the first primary approaches. I would expect new donations to approach that curve, recognizing that many "old" donors have already maxed out at $2300, thanks to McCain-Feingold.
The wonderful thing about grass-roots movements is how they bring new blood into the system, people who previously were either unaware of politics or totally turned off by the petty rivalries that permeate both political parties. With that new blood, the Republican Party should be reinvigorated for the benefit of us all, which ever candidate we currently support.