GOP Ron Paul - Five Million Dollar Man? (Paul increases campaign funds by 1,000% in 60 days to $5M!)

Ron Paul Campaign | June 7th, 2007 | FreeMarketNews.com

[Remember_Salamis]

GOP Ron Paul - Five Million Dollar Man? Thursday, June 07, 2007 - FreeMarketNews.com

Congressman Ron Paul’s donations have moved up - not by hundreds of thousands - but by millions as a result of his debate performances and groundswell of support on the Internet and in New Hampshire, observers close to the campaign say.

The move is especially impressive since as of March 31, 2007, he had perhaps $500,000 on hand (see candidate estimates below).

FMNN had previously reported – after the GOP presidential debate in South Carolina - that candidate Ron Paul’s (R-Tex) donations, large and small, had nearly doubled.

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=42336

Now observers close to the campaign are revealing – with some astonishment – that donations to the campaign in recent weeks have pushed the total up to perhaps $4 or $5 million.

“That’s a huge number at this stage,” says one observer. “That starts to put him in a position where he can compete – state by state, anyway – with the major candidates.”

And this source added, “Of course, it’s hard to tell because the numbers keep changing – and thus nobody at the campaign has a firm count, at least not hour to hour. But the numbers are big. It’s definitely over three, probably over four, and if it hasn’t hit five yet, it will soon.”

At this rate, say observers, Ron Paul could have something like $10 million in his coffers inside of several months, and the total could keep growing – so long as he continues to hit on themes that Americans support – how to return the country to a true, small government, constitutional republic and how to end the war in Iraq.

To be sure such amounts are somewhat speculative. But to put the amount of money Ron Paul is said to have raised recently in perspective, here are the figures of cash on hand for GOP candidates as of March 31, 2007:

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

Staff Reports - Free-Market News Network

[Remember_Salamis]

He is now a "contendah"! He's got as much money as McCain and apparently has a lot of supporters out there.

Paul can now actually campaign in states and run commercials.

It's kind of hard to break the 3% barrier when you don't actually have a campaign.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

BUMP to that “kooky” Libertarian!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Contendah for the nut house. Dr. Demento can share a room with Crazy Johnnie.

[Remember_Salamis]

Screw the Constition! I want one-man rule by executive fiat in the form of Benito Giuliani.

“I am the decider” — GWB

[rob21]

So there are some rich moonbats out there. Who cares?

[Remember_Salamis]

Screw the Constitution! I want one-man rule by executive fiat in the form of Benito Giuliani.

“I am the decider” — GWB

[BJClinton]

If he sticks to fiscal matters he could have a positive impact on the GOP primaries.

[fieldmarshaldj]

[fieldmarshaldj]

He’s too obsessed with focusing on fecal matters. :-)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Dubya is in the doghouse with me, dude. But you don’t replace misguided with insane.

[advance_copy]

Daggone... I have to admit, that’s pretty impressive.

[Maelstorm]

Paul has some interesting supporters. A gay friend of mine supports him. Interestingly enough Paul seems to be picking up some otherwise Demokook voters. The word is Charlie Sheen is considering supporting him. lol

[tcrlaf]

How much of it came from MoveOn, and from Soros shadow organizations?

98-99%???

[fieldmarshaldj]

Charlie dropped about 20 years there.

[new yorker 77]

Looks like Bin Laden is placing his oil money on Paul.

[P-40]

Let’s hope....because the rest of the “debates” have been nothing but a ‘Toy Matinee’ as far as I’m concerned. Duncan Hunter, the smartest one, stands there with his hand raised but the host passes him by.

[Remember_Salamis]

Thanks for the lies. haven’t heard em in a while. He did not blame the US.

[Remember_Salamis]

Gay friend huh? I would figure they would support the only transvestite running for office, Rudy Giuliani.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Of course not. He blamed Mary Poppins. ;-)

[Fundamentally Fair]

How much of it came from MoveOn, and from Soros shadow organizations?

Thank you...now I don't have to post it...