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*****I thought the earlier thread today on Fred raising $8 million was interesting. I guess I thought he’d easily raise more like $10-$15 million given how famous he is but I also didn’t see him really spending a lot of time at big-money fundraisers in NYC, CA, etc. (like Rudy & Romney did) so he’s done pretty well and has enough money to compete in 4Q as voters get more serious about picking and supporting a candidate financially.*****

Oh, come on. Every other one of the candidate is getting most of their money from lobbyist type people who want something in return. Can you think of one special interest group that would want to contribute to Ron Paul?

This is just the second time that I have contributed any cash to a political campaign. the other time was to Pat B. as I really liked his trade policies and I liked the fact that he would have brought the troops home from all over the world.

Can you think of one special interest group that would want to contribute to Ron Paul?

Actually, a ton of them. RP has a huge number of single-issue groups that really like him. But they don't form PACs or hire lobbyists generally. It's one of the benefits of being a strict constitutionalist and voting no, often alone, against things like outlawing online gambling, to give just one example. Other groups would be privacy advocates who hate ReadID or any other national ID card. Many homeschoolers like him for his record in opposing Xlinton's old nationalized schooling which was rebranded as No Child Left Behind; these folks really want the DoE defunded and abolished.

It really is true that many of RP's supporters are drawn to him because of his positions on issues other than the war. Of course, he undoubtedly has antiwar voters as well but I would guess their numbers at 15%-20% though that might increase sharply as many antiwar folks, especially Dims, realize that the first-tier Dims have no intention of ending the war and the Dims in Congress are perfectly happy to keep funding it. However, antiwar Dims can still support Richardson so I don't think they will flock to Dr. Paul in the way that many FReepers say.

Can you think of one special interest group that would want to contribute to Ron Paul?

Al Qaeda?

This is just the second time that I have contributed any cash to a political campaign. the other time was to Pat B. as I really liked his trade policies and I liked the fact that he would have brought the troops home from all over the world.

Suprise, Suprise!