Ron Paul Raises Over 5 Million Dollars!!
by Charles Coughlin
Ron Paul has raised five million dollars in the third quarter. This is a 114 percent increase over the amount raised in the second quarter. Ron Paul is the only major Republican candidate, who has increased his fund-raising from the second quarter to the third quarter. (Fred Thompson wasn’t officially running during the second quarter.)
Ron Paul has won 11 straw polls and placed in the top three in all the straw polls with just a few exceptions. Only Thompson and Romney have come close to Paul’s straw poll successes.
Most of the “celebrity” candidates got a big rush of donations at the start of their campaign. McCain got a big pile of money at the start and his donations have been dropping off ever since. Giuliani got a HUGE pile of donations early on and his fund-raising has been dropping off.
Romney didn’t have the celebrity status of McCain or Giuliani and has had to keep dipping into his bank account to stay in the top tier. His fund raising also dropped badly in the third quarter.
Ron Paul wasn’t that well-known to begin with. He started off with little money and is the only candidate who is INCREASING his ability to raise money while everyone else in the GOP is slipping. (more…)