[NYTr] Most Popular GOP Candidate? Ron Paul, But the Media Won't Tell You

[All the News That Doesn't Fit]

Washington Post Blog - Oct 12, 2007
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/10/12/pauls_numbers_show_his_online.html?hpid=news-col-blog

Ron Paul's Numbers Show His Online Appeal

by Jose Antonio Vargas

All that online popularity-- on YouTube, MySpace, Eventful, et al -- is
translating to a lot more money than anyone had anticipated.

Last week Rep. Ron Paul surprised the Republican field by raising $5.1
million in the third-quarter fundraising cycle, at least 70 percent of
it from online donations. Figures provided by his campaign to The Trail
shows that the Texas congressman, who is nowhere near the top of
national GOP polls, attracted 17,461 new donors from July to September.
(A point of comparison: Aides to Mitt Romney, who leads in the early
voting states of New Hampshire and Iowa, said the former Massachusetts
governor brought in 23,000 new donors in the third quarter.)

Some 21,642 donors gave money to Paul's coffers last quarter, with the
average donation of $94.38 and the median donation of $45.52, said
campaign spokesman Jesse Benton.

Unlike the rest of the GOP field, Paul has consistently improved on his
fundraising with each quarter. He raised $640,000 in the first quarter,
$2.4 million in the second now $5.1 million. With $5.3 million cash on
hand, Paul has more money than Sen. John McCain, who has $3.6 million,
and significantly outraised former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and
Rep. Tom Tancredo, both of whom received more air-time in Tuesday's
Republican debate, as Paul's online supporters have quickly pointed out.

And Paul's campaign is upping the ante: to raise $12 million by
December 31.

As of Thursday afternoon, on Oct. 11, he's brought in $633,000.

"We're making our goal public, and that's pretty gutsy," Benton told
The Trail. "But we realize that raising that much money is what it's
going to take to wage a national campaign."

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RON PAUL..... BECAUSE WE LOVE HIM!!

1. He Supports the Constitution. (Wow, Go Figure!)

2. He Believes In Religious Freedom.

3. He Has Never Voted For A Tax Increase.

4. He Is Against Public Funding Of Abortion.

5. He Is Against Funding Abortion Abroad.

6. He Is Against The National I.D. or Real I.D. Act.

7. He Believes In The "Just War Theory".

8. He Supports The Rights Of Private Property Owners.

9. He Wants Us Out Of The U.N.

10. He Wants Us To Trade With Nations And Not War With Them.

11. He Is For 2nd Amendment Rights.

12. He Opposes NAIS.

13. He Wants To Shrink The Federal Government, Not Expand It.

14. He Has No Plans To Start A War With Iran Or Anyone Else.

15. He Wants To Bring Our Troops Home.

16. He Does Not Belong To The CFR (Council On Foreign Relations).

17. He Has Not Received Campaign Contributions From Rupert Murdoch
(Like Hillary).

18. His Running Mate Most Likely Will Not Have Shot Anyone In The Face.

19. He Wants To End The I.R.S.

20. He Wants To Cut Spending?? Really, Cut Spending.

21. He Is Against Eminent Domain.

22. He Is Against The NAFTA Superhighway.

23. He Is Against The North American Union Or SPP (It Exists- Google
It).

24. He Is For The Principle Of Sound Money.

25. He Is Against The Idea of The Amero (Google It).

26. He Is Against The Federal Reserve's Monopoly On Monetary Regulation.

27. He Is Philosophically Opposed To Big Government.

28. He Voted Against The Misnamed Patriot Act That Stripped Us Of Our
Rights.

29. He Is For The Bill Of Rights.

30. He Knows The Meaning Of Liberty.

31. He Was 1 Of 4 People That Supported Reagan Early On.

32. He Has Been Married For 50 Years, Which Is An Achievement These
Days.

33. He Is Not Married To Hillary.

34. His Supporters Love Him.

35. He Is A Once In A Lifetime Candidate.

36. Because His Record Is Consistent.

37. He Is Against Funding The So-Called War On Drugs (Another
Unsuccessful War).

38. He Is Actually Against Funding Many Unsuccessful Federal Programs.

39. He Does Not Want To Ruin Healthcare By Nationalizing It, (Like
Hillary, Obama, et al.)

40. He Is A Student Of History.

41. He Votes In Accordance With The Constitution
.
42. He Will Not Forcibly Implant Us Or Our Troops With Microchips Or
Like Devices (It's For Your Safety, Of Course).

43. He Is The Only Conservative, In The Traditional Sense, Left.

44. Republicans Love Him Because He Is For Small Government.

45. Democrats Love Him Because He Will End The War For Oil.

46. Libertarians Love Him Because He Wants The Government Out Of Their
Business.

47. He Is The Only Electable Republican Candidate.

48. He is Against The Creation Of A Surveillance Society (See London).

49. He Supports Homeschool Rights.

50. He Wants To End The Corporate Welfare System That Is Destroying Our
Government's Credibility.

51. He Tells It Like It Is. He Is Truthful.

52. He Reads.

53. As A Doctor, He Is Informed On The Healthcare Issue.

54. He Has Not Been Hannitized.

55. He Has The Courage To Speak Out Against What Is Wrong.

56. He Will Be Good For The Economy (Freedom Generally Is Good For The
Economy).

57. He Wants Us Out Of The WTO And Like Organizations.

58. The I.R.S. Is Scared Of This Guy.

59. He Is Smart Enough To Prefer Gold Over Paper.

60. He Knows The Term FIAT-CURRENCY and knows what it means.

61. He Wants To Secure Our Borders.

62. He Favors Guarding Our Country Over Policing The World.

63. He Opposed The War In Iraq From The Beginning.

64. He Authorized The Hunt For Osama Bin Laden.

65. He Believes Local Governments Are Better Suited To Handle Their Own
Issues.

66. He Is Willing To Listen And Reason With Others.

67. He Is A Christian Who Believes Christ Was Right When He Said,
"Blessed Are The Peacemakers".

68. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.

69. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.

70. He has never voted to raise congressional pay.

71. He has never taken a government-paid junket.

72. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

73. He voted against regulating the Internet.

74. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension
program.

75. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to
the U.S. treasury every year.

76. He Is Against Selective Service Registration.

77. He Is Against A Mandatory Draft.

78. He Is Still Not Married To Hillary.

79. He Has The Support Of The Youth.

80. His Campaign Has People Across The Country Motivated.

81. His Supporters Are Enthusiastic.

82. He Is Educated.

83. He Wants To Apply The Golden Rule In Government (How Radical).

84. He Believes in Freedom Of Speech.

85. He Believes In Individual Rights

86. He Believes Those Rights Come From Our Creator.

87. He Does Not "Move With The Herd".

88. He Has Delivered Over 4,000 Babies And Values Life.

89. He Doesn't Have To "Act The Part" Because He Is What He Is.

90. He Has Not Waffled On The Abortion Issue As Every Other Republican
Candidate.

91. He Has Faced Tremendous Opposition With Dignity.

92. He Is Optimistic

93. He Values The Traditions That Have Kept Us Free.

94. He Understands That Monopolies Are Bad Things.

95. He Understands The Difference Between Individual And Government
Responsibility.

96. He Understands Inflation Is Not Just The Prices Going Up, But Rather
The Value Of Money Going Down.

97. You Will Feel Good About Your Vote For A Change.

98. You Will Know You Have Done The Right Thing.

99. For The First Time In A Long Time, You Will Not Be Voting "For The
Least Worst or Lesser of 2 Evils".

100. You Will Help Undo The Damage Done To Our Country Over The Last
Several Decades.

101. He Is Our Last Hope For A Free Nation.