Washington Times - Ron Paul's money = GOP conundrum
Found this on official campaign web page:
What do you think?
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Ron Paul's money = GOP conundrum
How important is Ron Paul to Republicans' chances this year?
Maybe this stat from the Campaign Finance Institute helps answer that question: In the fourth fundraising quarter of 2007, Republicans finally outraised Democrats among individual donors — but only based on the strength of Paul's donors.
Without Paul's $20 million raised from individuals, Republicans would have totaled $45 million for the period from October through December, compared with Democrats' $58 million.
Paul also set the standard among candidates in both parties last year for tapping into average Americans. He raised 61 percent of his funds from small-dollar donors, defined as those who gave $200 or less, compared to just 14 percent of Hillary Rodham Clinton's funds, 12 percent of Mitt Romney's funds and 8 percent of Rudy Giuliani's 2007 campaign funds.
The question for Republicans is what happens to Paul's voters and donors. Though he has not yet won any state contests, he has garnered support from hundreds of thousands of voters, many of whom are nontraditional Republicans. There were even some pundits who said an uptick in polling on Republican affiliation resulted from Paul's outreach.
What Paul does to try to keep them in the Republican fold, and whether they are open to such an appeal, is anybody's guess.
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
http://video1.washingtontimes.com/dinan/2008/02/ron_pauls_mo...
Our only hope is
after the GOP is gutted this November the Ron Paul supporters can get Dr. Paul's platform embedded in the GOP and finally have his message and ideas
available to the general public.
Prepare & Share the Message of Freedom through Positive-Peaceful-Activism.
The reporter apparently doesn't realize
that we are not here to "help" the Republicans.
We are here to REPLACE them.
Replacing them isn't the only option
I think by us making a strong point that the GOP is basically in it's final collapse we are helping it.
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I think we would do better to lead them, rather than replace them.
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"We knew Ron Paul had a lot of supporters, but we had no idea that ALL of them would vote" - last known words from the MSM
Yes, inform and convert
I was one... it can be done.
No need to reinvent the wheel.
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” - George Bernard Shaw
wants are unlimited, means are scarce...
....where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is LIBERTY. 2 Corinthians 3:17(b)
***wants are unlimited, means are scarce...***
Lead, replace??
Lead, replace??