Ron Paul Raises $13 Million, Has Long-Term Strategy
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Ron Paul is raising big bucks. Other than Mitt Romney, no candidate has more resources now to wage a drawn-out campaign.
The Ron Paul campaign reports raising $13 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Not all the campaigns have released 4Q numbers yet, but the only one likely to surpass that will be the Romney campaign, which has said it raised more than $20 million.
In addition to buying TV time in N.H. and S.C., the Paul campaign also tells me they have already spent money on direct mail in L.A., N.V., M.E., C.O., W.A., N.D. And he and Romney are the only candidates who will be on all the ballots. They clearly have a delegate-accumulation strategy designed to create a stir at the Republican Convention in Tampa at the very least.
Read more about how Paul could accumulate delegates from the just-completed Iowa caucuses.
Read more about the nomination calendar beyond Iowa and New Hampshire.
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“Ron Paul Raises $13 Million, Has Long-Term Strategy”
Considering he first ran for the White House in 1988, when he says long term, he means REALLY long term.
Posted by: A Cynic | January 5, 2012, 10:36 am 10:36 am
Makes me wonder why the corporate media is so hell bent on ignoring, marginalizing, and putting down Ron Paul. He’s the only guy that exudes honesty and integrity, and calls for strict following of the U.S. Constitution, and yet, every blabbermouth on every news show puts him down? Hmmmmmmmm. Wake up America, throw off these chains of media manipulation. The game is getting late.
Posted by: al | January 5, 2012, 10:40 am 10:40 am
Ron Paul can beat Obama in November !
Posted by: Lovely Lily | January 5, 2012, 10:45 am 10:45 am
I send what I can – usually $20.12, sometimes more when I can afford it – for each Ron Paul money bomb. Obviously I’m not alone.
(and, no, I’m not on the board of directors for Goldman Sachs)
Keep spending the money on the way to victory, Ron, we’ll send more!
Posted by: SoSueMe | January 5, 2012, 10:49 am 10:49 am
Hello, where is your editor? When using state abbreviations, no periods are used, examples: LA,ME, NV, WA.
Posted by: Russ | January 5, 2012, 10:50 am 10:50 am
All the candidates that are running for POTUS are the same, including Obama. There’s only one exception and that is Ron Paul. His stance on civil liberties is enough for me to support him. Ron Paul 2012
Posted by: Cam | January 5, 2012, 10:56 am 10:56 am
Exactly Lily. That’s really the thing that the “Anyone but Obama” crowd needs to think about. Look at Iowa. Ron Paul brought out the youth, independents and even democrats. None of the other candidates did that. Not even close. Romney isn’t going to pull those people in no matter how good his hair looks. Republicans alone aren’t going to decide the general election. If you people really want Obama out, you might want to give some serious consideration to what kind of power might come from putting your support behind Ron Paul.
Posted by: Joe Mama | January 5, 2012, 11:03 am 11:03 am
Ron Paul is the only Politician who cares about the American people, is not a puppet who is controlled by GE , Bank of America, GM and the likes. He will cut our free falling economy by ending free money to all the countries around the world who already hate us. He will also end the Federal Governments expansion which is already larger than Russia’s communist era government.
Posted by: Linda Martin | January 5, 2012, 11:03 am 11:03 am
“Although a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible.” – Thomas Jefferson
Liberty is a popular message and so is Ron Paul! Ron can win GOP nomination and the powers that be are freaking out. We The People will give them hell!
Posted by: Michael Higgens | January 5, 2012, 11:08 am 11:08 am
Send him all your money while its still worth something!!!
I sent him $200 and bought Liberty Defined too. Aint no thing, we got you Dr. !!!
Ron Paul 2012
Posted by: Olio | January 5, 2012, 11:50 am 11:50 am
I have been donating to his campaign and shall only increase my donations the closer we get to Nov! Yes, Ron Paul will beat Obama, as his values best mirror what our country is looking for: honesty, credibility, fiscal responsibility and a grassroots runner who is not indebted to large corporations! Thank you for airing more of Dr Paul!
Posted by: Andrew | January 5, 2012, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
And unlike Romney, Paul’s money is the voice of Americans. Take that establishment. The GOP has said they would ignore Iowa, but they can’t ignore us all the way to Super Tues. We are America and represent what Americans want. The GOP wants business as usual, if you want real change, get onboard.
Posted by: sjosephm | January 5, 2012, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm
If you’ve seen the latest headlines, Obama is now full tilt on the “cut the military” agenda….
So it is quite evident that even they (DNC) see Ron Paul’s message and support as a threat to their future.
Sadly Obama’s “plan” is only entailing about 50 billion per year. (another one of those $500 billion “over 10 years” deals, and we know those never make it very far past the “announcement” phase…)
The writing is on the wall, the people like what Ron Paul represents. If we can only counter all the negative spin these “professional” propagandists churn out, it will prove to be a possible turning point in our country’s history!
Ron Paul for POTUS 2012 !!!
Posted by: Edward | January 5, 2012, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
There is a Global movement for Peace happening now. It transcends the Democratic and Republican Partys. The whole world is looking at the free people of this country to bring Peace and to stop bombing in the name of freedom. The People here are tired of the unlimited spending of tax payer money. Tired of the unlimited printing of our dollar and its continued devaluation which effects the middle class and the poor. We want equal rights and equal justice for all the people. The one Man they are looking to who is carrying this banner of Truth and Freedom is Ronald Earnest Paul ! No one has been around like him for generations who has aspired people to research the law and define the role of government and the Constitution and learn a little about themselves and other in the process. The Revolution is here !
Ron Paul 012 !
Posted by: Chickasaw | January 5, 2012, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
Will Ron Paul get to keep all that money when the Republican Party doesn’t choose him as their guy?
Posted by: A Cynic | January 5, 2012, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
As a staunch small government conservative, I fully support Ron Paul! If you look at the data, Ron Paul did the best among very conservatives, Tea Partiers, evangelical Christians, AND independents and new voters. No other candidate pulled all these groups into their camp! Ron Paul is gaining momentum. Paul won 17 counties in Iowa, and finished 2nd in Dubuque County, 63% Roman Catholic. I know a lot of hardcore Roman Catholics that are supporting Paul, as well as non-religious people who like his defence of civil liberties. This is just the first tremor of a political earthquake that’s going to hit America.
Posted by: Rob McGraw | January 5, 2012, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
Ron Paul staying in the GOP race guarantees a Romney nomination. Ron Paul running again as a third party candidate guarantees an Obama victory. I understand his ideas have shaped debate and platform positions in this election, but the Paulists should soon get behind an electable candidate and keep pressure on whoever that is to further their agenda.
Posted by: colinalcarz | January 5, 2012, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Who is Ron Paul’s top donors? It’s the US Airforce, US Navy, & US Army.
Who is Romney’s top donor? Goldman Sachs, yes the same company that taxpayers had to bailout. The same corrupt company that was partially responsible for this huge pile of mess we’re in now. I support and trust the troops who fight and die for us, not Romney’s Wall Street buddies. My vote will be for peace, prosperity, and liberty, and that means Ron Paul is the only candidate for me.
Posted by: Mike Ikeo | January 5, 2012, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
A vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Obama! Paul is a Nut Job, Fruit Cake, Clown!
Posted by: BIG JIMMY | January 5, 2012, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Will Ron Paul get to keep all that money when the Republican Party doesn’t choose him as their guy? Anyone know? Or does he have to give it back?
Posted by: A Cynic | January 5, 2012, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
Actually Ron Paul received nearly 48% of the independent vote in the Iowa caucus, and he is the only GOP candidate polling higher than Obama national among independents. Obama won in 2008 with the independent vote, and will lose that vote with Paul as the nominee.
Paul is the only one that can beat Obama.
Posted by: Joe | January 5, 2012, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
Romney raised $20 million if you mean being owned by banks is raising money.
Posted by: Brandon | January 5, 2012, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
Actually Ron Paul received nearly 48% of the independent vote in the Iowa caucus, and he is the only GOP candidate polling higher than Obama national among independents. Obama won in 2008 with the independent vote, and will lose that vote with Paul as the nominee.
Paul is the only one that can beat Obama. Posted by: Joe | January 5, 2012, 2:33 pm.
Except, he is not liked by his own Party at all. Do you see the evangelicals rallying around Paul, who has come out in favor of legalizing drugs and prostitution? He is on record with that. So while it may possibly be true that he is polling better than Obama among Independents right now, he would definitely lose some of the Republican base. Many would rather stay home than vote for him. And all of that is moot, since he will never get the Republican nomination to even have a chance at unseating Obama.
Posted by: A Cynic | January 5, 2012, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm
When they say Ron Paul is not electable I laugh because he was ELECTED to congress. When they call him a nut job I laugh because he is for liberty and a Constitutional government just like those crazy people that founded this country were. He is the only one who can beat Obama because he has the vote of the younger people and the independent voters. Romney cannot beat him and even if he could nothing would change. The reason Obama was voted in was because he preached change (which didn’t come). Only Ron Paul will bring about any real change.
Posted by: Jon | January 5, 2012, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
to colinalcarz: People who support Paul, do not vote for the “lesser evil”- meaning they don’t give a hoot about the GOP. What Paul represents is change in the system, much bigger than the 2 party system. If Paul wins, it will be a huge deal- because it actually means that the majority of people are sick and tired of crook bankers, the agencies that support them, the Military Industrial Complex ruling our economy through war and crooked government. That is what people don’t seem to understand- Paul supporters are not “classic” Republicans, they are freedom loving constitutionalists. In my opinion if our founding fathers were alive today, they would be behind Paul- though most likely they would have already shot the first guns by now.
Posted by: EPR | January 5, 2012, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
Ron will can beat Obama because young people vote for Paul. Most young people are democrats and old dinosaurs are republicans. Another thing to notice is Romney gets all his money from big banks because he is a puppet for them. Paul gets his money from average joes.
Posted by: Hamir | January 5, 2012, 7:28 pm 7:28 pm
Romney will always get the 25-30% media pushed vote, Nothing more, and nothing much less. Ron Paul is the only one proven at this junctior that can Beat Obama in a national election. Huntsman will fracture New Hampshire, and Perry is only in it to fracture South Carolina. The master Plan is in motion. It will come down to Paul and Romney, and the Republican so called base can throw Paul to the curb, and re elect Obama for another 4.
Posted by: kyle | January 5, 2012, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm
I’ve sent several hundred dollars, gotta fight the media bias somehow.
Posted by: SharkMan | January 5, 2012, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
Ron Paul a 12 term congressman whom has NEVER ONCE voted to increase taxes, has had consistent policy positions from the start. The other candidates simply say what the voters want to hear. Ron Paul warned us about the housing bubble, the debt crisis, the collapse of the US dollar, the high employment and recessions; basically, the entire collapse of our economy. He is the only candidate who can get us out of our mess.
Ron Paul is a patriot who has honorably served his country as a flight surgeon, defends both the constitution and civil liberties, and is for peace and prosperity. Paul has the wisdom, foresight, honesty and integrity to be president.
Mitt Romney does not where he stands on any issue; Michelle Bachmann is just very angry; Rick Perry does not know very much; John Huntsman has worked for Democrats for many years; Rick Santorum is an extremist; and Newt Gingrich is philosophically unanchored, an unstable element.
America Needs Ron Paul.
Posted by: womanforpaul | January 5, 2012, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm
Assuming we won’t have another stolen election like 00′, and the system isn’t rigged, Dr. Paul is the only way to avoid war with Iran. I don’t know one person that wants a preemptive war, again, but every person I know thinks there is nothing they can do about it. How helpless have we become?
Posted by: Chalres | January 5, 2012, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm
It’s easy to raise money if you’re Romney considering his top donors are some of the largest and most powerful banks on planet earth, a la Goldman Sachs and friends. (opensecrets.org)
Only 10% of his money has come from actual people.
Contrast that with Ron Paul who gets most of his money from the U.S. military and ordinary citizens.
A vote for Romney is essentially a vote for Wall Street and the status quo.
Posted by: Rey | January 5, 2012, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm
Ron Paul is the ONLY guy that can beat Obama and the polls reflect that. This article also fails to mention that many of Ron Paul’s supporters like myself have personally spent money sending superbrochures to targeted voters in critical states. I’m sure those amounts aren’t being counted in this number. Grassroots revolution baby! RON PAUL 2012!
Posted by: Damon | January 6, 2012, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Go Ron Paul, Please win the Election and End the illegal Unconstitutional FED or Federal Reserve Bank, we all know it’s these criminals that stole everyone’s homes, it’s these criminals that are starting the Wars along with the Private Military Industrial Complex. Repeal the F..en illegal unconstitutional Patriot Act too and arrest these traitors of Democracy AKA the Bilderberg group plus all the Bush’s and their former administration; get them all. GO RON PAUL, SAVE US, FOR REAL!!!!!
Posted by: shantel us | January 6, 2012, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
They also need to add that Almost ALL of his 13 million has come from THE PEOPLE. NOT big corporations and banks. Compare all of the candidates sources of support for their campaigns and judge for yourself.
Posted by: John Talcott | January 8, 2012, 1:42 am 1:42 am