Ron Paul campaign raises $4.5 million in second quarter
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
By Jason McLure, Reuters
Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul raised more than $4.5 million in the second quarter, giving the Texas congressman breathing room to continue his bid for his party’s 2012 nomination, Paul campaign officials said on Friday.
Paul, a favorite of Tea Party fiscal conservatives, was well behind the prodigious $15 million to $20 million raised by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the same period. But aides said Paul pulled in far more than he had for the same period during his failed 2008 presidential campaign.
Not all candidates in the Republican field have announced figures for their latest round of fundraising but Paul’s take topped that of former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who said he raised $4.2 million.
Unlike early front-runner Romney, who has tapped into a Rolodex rich with Wall Street and financial industry contacts, donations to Paul’s campaign typically come in small amounts.
Paul, an anti-war libertarian, is focusing his campaign efforts on New Hampshire and Iowa to broaden his following beyond his core of energetic supporters. Paul finished fifth in the 2008 New Hampshire primary with 8 percent of the vote.
Paul, who is making his third presidential try, made a swing through northern New Hampshire on Friday, hitting diners and gas stations in a series of small towns to spread his message.
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Someone teach this guy how to wear a hat… instead of trying to mimic the grandpa Simpson look?
William Trudeau,
If you read the article, you would have noticed that it was not the most flattering writeup on Dr. Paul. You might have a point in what you say to some degree, but the author of this article made it a point to find and to use that photo. So when we look to see who wrote the article, we tend to see why that is. Jason McLure, Reuters, the system’s news source wrote it.
I mean Mitt Romney is THE prodigious (child), the front runner and Ron Paul IS BEHIND this prodigy. Ron Paul ran a FAILED campaign last time. Do not forget that he also wound up in 5th place with only 8% last time around in New Hampshire, but nothing is mentioned how it was proved that there was election fraud against him as well as Obama. Seems like Hillary did not want any competition not only from Obama, but she needed an edge against Ron Paul since she knew she would lose against him and that even election fraud at that point would be hard pressed to change into her favor. Oh yes, right out of the gate wonderful writer Mr. McLure calls Ron Paul what? You cannot miss it and the tone is set. The first word is “Long-shot”. He even made sure to put in a hyphen that although is correct, is not generally used. That hyphen makes the term stand out all the more.
So please re-evaluate your statement. At lesat you are a good example as to how well a deceitful press can sway the average person.
Happy 4th of July,
Rhonda