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October 2, 2007 2:50 PM

The Latest On The Money Race

Posted by Brian Montopoli
The third-quarter fundraising news keeps coming: The Associated Press passes along word that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will report $10 million in contributions for the quarter, along with a $6 million "personal loan to the campaign." (That would be a transfer of Romney's own cash to the fund for his presidential run.)

As for John McCain, he's reportedly raised more than $5 million for the quarter, which ain't bad for a guy who the media had largely written off just a month ago. The McCain camp says it's still opening envelopes.

Newcomer Fred Thompson, meanwhile, is said to have raised around $8 million for the quarter. There's no word yet on Rudy Giuliani, but it is likely he will be at or near the top of the money list. And the campaign of Ron Paul, a libertarian Republican with a small but passionate fan base, is hinting that he's going to come in at over $3 million for the quarter – a number that makes him harder for the other candidates, and the press corps, to ignore.
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by johnnysnot October 4, 2007 8:36 AM EDT
REGISTER NOW! OCT 12TH PRIMARY REGISTRY DEADLINE.
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by safety1stjoe October 4, 2007 12:12 AM EDT
Re-Legalize Liberty...restore the Constitution...elect Ron Paul
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by p413171 October 3, 2007 7:35 PM EDT
The media should be covering all filed candidates in the race- not just those they prefer.

I am finding Ron Paul supporters everywhere- young and old. This morning a canvaser for our towns supervisor job noted that he too supported Ron Paul. Unfortunetely, the major media is not located anywhere around here. They just get into their little circles and circle their wagon.
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by atronite October 3, 2007 5:28 PM EDT
News just in. Ron Paul just made a little over 5 million dollars. That puts him about equal to John McCain.
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by raesbrthctrl October 3, 2007 3:51 PM EDT
Thanks for the mention of Ron Paul''s numbers. At this point, we can only speculate, as the final numbers haven''t been tallied, but it''s accurate to say he raised $3M. And it''s also accurate to say he''ll be tougher to ignore for the media and other candidates, so I appreciate this piece from CBS.

The pro-Paul posters here are correct. Ron Paul has almost 50,000 volunteers who do far more for their candidate than anyone else in the field. If only the big print and TV media would report on him more, his donations will increase exponentially from the non-internet-savvy.

Most people I''ve talked to who do not support Ron Paul say "yes, I agree with him, but he''ll never win." Hogwash. He''ll stay in the race a long time. The longer he stays, the more people he''ll reach, and the more supporters he''ll get. The only limitation to his current wave of support is that the Old Media are largely ignoring him. With a positive Q3, maybe the Old Media will start to cover him a bit more, bringing ever more supporters into the Paul Camp.

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by txwatersnake October 3, 2007 3:32 PM EDT
"small but passionate fan base"? I think you guys haven''t been paying attention, unless this is just another attempt to downplay or marginalize Ron Paul''s support. I''ve been a supporter FOR OVER A DECADE. My wife and I contributed $1000 to one of his previous Congressional re-election campaigns. Ron Paul has more honor and integrity than all the rest of Congress combined.

But put THIS in your pipe and smoke it: Writes Ken Sturzenacker: "The number of members in the 955 Ron Paul Meetup.com groups has just exceeded 50,000 for the first time, in 720 cities in 22 nations worldwide. At last count, Barck Obama - for all his fundraising prowess - still has fewer than 6,000 members at Meetup.com, in 61 groups. He''s second to RP. Hillary has about half of that."

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by willers32 October 3, 2007 12:24 PM EDT
"Small but passionate" following? What? Why is it that Ron Paul has won more straw polls (13) than any other candidate? Why is it that in head-to-head comparison of straw poll places, he has beaten every other candidate many times over. For example, Ron Paul has placed ahead of "front runner" Giuliani 26 times out of 29 polls.
I would not call that "small."
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by soulmantim October 3, 2007 12:19 PM EDT
*I meant CBS
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by soulmantim October 3, 2007 12:17 PM EDT
Again, until he reports it, it''s just speculation. Nice try ABC.
He hinted he made AT LEAST what he got last quarter and that was before the 1 million dollar donation week.
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by soulmantim October 3, 2007 12:15 PM EDT
I don''t think 3 Million is the right number for what Ron Paul has raised.
He raised about 1 million in a Week.
Why doesn''t the reporter wait until FACTS are out to report on what Ron Paul has raised.
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by pblumel October 3, 2007 11:51 AM EDT
"Ron Paul, a libertarian Republican with a small but passionate fan base..."

Actually, Ron arguably has the largest ''fan'' base of any Republican candidate. What the top-tier candidates have is a much larger group of people who support their candidate passively. The Rudy voters I meet at my local GOP meetings aren''t ''fans'' in any meaningful sense. They''ll wear a button and send him a check and note how Rudy can take back the Northeast or something like that. Ron supporters tend to listen to their candidate''s speeches and interviews on YouTube, read his books, pour over his voting record, argue about his positions with each other, etc. What is particularly striking (and encouraging) is that these Ron ''fans'' tend to be young. They are the future of the party, not the elderly Rudy folks in my club. This is like Goldwater ''64 all over again! His influence will not end on election day.
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by nissan4l0 October 3, 2007 12:38 AM EDT
Ron Paul deserves more mention in the media. His support is not as small as this article makes it seem. The 3 million reported is not made up of big donations by large corporations and interest groups. Most of it is from individuals. That is huge.
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by bohemianowl October 2, 2007 7:42 PM EDT
Ron Paul is doing very well, thank you! Corporate stranglehold on mainstream media is the only obstacle and the Primary will show how wrong you reporters all are, so maybe a little heads up: The internet is going to do the same thing to your TV and Radio that it did to your newspapers. Can you say "Obsolete?"
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by srtuttle October 2, 2007 7:37 PM EDT
After Ron Paul has won IA and NH, he most definitely will not be ignored! Thanks for the update!
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by dutchfarmer October 2, 2007 6:35 PM EDT
No other candidate gets individuals who voluntarily them like the followers of Ron Paul. Ron Paul is real and sincerely desires the best for the people. ALL of the other candidates want the best for themselves.
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by willisw2 October 2, 2007 6:35 PM EDT
You should change this "small but passionate" phrase with "large and articulate".

Sure, Ron Paul doesn''t accept corporate donations, or donations from "special interest." But do corporations and special interest mean that others groups of supporters are larger, or they just selling themselves out in order to gain a facade of support?
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