How Rand Paul intends to raise money:
“Rand Paul and the Art of the Presidential Money Bomb
Apr 7, 2015 2:45 AM MST
He money-bombed his way to a U.S. Senate seat and now hopes this fundraising technique blasts him through the GOP presidential primary.
“On April 7th, I’m launching a ‘Stand with Rand’ Money Bomb,” a pledge page for one of his political action committees reads. “So I’m counting on you to stand with me by pledging your most generous contribution to this effort. The political worlds eyes will be trained on me and its crucial I make a statement no one can ignore.”
This is a familiar playbook. Flash back to August 20, 2009. Paul, an ophthalmologist with a famous libertarian father, began his long-shot campaign for a U.S. Senate seat by asking supporters to contribute small amounts online. He sought additional online help a few weeks later, as his Republican primary opponent Trey Grayson held a $500-per-plate fundraiser in Washington, filled with sitting senators and blessed by Republican leadership. “This deck stacking favoritism in a highly contested GOP primary is unacceptable,” Paul wrote on Kentuckyfight.com, the website promoting the fundraising match...
Paul now hopes his money bombs blast him into the top tier of what will be a crowded Republican presidential primary field. The online portfolio he inherited from his father and refined in that 2010 Senate run could help him compete for dollars with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, whose early goal is to raise $100 million, and other probable contenders like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
If I can't raise the money then Jesus is taking me home...