Paul expects over $12M in 4th quarter

AP ^ | 02 Dec 2007 | Hope Yen

[BGHater]

Republican Ron Paul said Sunday his upstart presidential campaign is on track to raise more than $12 million this quarter, boldly predicting the Iowa polls "are going to continue to shift" once he's finished spending it all.

Speaking on CNN's "Late Edition," Paul said he had raised roughly $10.4 million so far in the quarter beginning Oct. 1, an amount that is already double the $5.2 million he pulled in during the third quarter. A big online fundraising effort planned for Dec. 16 could push the fourth quarter's total higher by several million, he said.

"We are going to be way over our goal of $12 million," said the 10-term Texas congressman. "And, I mean, at this rate, it could be, you know, maybe $14 million or $15 million. It just is astounding."

"People are ready for some changes," Paul said. "It really tells me that although I had a great deal of concerns about the country, the American people were equally concerned and they are willing to put their money with a candidate who is willing to state these positions, all of these concerns, whether it is the foreign policy and coming home, or the irresponsible spending here."

Paul, a former Libertarian who stands apart from the other GOP presidential contenders by opposing the Iraq war, was running fourth in Iowa in a recent Des Moines Register poll behind rivals Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee, and tied with John McCain.

Citing the Constitution as his guide, Paul opposes law enforcement or anti-terrorism measures that he believes encroach on civil liberties. His views on small government extend to reducing if not eliminating the Education Department and the Department of Homeland Security. And he favors limiting immigration and strengthening border security.

Kent Redfield, a professor of political studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield, said in a telephone interview that Paul's strong fundraising numbers demonstrate how grass-roots efforts via the Internet can help lesser known candidates compete on a more equal footing to higher profile contenders.

"It's a model for other candidates on how to get on the radar and meet the basic threshold of moving beyond being a niche or vanity candidate," he said. "But he'll have to show in New Hampshire and in the caucuses that he can build on that."

Paul said he expects his poll numbers to move up. He has devoted a significant amount of resources on ad buys in the early states of New Hampshire and Iowa.

"People are just starting to think about how they are going to vote in these primaries," Paul said. "The people are really annoyed with conventional politics and we are spending this money. We are spending it in Iowa. So I think those polls are going to continue to shift. Our numbers are going up."

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Paul said he expects his poll numbers to move up”

I expect to go to Heaven.

[nuconvert]

Does each donation ‘thank you’ come with a set of earplugs so you don’t have to listen to him whine?

[cripplecreek]

Seems that Ronnie is taking on the role of big money politician that he claims to despise so much. In any case it’s an awfull lot of money being wasted.

[stephenjohnbanker]

For the record. I LOVE Hunter, have met him, his wife, and son. He is my first choice. I might as well give up.......................but NO!! I am for Thompson/Hunter, as hUNTER CAN GAIN WORLD RECOGNITION AS VP, and instead of Bush/Clinton, we will have Thompson?Hunter for 12-16 Years!!

[tophat9000]

Looks like Hillery had order her Chinese money laundry brigade to pull double duty

[Bobbisox]

I think those of us on FreeRepublic would like to tell him where he could put all that money!

Maybe if he put it in his mouth...the fool would just SHUT THE F##K UP and get the hell out of our party! Start an independent run with Kusinich!

[svcw]

Where is this money coming from? Since he is only about 4% in the polls, are all the supports giving the max and more?

[svcw]

And is it real?

[South40]

I expect to go to Heaven.

And you're not!?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I hope so!

[traviskicks]

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[South40]

Last night I dreamed Id died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the stuff I done theyll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again

And they said, Let me tell you a secret, about a fathers love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see daddies dont just love their children every now and then
Its a love without end, amen, its a love without end, amen

-George Strait

[Nevadan]

“Where is this money coming from? Since he is only about 4% in the polls, are all the supports giving the max and more?”

That’s what I have been wondering also. The amount of money being raised for Paul sounds suspiciously high to me. I am guessing George Soros is somehow involved.

[traviskicks]

ah, unfortunately, that last link cut out the very last part where he talks about abolishing the IRS and replacing it with nothing. Wish he was asked about this stuff more...

[jrooney]

Just trying to help you out, so you are not waisting your time and energy. 5 of your first 6 pinged freepers are banned.

[incindiary]

Maybe if he put it in his mouth...the fool would just SHUT THE F##K UP and get the hell out of our party!

Yep, because Paul definitely does not fit with the big government, constitution-trampling, open-borders, sovereignty-eroding, socialist-lite *new* Republican party that so many here are cheerleaders for.

The thing that is incredibly ironic is that he hasn't changed, the party has. Yet people like you tell him to "SHUT THE F##K UP and get the hell out of OUR party". LOL! (by the way, lovely language for a woman of your age)

And you wonder why the GOP has shrunk and will keep shrinking, if they continue on the same path.

[West Coast Conservative]

It’s his Kucinich-like foreign policy that we have a problem with, not so much his domestic agenda.

[HoustonTech]

Who knew that dope pushers had so much money?

[Michael Barnes]

I usually don’t post on any RP threads, but I do have to say, Paul could end up surprising a lot of posters here. This board , by and large, has tunnel vision. Paul’s name is getting out there and some folks are liking what they hear. Simply calling him a kook or yelling for him to get out of the “party” is not going to fix the real problem. The Republican party is leaving its voting base like the democratic party left Reagan.