In what marks his first primary win, Ron Paul added the vast majority of Minnesota’s 24 delegates to his growing count yesterday. While neither political junkies nor average voters can figure out if Ron Paul actually has a shot of winning the nomination, the libertarian has quietly been amassing an army of delegates and funds, announcing late last week that he’s pulled in $10.4 million in donations since January in what is currently a debt-free campaign.
Compared to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s spectacular debt of $4.5 million and the hints he’s been dropping of throwing his support behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, Ron Paul appears to be in tip-top shape to square off against Romney for the nomination. In fact, Paul’s machinations to scoop up the delegates left in the wake of Santorum’s departure might actually pay off and put him in a position strong enough to challenge Romney’s dominance, though the likelihood of a Ron Paul victory remains small.
While several states and delegates remain to be won in the coming months, one of the biggest is also most likely to swing in Paul’s favor. The congressman’s home state of Texas stands to award the victor with over 150 delegates after the primaries on May 29. Other significant upcoming primaries include those in New York, Pennsylvania, California, and New Jersey.
Ron Paul’s particular brand of conservative values has gained him a fiercely loyal base while alienating him from the mainstream media and corporate donors. Though many supporters claim that the congressman can appeal to independents and democrats more so than any of the other candidates, much of Paul’s platform is supported by decidedly anti-liberal philosophy. He continues to adhere to his core goal of decreasing the size and power of the federal government in favor of strengthening states’ rights, and seeks to massively scale back federal programs such as welfare and Medicare.
Though many in the GOP wish to see a quick conclusion to what’s been a somewhat drawn out and disappointing race, it’s clear from yesterday’s victory that Paul intends to see his campaign through to the end.
No One But Paul!!!
It’s great to see some local coverage of the Paul campaign, especially on the heels of the latest Pew Research Center report that states “Ron Paul enjoyed the most consistently positive portrayal of any candidate in the race. But that was offset by the fact that the media virtually ignored him.” Apparently, only 7% of campaign coverage has been dedicated to Paul’s campaign, compared to 59% for Romney’s.
If anyone is interested in getting involved in helping the Ron Paul campaign, feel free to contact me or check out the Youth for Ron Paul at New York University Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YFPNewYorkUniversity
One point stands out. He has such a loyal base but he is alienated the main stream media and Corporations…. Need you know anything more. He gets my vote.
I hear he only accepts donations in gold bullions
Makes bank? Getting just $10 million in 3 months? Romney made more than that just last month. And yes…while most of his money comes from large donors…the mere totals show that he is getting MORE money from smaller donors than Paul. (Because his totals are SO much higher.)
Don’t know how you can say he “makes bank” (like you are stuck in thee 90s or something) when his campaign said he NEEDED $2.5 million last weekend or he couldn’t continue…and then he didn’t come anywhere NEAR that much. (Of course..he din’t quit..since he was lying to his supporters to get them to donate more.)
That’s just a rumor, Kyle, but it is true that his hemoglobin contains Au and not Fe.
Lakawak said: “While most of his money comes from large donors, the mere totals show that he is getting MORE money from smaller donors than Paul. (Because his totals are SO much higher.)”
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Let me get this straight… Romney has more money than Paul, therefore Romney has more small donors than Paul, because Romney has more money than Paul. It doesn’t take a genius (or even a rejected NYU applicant) to poke a few holes in this circular reasoning. Here are the “mere totals” in case you were curious as to how wrong you are:
Only 13% of Romney’s donations have come from small donors (those giving $200 or less). 62% of Paul’s donations have come from small donors. That means that $11.3 million of Romney’s total $87+ million raised has come from small donors, compared to $21.7 million of Paul’s $35+ million.