Republican Ron Paul shatters fundraising records with $4.2 million, News overlooks
Republican Ron Paul shatters fundraising records with $4.2 million, News overlooks
Friday, November 9, 2007
To the Editor:
I am shocked and appalled at your lack of coverage concerning the recent fundraising efforts of Republican candidate Dr. Ron Paul. By the time of this letter’s publication, it will have been three days since the record-shattering third-party efforts of Ron Paul supporters, which resulted in raising approximately $4.2 million online in a single day.
Even Rolling Stone magazine published a piece on Dr. Paul’s success within hours of its occurrence.
Does the News understand the significance of this huge sum of money? The previous record for online fundraising in a single day was John Kerry’s $2.7 million, and this took place two days after Kerry’s huge wins on Super Tuesday. He was the presumptive candidate for the Democratic Party.
And although Dr. Paul fell short of Hillary’s single-day record, he did break the Republican record for the 2008 campaign, easily topping former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s $3.1 million.
Even more astonishing is the average donation size: $103. These weren’t checks cut from huge special interest groups like one might find on Hillary’s list; these donations are from hardworking Americans who realized that it’s far better to donate $103 to Dr. Paul now than to pay thousands in taxes later.
Alexander Gregath
Nov. 7
Gregath is a sophomore in Ezra Stiles College.
Comments
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Um, how bout the "Yale connection" is that the top Republican candidate, who broke all fundraising records in a single day, may soon be the next President of the United States? You know, the country that Yale claims to educate leaders to serve? And one of the top campaign officials is a Yalie, too. Ron Paul 2008 : Hope for America!
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Amen brotha!
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Preach!
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Thanks Alexander. Well put good points. You must remember though, this is corrupt, bought-and-paid-for, ant-USA, skull-and-bones country. Its Yale dammit.
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Unfortunately it took segregationist Governor Wallace to reveal the truth that "there's not a dime's worth of difference between" Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats willingly went along with the War in Iraq, suspension of Habeas Corpus, detaining protesters, banning books like "America Deceived' from Amazon, stealing private lands (Kelo decision), warrant-less wiretapping and refusing to investigate 9/11 properly. They are both guilty of treason. Support Dr. Ron Paul and save this great nation. Last link (before Google Books bends to gov't Will and drops the title): http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Go Dr. Paul!!
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Well, there are also a lot of other events in the national news that the Yale Daily News overlooks. I'm sorry your pet issue didn't receive special attention, but really, I don't know what the Yale connection to this would be.
None 4 years, 3 months ago
"I am shocked and appalled at your lack of coverage concerning the recent fundraising efforts of Republican candidate Dr. Ron Paul."
Thank God: some shock-and-appall in the right places; and good for YDN for publishing this letter in support of Ron Paul.
None 4 years, 3 months ago
"although Dr. Paul fell short of Hillary’s single-day record"
Although the Clinton campaign claimed this recently nothing in the FEC filings supports this claim, as a representative from the Paul campaign pointed out. The press conference is viewable on YouTube. The Clinton campaign has yet to explain how they arrived at this figure. Perhaps it was simply more cash from China they forgot to document.
None 4 years, 3 months ago
Skull-And-Bones, baby. Skull-And-Bones says it all. Gotta love Skull-And-Bones. Meet me at Bohemian Grove! Let's finish crashing the USA and create a North American Union before ole Dr. Paul can stop us. (sinister laugh goes here). Exit left.
None 4 years, 3 months ago
We voted with our wallets. Soon we will vote in the primaries. They will try to steal the elections with those paperless electronic voting machines.
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