Ron Paul’s 6 Million
In recent news, Ron Paul has managed an extraordinary feat. He has made history by receiving $6 million in donations to his campaign in a single day. This brings a whole new level to the unstoppable determination of Ron Paul supporters to push him toward dominance.
An excellent article covering the exact details of this event can be found on the Wired Blog Network. Here are two excerpts from the article.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul made history Sunday by raising $6 million in online contributions in 24 hours, breaking the record for the most money raised by a national candidate in a single day, and potentially putting Paul on track to surpass the fourth quarter fund raising of all of his competitors in both parties.
The $6 million number beats the 2004 record set by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, who raised $5.7 million after he gave his nomination speech. The fund raising is all the more impressive because Paul is relatively unknown among rank-and-file Republicans, trailing in offline polls, while Kerry’s record was set after he became the official Democratic nominee.
And though this is a historic moment Ron Paul had little to do with the actual fund raising. It was entirely organized by volunteers who support him.
Despite this amazing bit of news, Ron Paul is still largely uncovered outside of the internet when you consider other candidates. If you doubt me, check Google Trends and compare the volume of search traffic and news coverage between any set of them. Although it seems like the tide is just beginning to be too great to be held back.
It is still very early in the game, but this is one election I am excited to watch. Even if very few of the candidates do much to excite me.
