Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours.
Paul, the Texas congressman with a libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch, entered heady fundraising territory with a surge of Web-based giving tied to the commemoration of Guy Fawkes Day.
Fawkes was a British mercenary who failed in his attempt to kill King James I on Nov. 5, 1605. He also was the model for the protagonist in the movie "V for Vendetta." Paul backers motivated donors on the Internet with mashed-up clips of the film on the online video site YouTube as well as the Guy Fawkes Day refrain: "Remember, remember the 5th of November."
Paul’s total deposed Mitt Romney as the single-day fundraising record holder in the Republican presidential field. When it comes to sums amassed in one day, Paul now ranks only behind Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton, who raised nearly $6.2 million on June 30, and Barack Obama.
Paul spokesman Jesse Benton said the effort began independently about two months ago at the hands of Paul’s backers. He said Paul picked up on the movement, mentioning in it speeches and interviews.
"It’s been kind of building up virally," Benton said.
The $4.2 million represented online contributions from more than 37,000 donors, fundraising director Jonathan Bydlak said Monday night.
Update: Make that 4.3 Million.
And the key here was, what was the average donation? Thats the difference between the Billary and “CIR” Romney campaigns.
What a birthday present!
“Paul advocates limited government and low taxes like other Republicans, ”
Someone needs to educate this reporter. Guliani and Romney are flaming Big Government types compared to Ron Paul. None of the other Republican candidates supports limited government, especially when it comes to ‘national defense’.
I like how all these tv hairdos preface every story about RP w/ “he doesn’t register in national polls, but…” Gee Wolf Blitzkrieger (what a great official media gruppen name!), maybe that’s cuz you don’t show him on tv every 10 seconds as a possible president like you do with Hillary, Rudy and the other ones nobody likes.
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