Paul raises millions in one day "tea party" drive

[cali]

Again.

Ron Paul raises millions in today's Boston Tea Party event
Email|Print| Text size – + By Michael Levenson
Globe Staff / December 16, 2007

On Nov. 5, supporters of Ron Paul raked in more than $4.2 million in donations in 24 hours, mostly of them collected over the Internet.

7Today, they're at it again. Hoping to detonate what they call a "money bomb," the supporters started fundraising at midnight Saturday and have already raised $2 million as of about 10:30 a.m. today, more than at this point on Nov. 5, according to figures they posted online. They hope to collect a total of $10 million by midnight Sunday.

Last time, they tied their fundraising to Guy Fawkes Day, which commemorates a British mercenary who tried unsuccesfully to kill King James I on Nov. 5, 1605. This time, they're seizing on the 234th aniversary of the Boston Tea Party and converging on this snowy city to rally.

They plan on gathering on the State House steps at 1 p.m. and parading down to Faneuil Hall, where they will listen to speeches in tune with Paul's libertarian platform. Speakers will include the Republican presidential candidate's son, Dr. Rand Paul, an eye surgeon, and Carla Howell, the libertarian who ran unsuccesfully for governor in 2002.

There are also plans to dump some tea (or at least some boxes labeled tea) into the Harbor, though the details were still sketchy as of this morning.




http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/12/16/ron_paul_raises_millions_in_todays_boston_tea_party_event/Aga

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. What is Paul sitting on now? Like 20 million or something?

I know he hired that blimp, but I heven't heard about any TV ad buys in NH.

[Solar_Power]

2. There is a thread on this already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2476736&mesg_id=2476736

[killbotfactory]

3. Is he going to save up for a third party run?

I can't imagine republicans would allow him to get the nomination.

[IndyOp]

4. That would work for me! Ron Paul would pull Rethug voters with him...

Some Democratic voters, but far more Rethug voters -- especially after the Dems who currently think he is great because he has taken a few courageous stands for truth realize he wants to take away their social security and public schools.

[bunnies]

5. He's at about $4 million now.

Ive been watching the site all day. Its like a friggin car wreck. I just cant help myself.