Ron Paul’s ‘Tea Party’ money bomb aims for $4 million in one day
Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, kicked off his “Tea Party” money bomb Friday. Mr. Paul has set a fundraising goal of $4 million in one day. Mr. Paul’s “Tea Party” money bomb is the latest in a series of money bombs that have been conducted by the Paul campaign and the Texas congressman’s ardent supporters. The “Black This Out” and “Veterans Day” money bombs were wildly successful at pulling in the necessary funds to keep the Paul campaign going in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire |
On December 16, 2007, Mr. Paul set a fundraising record by raising more than $6.4 million in online contributions in 24 hours. Mr. Paul’s 2007 money bomb was purposely launched on the anniversary of the 1773 Boston Tea Party. |
Leading up to the “Tea Party” money bomb, the latest Iowa polls have been mostly good news for the Texas congressman. A Public Policy Polling poll of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers released Tuesday found Mr. Paul tied with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for 1st place. However, a Rasmussen Reports poll of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers released Thursday found Mr. Paul several percentage points behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Mr. Gingrich. |
Ron Paul slams Herman Cain’s media coverage
Texas Congressman Ron Paul, an official candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, made an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” with Joe Scarborough on Thursday. Paul discussed his supporters, the Federal Reserve, the status quo, and pizza magnate Herman Cain’s straw poll victory coverage versus media coverage of his straw poll victories. |
“Time has changed — and if it is true that [supporters] are coming my way, I tell you what, we have a solid base,” Paul insisted on “Morning Joe.” Paul’s supporters have carried the Texas Congressman to several straw poll victories in recent months. Last weekend, Paul won a Iowa straw poll at the NFRA convention in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul took first place at the NFRA convention with 82 percent of the votes cast by Iowans. |
Paul continues to blast the media for failing to deliver adequate coverage of his straw poll victories and of his campaign in general. Paul turned to media coverage of Cain’s Florida straw poll victory in September to illustrate his point. “He won a straw vote in Florida and it was on the news constantly,” Paul argued. “That same week I won the straw vote in California — zero coverage,” Paul added. Paul won the California Republican Party’s straw poll with 44.9 percent of the votes on September 17. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who was surging in the polls at the time, finished in second place. |
