Guy_Incognito
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GB-Hack said:
Actually, yes.
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Guy_Incognito said:
Somewhere, Mark Steyn just made another nickel and had another accident.
The Caliphate!
Lugnuts
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I got an e-mail from Obama this morning (I'm on his list somehow - I guess Kerry gave Obama his list?)...
Anyway, it said Hill borrowed $5 M from herself, and it will probably end up being $20 M. Then it said yaay, we have $3 M since Tuesday, but we need to match her $5 M... asap. Asks for 25 or 50 bucks.
Then I turn on the TV a few minutes later, and it says Barack has now raised $7 M.
That's crazy.
Anyway, it said Hill borrowed $5 M from herself, and it will probably end up being $20 M. Then it said yaay, we have $3 M since Tuesday, but we need to match her $5 M... asap. Asks for 25 or 50 bucks.
Then I turn on the TV a few minutes later, and it says Barack has now raised $7 M.
That's crazy.
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In the interest of fairness:
http://thepage.time.com/2008/02/07/page-exclusive-back-on-the-clock-and-in-the-money/
http://thepage.time.com/2008/02/07/page-exclusive-back-on-the-clock-and-in-the-money/
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Lugnuts said:
Bingo. We have a bingo. Remain in your seats.
And, yeah, Kerry's endorsement came with the list, methinks.
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The Good Doctor said:
Yeah, I was pretty suspicious of the thought of Mark Penn working for free.
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Rep. Ron Paul broke the single-day record for online presidential campaign fundraising yesterday with a big push from his grass-roots supporters. (Associated Press)
Ron Paul shattered the single-day record for online presidential campaign fundraising yesterday, raising more than $4 million and leaving him well-positioned to meet his $12 million goal for the last three months of 2007.
The push developed from Mr. Paul's grass-roots supporters, who called for "mass donation day." Donors followed, with more than 35,000 contributing by 10 p.m., giving Mr. Paul a huge financial boost as he looks to expand his devoted Internet following to traditional voters.
With the Texas Republican attracting a die-hard following but polling in single digits in national surveys, the campaign said the $12 million will pay for the ads it needs to boost Mr. Paul's name identification and win over traditional voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
"I've always said that we'll spend $1 for every $5 the opponent raises. For us, it's going to take the $12 million to be victorious in those states, and mainly that's radio and television, there's no secret there," said Kent Snyder, the campaign chairman.
Mr. Paul started yesterday with $2.77 million raised for the quarter, which began Oct. 1. As of midnight he had raised $7.11 million, crossing the $4.3 million mark for the day, according to the running tote board on his campaign Web site.
Democrat Howard Dean pioneered toteboard-style Internet fundraising in 2004, although the online one-day record belonged to Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who raised $2.7 million two days after the 2004 Super Tuesday primaries.
Sen. John McCain held the Republican record with $1 million raised after the 2000 New Hampshire primary.
Mr. Kerry's success came after he had all but sewn up the Democratic nomination, while Mr. McCain's big day came after his New Hampshire win.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071106/NATION/111060023/1002
Ron Paul shattered the single-day record for online presidential campaign fundraising yesterday, raising more than $4 million and leaving him well-positioned to meet his $12 million goal for the last three months of 2007.
The push developed from Mr. Paul's grass-roots supporters, who called for "mass donation day." Donors followed, with more than 35,000 contributing by 10 p.m., giving Mr. Paul a huge financial boost as he looks to expand his devoted Internet following to traditional voters.
With the Texas Republican attracting a die-hard following but polling in single digits in national surveys, the campaign said the $12 million will pay for the ads it needs to boost Mr. Paul's name identification and win over traditional voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
"I've always said that we'll spend $1 for every $5 the opponent raises. For us, it's going to take the $12 million to be victorious in those states, and mainly that's radio and television, there's no secret there," said Kent Snyder, the campaign chairman.
Mr. Paul started yesterday with $2.77 million raised for the quarter, which began Oct. 1. As of midnight he had raised $7.11 million, crossing the $4.3 million mark for the day, according to the running tote board on his campaign Web site.
Democrat Howard Dean pioneered toteboard-style Internet fundraising in 2004, although the online one-day record belonged to Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who raised $2.7 million two days after the 2004 Super Tuesday primaries.
Sen. John McCain held the Republican record with $1 million raised after the 2000 New Hampshire primary.
Mr. Kerry's success came after he had all but sewn up the Democratic nomination, while Mr. McCain's big day came after his New Hampshire win.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071106/NATION/111060023/1002
To me, the appeal of Obama is he motivates people to do things they've never done before. They come to rallies in huge numbers. They get off their rears and vote. They send him money. C'mon, $7.5 million in 36 hours at this stage of the campaign? They make phone calls and knock on doors. He has created an incredible grassroots operation. That's worth something.
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I voted for him, and I haven't even given him money yet - nor have any of my friends who voted for him.
He surprised a lot of people by winning my entire area, and he WILL be able to raise money in this area if he wants.
Somebody made the point a few pages back that Hill may have tapped out her money folks... wonder how true that is.
He surprised a lot of people by winning my entire area, and he WILL be able to raise money in this area if he wants.
Somebody made the point a few pages back that Hill may have tapped out her money folks... wonder how true that is.
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jagtrader said:
Ron Paul motivates people to do crazy things, too.
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jagtrader said:
Bless you, jag.
And they don't think he's Christ, and they don't think they're on a holy quest.
They think that he's telling the truth when he says that he thinks politics -- starting with the Democratic party -- can be changed from the bottom up.
They see that he's committed to putting a ground operation in every state, to sending staff and volunteers out to knock on doors and make phone calls and organize meetings and do the hard work necessary to win in far-flung locales.
They know he was a community organizer, that he's been where they are, that he recognizes how hard it is but is absolutely committed to it.
Their eyes are wide open. This isn't a lark. No one would do what they do on a lark. Folks would do well to remember that when they try and compare the Obama campaign to Ron Paul's.
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The next time my new candidate gets to that part in his stump speech where he says "Republicans and Democrats" will come together to make progressive change, I hope it at least dawns on him that a mainstream Republican got up in front of the party's base today and said that a vote for Obama is a vote to surrender in the war on terror.
