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FEC data

Avery Knapp Jr — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:20:36 -0500

When I wrote this article it was early in the day; it never got updated to the $4.3 million raised online by the end of the day.

Dr. Paul beat all Republicans in fundraising in this cycle, besting Mitt Romney's $3.1 million on Jan. 8: http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2007/Q1/C00431171/A_DATE_C00431171.html

Check the FEC data on Hillary; she raised $9 million on September 30, 2007. However, she may have processed checks written earlier that day (unverified).
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2007/Q3/C00431569/A_DATE_C00431569.html

Avery J. Knapp Jr., M.D.

Online vs. total

Joshua Levy — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:22:36 -0500

Ron Paul broke the record for the most money raised ONLINE in one day.

But the record for the highest total raised in one day -- online and offline -- belongs to Hillary Clinton, who raised close to $6.2 million in one day.

Still, Paul has raised more in one day than any other Republican candidate; he beat Mitt Romney's record of $3.1 in one day set earlier this year.

Um...Ron Paul raised $4.3

shagywashere — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:21:41 -0500

Um...Ron Paul raised $4.3 million. Isn't that more than $3.7 million? And what the hell is this about Hillary raisin $9 mill? Excuse me, but where do you guys get your facts? It's a fact that John Kerry holds the record at $5.2 million, so if Hillary raised $9 million, wouldn't that be a HUGE thing for her campaign and a HUGE historical breakthrough in the history of politics? I have never even heard of such numbers before. I would like to know where you guys get your facts, I was starting to get interested in this site, but it seems like you guys are just making stuff up from the top of your head. Good job on being ignorant.

Novak on Ron Paul's recordbreaking fundraiser

Tex MacRae — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:35:42 -0500

From Novak's newsletter:

# Rep. Ron Paul set fundraising records on Monday, pulling in $4.2 million in online donations in one day. This is the largest single day of online fundraising in political history, and the largest single day of donations for any Republican candidate ever. The donations, averaging a little more than $100 each, reflect the unmatched enthusiasm of Paul's supporters, who range from anti-war activists to libertarians to fed-up Republicans.

# Interestingly, it was volunteer supporters with no affiliations to Paul's campaign who organized the fundraiser. For all the talk of candidates' using the Internet in 2008, Paul's campaign is the only one that is really doing it -- and he is doing it mostly by stepping back and letting his enthusiastic backers form their own networks of support.

TechPresident: Factfinder?

Westmiller — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:55:25 -0500

[Paul's total] would come well behind Barak Obama's best single-day total of $3.7 million and Hillary Clinton's best day of $9 million.

Last time I checked, $4.3 million was more than $3.7 million, but TechPrez should try to verify the Hillary claim, which varies between $6.1 and $9.1 million.
The problem is that no such number exists in the Clinton FEC reports. The best day for her was June 30th, but the number is $2.6 million, not $6.2 million.

Of course, there's a quibble about the word "raised," which has been used by the Romney camp to count vapor pledges, not actual dollars received. [His biggest "fundraising" day was when he wrote a personal check as a loan to his own campaign $8 million.]

The Clinton number may include pledges as well ... or simply an accumulation of prior checks being posted on the last day of a quarter for FEC reporting.

Maybe it's a frivolous point, but if my numbers are right, the Paul "money bomb" would be the biggest single day for any primary candidate ever. Only John Kerry exceeded that total, with $5.8 million on the day he was nominated (again, a reporting deadline that might include prior contributions).

So, do TechPrez fans a favor. What are the facts?

lost cause? hardly.

larethdf — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:12:08 -0500

If Congress is forced to cooperate across the aisle to the point of getting veto overrides for all their unconstitutional programs, wouldn't that be a good thing? Perhaps they will find it hard to justify overspending when the President calls them on it every single time. In any event, don't think Paul supporters aren't looking at Congress, as well. I've already seen a few "Ron Paul Candidates" tap directly into our network. We will support any candidate from any party who will obey the Constitution, and we will do so loudly.

Drama, drama, drama

Freedomfighter — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:36:44 -0500

This type of fundraising is more drama, than helpful. You can bet donors held on to their money until the 5th and now that they gave their money, it will be hard to raise more money from them for at least a month. This tactic may be great as an appeal but as a tactic it is only helpful if you need the cash immediately.

Secondly, to all the Ron Paul fans, Ron Paul will be a lost cause if Congress will simply override all his vetoes.

Offline contributions added overnight

marksstc — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:10:30 -0500

The campaign did add more than $300K of offline contributions to the total overnight. As of 4 pm EST, the November 5 money bomb had resulted in $2.3 MILLION in contributions since midnight.

Mark Smith

Ron Paul's Numbers

andreythegreat — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:06:35 -0500

No, I dont think he is combining the numbers. The 2-3 million were all raised today. And it will probably increase even more!

http://ronpaulgraphs.com/

Ron Paul's Numbers

littlebier8 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:56:59 -0500

I have a question I was hoping someone could answer. As of 3:50 PM EST, Ron Paul's website has listed $5.4 million dollars raised. As of yesterday, he only had roughy $2-3 million. Is he combining his previously raised cash on hand with his 4th quarter money to raise his total in his quest for $12 million? Because that is a HUGE jump if that 2-3 mil difference was just raised today.

The Power of Flashmob Fundraising

Avery Knapp Jr — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:43:27 -0500

Ever since Ron Paul's campaign decided to take a risk in the fourth quarter and make all fundraising data immediately public and broadcast live using a real-time, open-source approach, his fundraising has been on somewhat of a tear. Now Lyman Trevor has created ThisNovember5th.com, a website trying to Internet-flashmob $10 million to the Ron Paul campaign in the span of 24 hours -- in $100 increments from 100,000 people.