My understanding (and ohters may know more) is that there are more funds coming in more often this cycle so the one day totals are not as high because just like the officially campaign tactics this year it's a marathon not a race. At least that's the perception I've gotten from comparing the things I saw in '08 with this time around.
Maybe...but I would be willing to bet that if you added up total contributions in 2011-2012 and 2007-2008 up to mid-February, it was considerably higher in 2008.
Back then, there would b a moneybomb goal and it would often be surpassed.
But again, today was kind of embarrassing despite sort of putting all the eggs in one basket (surely contributions were WAY down the last couple weeks as people were saving it until today to send a message) it will finish under $1 million. Or about the same as Santorum spontaneously got after sweeping the 3 states a couple weekends ago.
I mean..this isn't even $1 million of usable money for the campaign. Some were sales that you have to factor in cost to the goods. And many were such small amounts that the transaction fee is a significant loss.
This money could be gone before Super Tuesday. I don't care HOW economical he is. If he is going to go all out to try for Michigan and Washington, tthen there won't be much left over for Super Tuesday. And for momentum, Super Tuesday matters MUCH more than Michigan and Washington.
Did you have a suggestion?
Maybe...but I would be willing to bet that if you added up total contributions in 2011-2012 and 2007-2008 up to mid-February, it was considerably higher in 2008.
Back then, there would b a moneybomb goal and it would often be surpassed.
But again, today was kind of embarrassing despite sort of putting all the eggs in one basket (surely contributions were WAY down the last couple weeks as people were saving it until today to send a message) it will finish under $1 million. Or about the same as Santorum spontaneously got after sweeping the 3 states a couple weekends ago.
I mean..this isn't even $1 million of usable money for the campaign. Some were sales that you have to factor in cost to the goods. And many were such small amounts that the transaction fee is a significant loss.
This money could be gone before Super Tuesday. I don't care HOW economical he is. If he is going to go all out to try for Michigan and Washington, tthen there won't be much left over for Super Tuesday. And for momentum, Super Tuesday matters MUCH more than Michigan and Washington.
My memory of 2008 must differ from yours, as best I can tell we're much better funded this time around than in 2008. /shrugs
Regardless of funding we're averaging more than four times as many votes per state in 2012 (and that's votes, delegates we're doing even better)
Now is the time to strike and honestly it's been getting more and more postive over the course of 2012. Sure it could be even better sure I'd love it if the corporate media started giving fair coverage and we started picking up more 1st place finishes in the beauty contest polls but Paul is leading in general election polling, he's got the delegates in a good spot because this year we're better prepared and educated from the mistakes of 08 and he's finding more traction within the GOP than last time around. If our fund raising numbers are down (and I don't think they are) it's because of the horrible state of the economy.
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