Ron Paul says he has 2.4 million cash on hand (3rd among GOPs)

mport1 said:
The LP needs to continue its advertising since if RP doesn't get the nomination and drops out the LP is our only hope for liberty. Besides, the LP is not in charge of George and he should be able to do what he wants.
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I don't care if they promote him, but when they take deliberate stabs at Ron Paul like this, that ticks me off. He has a right to freedom of speech, but the LP can still put pressure on him to tone down the anti-Ron Paul rhetoric.
 
We also need to consider that the amount raised is VIRTUALLY all on a grassroots level.

I know alot of us are dissappointed by the numbers but remember, this is ALL us. Those other 'campainers' on both sides have big corporations behind them, tons of media. This is ALL homegrown support. Very impressive. I think it will just get bigger and bigger....
 
I've still got $2275 left to donate.

I've spent FAR more money on the campaign than I've donated, I bet many of us have. It'd be good if there was a bigger number to impress the MSM but this isn't bad news at all. $1 for Ron is like $10 or maybe more for anybody else, not just because he's fiscally responsible but because this isn't a traditional campaign, where all the money gets sent to washington and then gets wasted on beurocracy. That's not us, that's what we're running against in the first place.

Look at what we've accomplished with half a million or so in official spending.
 
kylejack said:
Ron Paul is reporting what he raised in Q2. Its probably fairly accurate. Its probably already been tabulated.

Edit: Also, I'm getting pretty pissed off at these George Phillies ads. Who does this guy thing he is calling himself "the real campaign"?
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$2.4MIL has already been tabulated and transferred to cash on hand. The total raised in Q2 will not be tabulated and released until 7/15. If you donate today or anytime during the next week, what you donate will still count towards Q2 so it is impossible to have a final tally.

Ron Paul noticed the figure that McCain put out, and gave the scoop to George S that he had more. Nobody knows how much more just yet.
 
kylejack said:
Quite the opposite, the average contribution in Q1 was extremely high for Ron Paul, indicating exhausted donors due to the $2300 rule. Hopefully it will be lower this quarter.
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If the number is 2.4 million, that's about (avg) 70 dollars per donation.

If Ron Paul had the same number of supporters who donated as Obama (100,000+), that would be 7 million. (what's the average for Obama? 25 dollars?)

So I think it's pretty good, considering the small amount of press Ron Paul gets.
 
Trance Dance Master said:
$2.4MIL has already been tabulated and transferred to cash on hand. The total raised in Q2 will not be tabulated and released until 7/15. If you donate today or anytime during the next week, what you donate will still count towards Q2 so it is impossible to have a final tally.

Ron Paul noticed the figure that McCain put out, and gave the scoop to George S that he had more. Nobody knows how much more just yet.
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You're so misinformed it hurts. Q2 ended 6/30.
 
Joe Knows said:
Come on everybody. These are not disappointing results! Granted it is always nicer to have more than less, but put this in perspective. We have a solid base of volunteers that no other candidate has. We have the most frugal candidate. $100 raised for Ron Paul is probably the same as $1000 raised for "Trudy" Guiliani. Look at what happened when McCain overspent. When you take out Romney's loans he only has $1 million more than Ron Paul. And finally we have the best message. This is fantastic!

I do wonder why they chose to give the scoop to George S.
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Who is hosting the Republican Presidential Forum in Des Moines, IA on August 5? :)
 
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jcbraithwaite7 said:
So officially I donated $200 but have spent nearly $900 additional in Ron Paul stuff and supplies. I'm not bragging about what I have done... I just want everyone to stay positive about the numbers! Behind every donation is tons of additional support. That is priceless!
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Imagine that post "DIGGed" :)
 
Silverback said:
It'd be good if there was a bigger number to impress the MSM but this isn't bad news at all. $1 for Ron is like $10 or maybe more for anybody else, not just because he's fiscally responsible but because this isn't a traditional campaign, where all the money gets sent to washington and then gets wasted on beurocracy. That's not us, that's what we're running against in the first place.
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Yes, but MSM campaign commercials cost the same, whether you are frugal or not.
 
Trance Dance Master said:
$2.4MIL has already been tabulated and transferred to cash on hand. The total raised in Q2 will not be tabulated and released until 7/15. If you donate today or anytime during the next week, what you donate will still count towards Q2 so it is impossible to have a final tally.
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No it won't. The cutoff for inclusion in Q2 was 6/30. That is not a reason not to contribute today, but it will not be included in Q2 numbers.
 
What is it with people in forums being so pessimistic?

The headline:

"Ron Paul with more cash on hand than John McCain"

-- is infinitely more valuable than the actual amount of cash on hand he has.
 
kylejack said:
Right, and those are going to be critical for getting all those non-internet types who haven't even heard of Ron Paul yet.
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Yeah, but it's early for that. When the time comes for MSM commercials the money will be there if we keep it up. We DO need to do better, but there's no need to get discouraged.
 
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