WN: 'Money bomb': Ron Paul raises $6 million in 24-hour

[O'Dannyboy]

Ron Paul can raise 100 times that to no avail; he will not get the nomination.

He doesn't need any nomination to run Independent. Just because we have two political parties doesn't mean that they alone decide who can or can't run for office. Welcome to Democracy.

[forrestkc]

Ron raises more $ by far, but has no chance? Who do you listen to?

He has raised more money than other Republican candidates. He is still only raising about half as much money as Hillary and Obama are and the vast majority of the money he is raising is coming from independents, not Republicans. To win the Republican nomination you have to have support among Republicans. Thats his problem.

Ron Paul is a true libertarian. Now, there are some Republicans out there that call themselves libertarian, but most of them are not true libertarians. To be a libertarian does not mean that your just for low taxes. A libertarian is essentially a social liberal, strong supporter of civil liberties, for drug decriminalization, against all forms of legislated morality, for almost unlimited immigration, and against virtually all federal government spending, including most defense spending. Does that describe a typical Republican these days?

Its not enough just to be able to raise money to win the nomination, you also have to get core party support which is what Ron Paul lacks. Look at 2004, Howard Dean by far out-raised every other Democratic Candidate, and he did it just like Ron Paul, from small donors, yet he did not win a single state's primary.

[O'Dannyboy]

Ron raises more $ by far, but has no chance? Who do you listen to?

He has raised more money than other Republican candidates. He is still only raising about half as much money as Hillary and Obama are and the vast majority of the money he is raising is coming from independents, not Republicans. To win the Republican nomination you have to have support among Republicans. Thats his problem.

Ron Paul is a true libertarian. Now, there are some Republicans out there that call themselves libertarian, but most of them are not true libertarians. To be a libertarian does not mean that your just for low taxes. A libertarian is essentially a social liberal, strong supporter of civil liberties, for drug decriminalization, against all forms of legislated morality, for almost unlimited immigration, and against virtually all federal government spending, including most defense spending. Does that describe a typical Republican these days?

Its not enough just to be able to raise money to win the nomination, you also have to get core party support which is what Ron Paul lacks. Look at 2004, Howard Dean by far out-raised every other Democratic Candidate, and he did it just like Ron Paul, from small donors, yet he did not win a single state's primary.

His website does not make him sound like a Libertarian. His website says he wants to secure all the borders and do away with the "anchor baby" law. It's possible he is vying for a portion of the republican vote but then again who isn't. If he is so far left why are so many conservatives leaning his direction? I can tell you that how much money he is or has raised has nothing to with my liking him. I don't vote for the most likely to win. I vote for the person I view as the best candidate. I am still undecided but Ron Paul has definitely gotten my attention. I am also giving Huchabee serious consideration as well. Having Chuck Norris at his side during his interview with Sean Hannity did not impress me. While his Christmas message was well received I think the other candidates were disingenuous by doing a similar thing. Rudy Giuliani had Santa standing next to him in his Holiday wishes broadcast. I believe he was mocking Huckbee (and Christians) more than wishing anyone a happy anything.

[O'Dannyboy]

Libertarians make me nervous thanks to civil liberties groups such as the ACLU. To me, Ron Paul is more Conservative than Liberal. Check this out. I think he has the right idea. Perhaps he is keeping his faith to himself so he doesn't turn off the liberal voters. People like where he stands on the issues and thats what he is focussed on.