Is Ron Paul Actually So Far Behind?
Tell me if this makes sense to you:
Ron Paul has pulled in about $33,384,686 in the last year or so in campaign contributions. The donations are still rolling in, even though, according to polls, hes far behind McCain.
McCain on the other hand, has pulled in slightly ahead of Paul in contributions, with a modest $37,036,094.
Now they are only 4 million dollars off, and Ron Paul has been known to pull in more than that in a single day.
Ron Paul has pulled in about $33,384,686 in the last year or so in campaign contributions. The donations are still rolling in, even though, according to polls, hes far behind McCain.
McCain on the other hand, has pulled in slightly ahead of Paul in contributions, with a modest $37,036,094.
Now they are only 4 million dollars off, and Ron Paul has been known to pull in more than that in a single day.
Here is the thing that bother me so much. The average donation size is 89 dollars per donor to Dr. Paul. Do the math. Thats roughly 375108 donors. And of course there as FAR more supporters than those who just donate. So this leads me to believe that there are a SHIT load of people out there who support Ron Paul. So how is it he can be SO FAR behind an opponent who barley pulled in ahead of Paul in the donations? And considering Paul has a 100% disclosure rate of the fund and McCain doesn't, this baffles me.
I really got to thinking about this when I saw this video. Whats to keep people from rigging ballots? Whats to keep the media from keeping Ron Paul down? This has already been proven by all the major networks, even CNN especially in the last debate, where Ron Paul was given a total of about 5 minutes of talk time. CNN, one of the more "reputable and objective" news sources. Something doesn't seem right here. I have never been one to buy into crazy theories, but this really just doesn't add up. Is it just me, or does anyone else seem bothered by the fact that EVERYONE seems to want Paul, but none of the polls reflect that?
Heres my sources:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/ron-paul/
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/candidates/john-mccain/
http://paulcash.slact.net/
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00006424
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
I really got to thinking about this when I saw this video. Whats to keep people from rigging ballots? Whats to keep the media from keeping Ron Paul down? This has already been proven by all the major networks, even CNN especially in the last debate, where Ron Paul was given a total of about 5 minutes of talk time. CNN, one of the more "reputable and objective" news sources. Something doesn't seem right here. I have never been one to buy into crazy theories, but this really just doesn't add up. Is it just me, or does anyone else seem bothered by the fact that EVERYONE seems to want Paul, but none of the polls reflect that?
Heres my sources:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/2007/q1/ron-paul/
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/candidates/john-mccain/
http://paulcash.slact.net/
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00005906&cycle=2008
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00006424
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
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