Ron Paul not only out-raised every other Republican candidate in the 4th fundraising quarter of 2007, but defended his 3rd quarter title as the United States military´s favorite candidate. This time, the victory was decisive. Paul received approximately three times as many Army donations as Senator John McCain, twice as many from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and more military donations overall than all the other Republican candidates combined. In fact, the United States Army alone was Paul´s biggest contributor, outstripping students and every other branch of the military.
Total Military Member Donations:
Ron Paul 931
McCain 466
Romney 125
Huckabee 141
Total Military Member Donations to McCain, Romney and Huckabee Donations Combined: 732
Ron Paul Total Military Member Donations: 931
Source: Third Party Watch
Big disconnect between the republican party faithful and the rest of the U.S. voting populace could care less about what the people responsible to defend and protect the country (eating bullets for breakfast, lunch and dinner) have to say about running the country - that's sad.
All Ron Paul can do now is elect the Democrat. The main reason that I've not been very friendly to him all along is that he was only running in the Republican primaries to gain visibility and fund for such a third party. A somewhat successful Paul run is just Perot all over again.
In my view the only thing that matters critically in this election is holding down the number of Democrat senators. If they get the Presidency and a filibuster proof Senate we will be in big trouble.
Is Paul going to run as a Libertarian or start a new party?
