Ron Paul's 4 million dollar day
Long shot no more?
He's not exactly in the driver’s seat yet, but ears are starting to perk up.
"Ron Paul Raises More Than $4 Million in One Day"
From The New York Times, November 6, 2007: ".....On Monday, a group of Paul supporters helped raised more than $4.07 million in one day — approaching what the campaign raised in the entire last quarter —
....Mr. Paul has stood out from the Republican field for his opposition to the war in Iraq. In the speech he argues that the fight against terrorism is threatening American democracy.[..]"
He's going to have to use that money to run on a third party ticket because he isn't going to get the Republican nomination.
Some people think a big chunk of the people backing Ron Paul aren’t doing so because they want him to win, but because of the potential mischief he could cause the Republicans running for president.
Third parties wreak havoc and change history. Think Ross Perot. Think Ralph Nader.
Other people think Ron Paul's "isolationist" views and his "cut-n-run" policies will not hurt Republicans at all...that he'll be another Nader and receive a larger portion of the Democratic vote.
Paul voted against the Iraq war and favors a non interventionist foreign policy. He promises to withdraw troops from Iraq immediately and wants to prevent a war with Iran and a new Cold War with Russia. Paul also voted against the Patriot Act and promises to restore the Bill of Rights.
But the Democrats already have their anti-war candidates. It's more likely that Paul will attract those libertarian, Goldwater conservatives that have been waiting for a guy like him for a long time. Pat Buchanan says he will back him, and so might a lot of religious figureheads. So he might not have such a significant effect on the Democratic ticket.
AND--Democrats won't go along with Paul's stance on a woman's right to control her own body. He believes in keeping government out of everything else, but would allow states to declare eminent domain rights over a woman's womb. Doesn't his strong language about abolishing a woman's right to choose put him at odds with the Libertarian party?
The Republicans I know who would vote for Ron Paul are angry and sad over the party being destroyed by the neo-con Republicans. They feel that these Republicans do not represent them and have caused great harm to the party.
Other than being worried about a bloated government, huge debt, and a devalued dollar, a lot of people from both parties do not want to have a future draft as we enter a period of “long wars” and become the world police for other countries.
But, not to worry, these billion dollar campaigns for Leader of the Free World are dead-serious business. Paul's fund raising probably means only one thing -- that he and his Ronbots will be around for a while longer.
We might need the comic relief...though he could never be as entertaining as Ross Perot.
The most important campaign issue to me is putting an end to the Iraq war. I have a loved one over there.
I want a president who will repair our broken military. We have 160,000 troops in Iraq...over 20,000 in Afghanistan, 65,000 in Germany, 50,000 in Japan, and 30,000 in South Korea.
For what?
Bring 'em home...let 'em guard our borders, our airports, our seaports, help us weather disasters, police our streets and spend their evenings with their families and spend their paychecks at home.
