People like him because he is honest, Something 4 other candidates can't say. Ron Paul also is the only one running who is for keeping American constitution & has a plan to protect America while he pulls All the troops out Iraq. Huckabee is the only other runner who seems to really care but unfortunately is too naive & might get caught up in the evils of the mainstream government. At least Cnn is decent enough to give "All" the candidates screen time .

Things are looking brighter since Dec 16th when he raked in $6 million putting him at $18 for the Q4. I threw in my $100, hope I get to earn it back Nov 2008.

I don't think anyone who hears Dr. Paul speak could be shocked at his success. He speaks from the heart with true conviction and with such a quick witted intelligence. The other supposed "top" candidates sound like a bunch of stiff robots with their rehearsed key phrases.

Ron Paul is a true American hero and patriot. The Establishment is scared- and they should be!

Ron Rules, James in AZ wake up, if Ron Paul doesnt fly you wont live in a free country next year.

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Locked into low single digits….
How are these polls conducted?
Is the Paul camp really that small, that noisy and that generous?
Maybe it is just that most people are sleepwalking, and those of us who are awake are more active.
But I have a feeling someone is doing some creative math with the polls.

Considering that his average donation is only $50, I expect Ron's fund raising is just going to keep going through the roof.

Someone that gave $50 is likely to give again, I know I will. Plus it shows a wide base of support.

I'm curious what percentage of 11/5/07 donors were first time political donors. I was, and I was proud to see my name up on his recent donor list.

GO RON GO!

As of today, Ron has raised more than $6 million for the final quarter, which is just one-third over, including over $3 million just today! Talk truth to power, contribute today!

We are behind you all the way Dr. Paul!! We are spreading awareness in Canton, OH as much as we can!

Ron Paul is a true American,"This man is god sent"…"Any American who cares about the constitution should vote for this man",we only have one chance to get this country back to the way our founding fathers had wanted it!!Because if we let the Nafta,cafta,Nau,WTO,Icc,Gatt,UN.,or in that case the Patriot Act take over, you could kiss this great nation good bye..(HE HAS MY VOTE 100%)

Go Ron Paul. Make sure you guys are registered to vote in your state’s primary. Us in the later states are counting on you. Time may be coming to an end for you to register. Read your state rules for becoming a delegate for the state. Hang out by the polls that day, put out Ron Paul signs at the polls. To be a delegate you will probably have to show support for the party which will be painful for some but it is a necessary evil that we must all endure to make the Ron Paul dream a reality. For all you people who still think Ron Paul is a side show, think again. Look at the money he raised, not bad for someone who is supported by a bunch of so called spammers.

Glenn Ray –

Let's "check" your intellectual honesty…

Is Ron Paul a Republican or Libertarian?

Show us any other Republican or a Republican Platform that calls for the legalization of drugs.

Show us any other Republican or Republican Platform that calls for the elimination of the FBI and CIA (Did you watch the debate where Ron Paul when confronted with his own words to eliminate the FBI – Ron Paul started clapping?)

Show us the Republican Platform that opposes the Death Penalty.

Show us the Republican Platform which calls for the US to bail out of: UN, WTO, and bring every US soldier deployed strategically around the world – back to our soil.

Daid – Ann Arbor,

You said, "The point? Ron Paul has it right and understands that we must cut back on the encroachments that have hijacked our system of government. If you love the ideals of this country and understand the importance of the rule of law, lend Dr. Paul your support. He is the only candidate with whom you know exactly what it is you're getting: freedom and respect for the individual."

David – simple question… if these government agencies have been formed contrary to our Constitution – why doesn't Ron Paul simply file suit in Federal Court to have them deemed unconstitutional and eliminated?

If he is to be successful, Dr. Paul needs to get REGISTERED Republican support, because only they can vote in most primaries. If college kids support him, it doesnt do any good, because they usually do not vote. That being said, nice $ haul by Ron Paul.

Ron Paul 2008!

Ron Paul = Freedom for America!

I can't wait to see Ron Paul this Saturday in Nashville, TN!!!

Laurinda,

How many times are you going to post negative things on this post? If you don't like Ron, just be a man and say so. You don't need to spam this post with hate. You can go back to your socialist party and hang out there. You're not really that funny and probably don't have many friends.

Ron Paul is freedom. You speak volumes of what democrat attitudes are. If you do post again, please tell us who you are voting for so we know who to return the favor to.

Ron Paul for the long haul!

GOP voters want someone who’s not like Bush
In the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll out 10/3/07, about half of all Republicans (48 percent) want a candidate who takes a “different approach” from that of the current president.

How about Ron Paul!

To: James, Phoeniz, AZ

You wrote: "…would seeing the ACTUAL votes by Ron Paul convince you he is intent on eliminiating the FBI, DH[S], Department of Education, etc??" You then referred to several items listed at http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm

My comments:
First, not all of the points you listed are representative of an actual VOTE in Congress; some are the viewpoints of a caucus (ex., "Abolish the … [US] Department of Education" is a statement from the Republican Liberty Caucus) or the rephrased question in a debate (specifically: "Eliminate FBI & DHS" is derived from Fox News' Chris Wallace's question to Ron Paul in the University of New Hampshire debate).

You may consider that a point in symantics, but if you're going to cut 'n' paste items from a website, you should make sure they follow your argument.

Second, you list "No border fence", as a position, but not only do you not cite a date, you are incorrect in stating this as a position by Dr. Paul. In fact – quoting http://www.ontheissues.org – it states that he "Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)" This refers to Bill HR6061 to which he voted in favor of.

Third, if you really want to know where Dr. Paul stands, you should get them direct from his website, rather than via 3rd generation sources.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/

Lastly, I again request that you provide your source that "George Saros has money to burn", implying that Saros was a contributor to Ron Paul's campaign. A website link will be fine.

Until then, stick to the facts and stop with the weak and indirect analogies (ex. Ralph Nader, Model-T). They only indicate that you are more comfortable with rhetoric than true debate.

Ron Paul is the ONLY worthy candidate in the Republican party, hands down.

I contributed $175 from four or five donations, plus I ordered a shirt for $18 and ordered 1,000 of each of the two types of "slim jim" information sheets that are available in the store at RonPaul2008.com for an additional $60. That's a total of $253 in Q3.

I've received 500 of each of the "slim jims" and already drove around last Friday evening delivering them to newspaper boxes in my neighborhood. The next 500 will hopefully get here before this weekend so I can continue to make deliveries around the neighborhood. It took me from 3:30am until 6:00am to deliver both sets to 500 people, so 2.5 hours isn't a bad time investment if it means people will get the message that the media seems to refuse to report.

I'll probably order many more boxes of "slim jims" and pass them out. $15 for 500 of these is 3 cents each. Though to be fair, I also paid $19 shipping for the first 1,000 and $12 shipping for the next 1,000, so it's more like 4.6 cents each if my math is correct. I can't say for sure that people aren't tossing these without reading them, but we all need to put in the effort if we want Ron Paul to win the Republican nomination. It's a small price to pay for freedom, right?

Ron Paul is like the Fonz. How can you not like the guy? If you don't know him, get to know him!

I haven't ordered any bumper stickers or yard signs yet, but I am planning on it after a few more paychecks come in.

Go Ron Paul!

still waiting for one example of a rp platform position that could be challenged as unconstitutional…

Well, I know I'm voting for Paul in the primary. He's the least loathsome of the candidates I have to choose from.

That said, I'm still voting Democratic in the general elections–no matter who the candidate.

Ron Paul is realistically the second frontrunner in the Republican Party. McCain is in debt, hasn't won many straw pools, and has minimal grass roots support. Fred Thompson has no experience, can't debate, won't last long, minimal grass root support, and pro war. His next quarter funds will decrease after the Hollywood Reagan hype disappears. Romney is actually on equal footing as Paul and Rudy as he funded 6 million to his campaign this quarter with a personal loan. Thus, he has same donation amounts as McCain and Paul. He is Mormon, Pro-war, Pro-Abortion, Flip-Flopper, and fake. His funds should remain strong with good media exposure. Lastly, Rudy won't last long as people are waking up to the lies surrounding the war and 9/11. He is cross dresser, flip-flops, has no understanding of foreign policy, bigger NeoCon than Bush. He hasn't released fund, yet, so most likely cooking the books. Further, his political future surrounds 9/11 fear machine, which people want to move forward to a 9/12 future. He isn't the hero of 9/11, just research his decisions and action this day, ask firefighters, ask the congressional commission on homeland security he quit, ask the multi-million dollar attendees of speeches he gave on profiting from this day.
The only way the republicans can beat Hillary is with a pro-war republican, which can neutralize this threat as 80% of America wants our troops out of Iraq. This will make it a philosophical and domestic policy debate between parties. Ron Paul can beat Hillary on the WAR, Foreign Policy, and Domestic Issues.
Can't you republicans who have had your party stolen and principals destroyed by the NeoCons -former liberal democrats (True) – want to Win and get party back, rather than loose and destroy the future of the GOP? Ron Paul is the only one who can win!!

If this is as some commenters are saying, Republicans only hope at the Presidency they need to dial a prayer.

These Ron Paul supporters give great insight into the depth and breath of Devastation the Bush Administration has reeked upon the Nation

Realizing that these Americans actually see Ron Paul as their Saviour is the awakening. The awakening is how complete incompetence at the helm for two terms is the result of a minority of Americans believing anything is better than nothing!

The more people that find out about Ron Paul, fall in love with the guy and the things he stands for. If the main media would have covered him more in the past, he would no doubt be far ahead of where he is today. It is quite obvious some "Higher Ups" are very fearful of this canidate becomming president.

Ron Pual is realistically the second frontrunner in the Republican Party. McCain is in debt, hasn't won many straw pools, and has minimal grass roots support. Fred Thompson has no experience, can't debate, willn't last long, minimal grass root support, and pro war. His next quarter funds will decrease after the hollywood regean hype dissapers. Rommney is actually on equal footing as Paul and Rudy as he funded 6 million to his campaign this quarter with a personal loan. Thus, he has same donation amounts as McCain and Pual. He is Morman, Pro-war, Pro-Abortion, Flip-Flopper, and fake. His funds should remain strong with good media exposure. Lastly, Rudy won't last long as people are waking up to the lies surrounding the war and 9/11. He is crossdresser, flip-flops, has no understanding of foriegn policy, bigger NeoCon than Bush. He hasn't released fund, yet, so most likely cooking the books. Further, his politcal future surrounds 9/11 fear machine, which people want to move forward to a 9/12 future. He isn't the hero of 9/11, just research his decisions and action this day, ask firefighters, ask the congressional commmission on homeland security he quit, ask the multi-million dollar attendees of speaches he gave on profitting from this day.

The only way the republicans can beat Hillary is with a pro-war republican, which can neutralize this threat as 80% of America wants our troops out of Iraq. This will make it a philosophical, and domestic policy debate between parties. Ron Paul can beat Hillary on the WAR, Foreign Policy, and Domestic Issues.

Can't you republicans who have had your party stolen and principals destroyed by the NeoCons -former liberal democrats (True) – want to Win and get party back, rather than loose and destroy the future of the GOP? Ron Pual is the onlyone who can win!!

James in Phoenix:

If you read the framers' words and the federalist papers, you'd see that the Constitution was unequivocally designed as a system of limited, defined government. That very idea is repeated time and again both by the men in question as well as early SCOTUS decisions.

Consider also that the Bill of Rights isn't even an original part of the Constitution, and you'll see that the document was created to define the structure and scope of the government. Everything dealing with personal rights came later.

We have drifted away from the government born of the blood and sweat of the forefathers; we have somehow lost hold of the government to which we promised to be bound by and now have a virtually unchecked system of effective decree rather than rule of law (as Congress declares, so shall it be…see the modern application of the interstate commerce clause).

The point? Ron Paul has it right and understands that we must cut back on the encroachments that have hijacked our system of government. If you love the ideals of this country and understand the importance of the rule of law, lend Dr. Paul your support. He is the only candidate with whom you know exactly what it is you're getting: freedom and respect for the individual.

Thank you Texas Brad, I am now energized again to really advocate the no-income tax idea.

It's hard to phathom, but if we tax only purchases- at a higher rate of course- then people will be paying taxes on what they buy, not what they make. Why don't more people see the sense and smartness of this? I love this idea, because it's truly a fair way for people such as drug dealers and those making an 'underground' kind of income to have to pay into our government. And no more IRS is a thought that should make people happy.

PATRICIA FROM CLEVELAND,OHIO..You donated three times to Ron Paul? I certainly wouldn't brag about being a fool. You should be saving your money. The way this country is going under the Republican mis-leadership, you're going to be needing it for yourself. Keep it in your pocket.

We are sending a clear message to everyone. WE WILL NOT SUPPORT ENDLESS WAR!

I donated to Ron Paul's campaign because I want my country back!

Sad to see there's still a lot of misinformation going on.

Pam,

* Ron Paul is not against stem cell research. In fact he wants researchers free to explore that area, and has said so. He voted against federal subsidies as the federal government doesn't have a legal mandate to fund medical research. Want to change that, amend the Constitution to say the Feds need to do medicine.

* Dr. Paul is an OB/GYN. He's delivered lots of babies and is personally against abortion. However he wants to leave that entirely up to the states. California says "abortion is legal", he won't say boo.

* Regarding health care, his experience as a doctor is that patient care is worse in managed care (HMOs), particularly government-run ones. I've seen research to that effect but I will grant it's debateable.

Tricia,

* Ron Paul is the most explicit supporter of free trade between nations. However he's against carefully engineered tariffs and protectionism that give an edge to this company or that.

* I believe I have heard he wants to get rid of the CIA, but he has said in debates and interviews that he wants an intelligence service. I think he's just tired of the CIA overthrowing foreign elected governments (Nicaragua, Iran, etc).

James,

* I guess you forgot that Rep. Paul proposed legislation to fund hunting down Osama bin Laden and was rebuffed. Meanwhile Bush and the rest, once they had used bin Laden as a foil to get Iraq started, say publicly they don't care about the man that attacked us.

I'd love to see more debate on Ron Paul's policy positions. Sadly it seems that due to the media's poor reporting (and in some cases lying) we will have to wait a while for that day.

When people say that they don't want to vote for someone who they don't [think] can win, it just boggles my mind. That is exactly why we're in this mess today! How will anything ever change if you never vote for what you believe in? This is not a game, it's our country!

I have been Republican and Demacrat it's hard to find a politician that stands for what I believe in but I think Ron Paul is the guy for me ! way to go Ron Paul

To: James, Phoenix AZ

You seem very foolish to actually believe that the constiution does not limit the federal govt. It is called anything not expressely stated in the Constitution should be allocated to the states. DId you know that?

Do you know that the military act gives Bush the power to declare any AMERICAN CITIZEN an any enemy combatent?

Why don't you do some research? Where is it in the Constitution that gives the federal govt the tax the incomes of the American people?

Ron Paul is the real deal. His dedication to the US Constitution is unique and his message of freedom and peace is resonating with the American people. People are raising funds to have a plane fly over NASCAR races with Ron Paul banners. Check it out at http://grannywarrior.chipin.com/nascar-fly-over

Ron Paul’s record is clear, and has been for over 20 years. It is factual and it is abundant across the country, but most of the media (especially FOX), the other candidates, and the ruling powers despise and fear him because he stands for truth and he reminds them every time they hear him speak, and look in the mirror at home, of what they have become… lackeys for the military industrial complex, traitors, and domestic terrorists.
Ron Paul threatens everything they stand for, and is the only political voice that is defending American freedom, sovereignty, our way of life, and the Constitution. The media and elite with such attitudes against him, and America, are traitors, and the lowest of humanity.
Is America so asleep at the wheel that they still believe in the Republican v Democrat mythology? Do they really accept what the mainstream media says? Are they so addicted to the mindless pablum government and media put out that they cannot think for themselves, or research the real issues? Have Americans discarded the American dream, selling out their children for couch time, and receiving limited freedoms? Bring out troops home now.
Are there any leaders who take personal responsibility for where we find ourselves as a nation? Dr. Ron Paul is one who loves country, freedom and sovereignty enough to stand up and speak the truth. He has always spoken the truth and we are behind him, growing in numbers… those who realize that freedom is NOT free, but requires vigilance, responsibility and fearlessness. Will the media continue to ignore the most popular candidate in the country? Wake up America. Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate that can beat Hillary.

The Ron Paul R3VOLUTION is truly underway! This guy is the real deal! Send our troops home and end the IRS!

It is awesome to read from so many RP supporters here on CNN. I'm 46 years old, and never have I been so excited about a candidate for President. I sure hope that the Hillary, Obama, Giuliani supporters take some time and do a little research into the man, Ron Paul.
I'm a staunch Dem, but have changed my party affiliation to vote for Dr. Paul. Far as I'm concerned, the 2 major parties no longer hold any merit with me, at all.

It's time to get over your shock CNN. Ron Paul is not just amusing story material to put out on a slow news day. You can deny it all you want, but the people of this country, the people that read your news, the people who vote in national elections, and the people who care about our future know that Ron Paul is truly hope for America! Sure, his liberating and constitutionally sound policies are "shocking" these days, but Ron Paul deserves coverage because he is revolutionary in his ideas and honest passion for serving our country. Go Ron Go!

hopefully Ron Paul will win. Hes definetly the best canidate.

It appears that this candidate does have some support. I agree with most of what he stands for, but have been reluctant to get involved due to not hearing very much about him. I guess I assumed he didn't have a chance. I think now I'll have to check him out more closely. If he really will reduce the size of government, restore civil liberties and get us out of Iraq, I just might contribute some money to his fourth quarter total.

I LOVE Ron Paul!!! He's like Thomas Jefferson without the stockings and tri-corn hat.

Listen, folks. If you hate the income tax and would like it gone, to be replaced with nothing, government must be shrunk. It's that simple. Ron Paul is the only chance you have of possibly bringing that about. You can spend your hard earned money better than Washington politicians. Vote for Ron Paul.

Ron probably will not win the nomination, but he can deep things stirred up.

Tracy, Bothell – WA

You advised me to read up on Goldwater – the guy who ran a failed campaign. I guess it would be fitting to compare it to Ron Paul, eh?

Where you and Ron Paul error dramatically is the assumption our Constitution defines the LIMITS of Government. Rather, the Constitution defines the RIGHTS of the people. The American people have the RIGHT to forge a Government "of the people, by the people, for the people"… and yes to PROTECT the people (FBI, CIA, etc).

Your clarion call to stand up for the Constitution (and elect Ron Paul) is akin to telling everyone to abandon their fancy cars/trucks and stand up for the Ford Model T.

"Does he think the US lives as an Island unto itself? "

Sadly, Tricia, he does. In fact it seems rather apparent he believes the next wave of attacks on America will come by wooden ships and pirates with swords (Paul advocates every US soldier in the world should leave any foreign assignment and protect our shores).

Ron Paul is the the Republicans what Ralph Nader was to Democrats… a camelian attempting to highjack a national party because they couldn't get any votes being themselves (Ralph Nader = Green, Ron Paul = Libertarian).

Hey, I saw alot of those Ron Paul signs around. But, then again I live near Woodstock and alot of those old people have orange hair and smeared on lip stick.

And he did all this with the least amount of MSM time. The least amount of debate time, and completely being ignored and only attacked. Ron Paul is the peoples voice for freedom

The GOP had better wake up – Ron Paul is their only chance in '08.

But they'll forge ahead with Julie Annie and get whupped……………

We need 8 years of Ron Paul to reverse 80yrs of illegal taxes, welfare, and unconstitutional foreign handouts.
RON PAUL 2008!

I totally called $5 million the other day.

Way to go, Dr. Paul. You can do this.

TRICIA M,

Why don't you come to Michigan and see what "free trade" has done here. There is no such thing as free trade. What we have in the USA is "rigged trade" and currency manipulation.(AKA China) I am all for taking care of our own for awhile and Dr. Paul may be the man.

To everyone who think that Ron Paul would be an overly radical or unreasonable president in terms of social programs and spending:

If you have watched him in the debates, post-debate shows, or interviews, he approaches his goals of shutting down government spending in a very practical manner. He has repeatedly said that you cannot shut down programs like Social Security overnight, but it would be a good idea to give young people the choice of opting out while still supporting those who have paid in.

He approaches all problems of overspending this way. He is not naive enough to believe that you can flip a switch and accomplish these goals. However, ignoring them completely and refusing to come up with a viable solution is the alternative that every other candidate proposes.

This country is SUPPOSED to have a very small, restricted federal government. The states are supposed to have more freedom to enact laws, programs, etc. to take care of the needs of their citizens. While federal funding pays for a lot of this, it is definitely reasonable to assume that if the IRS never took the money out of our pockets in the first place, then we could keep the money in our states to pay for the needed programs that address the specific needs of each region/state.

While his ideas sound radical, they are really quite practical, Constitutional, and American at their very core. LIsten to what he says instead of letting your knee-jerk reactions take over and the rhetoric of money and power-hungry demagogues influence you.

the only way the democrats will have any chance of losing the next election is if ron paul is who they are going against. a great election would be between ron paul and Al Gore!!!!

My God do these people supporting Ron Paul see the same man that I'm seeing?!
This more than frail looking, worn gray haired man is being supported as the next President of America!

Candians start investigating your hard earned dollars your going to need them!

Ron Paul the man who believes the US should not belong to the UN, there should be no Free Trade between Nations, the CIA,FBI, Homeland Security, Dept. of Education, and most Government Run entities should be closed down!

Does he think the US lives as an Island unto itself?

People I know it's been a long six years, I'm feeling it too, but get a grip for the Good of All Humanity! Don't throw your vote away! If you think America has a poor image now
what do you think it's going to have if Ron Paul by some miracle makes it to the White House! SHIVERS and Nightmares!

That's right, baby! We're going to keep giving money, hanging signs, talking to our neighbors and fighting for freedom.

The Revolution is ON!

Ron Paul has over $5 million dollars cash on hand. Not only is he raising money, he is gaining momentum without having to buy it like the other canidates. Keep it up Dr. Paul!

Good for Ron Paul. While I admire his integrity and his stances on some issues, I would never vote for him due to our inherent differences. The media has definitely been ignoring him, so hopefully this will prompt it to report more about a very interesting man who has energized voters in ways no other candidate can.

If Ron Paul and Barack Obama don't get their parties' nominations – there's your third party ticket. It'd get my vote regardless of pres/vice pres order

What is funny, are the low numbers when I see Ron Paul bumper stickers and t-shirts everywhere in Scottsdale, Arizona.

WE'RE NOT JUST THE INTERNET!

It will be like this until the neo-con controlled media cannot hide it, and then the truth will be seen, unless they hide that via electronic balloting… An electronic vote, is no vote!

Who knows? They don't call his campaign a "Revolution" for nothing!

~ Restore the Republic! Ron Paul-2008

He's not my candidate but I can see why his supporters would be happy.
CNN does try to shape the news instead of report it though. Ron Paul is $2M behind Edwards so they make that sound really close by using words such as "just $2M shy of Edwards" when that's nearly 30% less. Obama recieved only 15% "shy" of Hillary's number this quarter and more than her overall but the CNN Headlines were "Hillary Outpaces/Outdone Obama in fundraising". Ok, she did well but I'd say they were just about equal.

I seen alot of people on here say they like Ron Paul but their going to vote Democrat. Clinton, Edwards, Obama Biden and Dodd are all Council on Foreign Relations members! For you that do not know that is a cartel of world leaders for a one world government! We have them to think for NATO, GATT, WTO an NAFDA! Giuliani, McCain, Thompson & Romney are also members! So if you want your children to be slaves to this group just keep voting for them! As for me I have to vote for FREEDOM!!!!!!!!! GO RON PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't let the media choose our next president! Learn why so many people are voting for Ron Paul's promise to uphold the Constitution. Visit http://www.ronpaul2008.com.

James, good grief…go get a civics book and read about Goldwater. Did his losing but standing on principle play a big part in changing the political landscape and direction of the country for several years to come? If you think just winning on watered down principles is the way to go then all you get is Bush, Dole, Nixon. (except for Goldwater's '64 race the GOP has had a BUSH, a DOLE, or a NIXON on EVERY ticket since 1952) Is this your idea of principle?

Principle is a winning strategy if the sticking up for the Constitution still means anything to you. Stop with your "respectful" patronizing…do you stand up for the Constitution or not?

This guy is a str8 clown. You college kids seem to like him cause he is the "IN THING" right now. The guy is a str8 lunatic that blames AMERICA for every problem in the world,,wake up people we are not voting for a popularity contest with the world…..

Ron Paul is now a top tier candidate. He has money, 50,000+ grassroots supporters, has won the vast majority of straw polls and has an impeccable 20 year voting record. He is UNSTOPPABLE.

Yes, but what has he DONE? Besides promote hemp farming? He's a RINO if there ever was one. If the Democrats love him, as evidenced by so many comments here, that ought to be a red flag. He has more in common with Ahmadinejad than he does with me.

All the "experts" are really going to be surprised is Dr. Paul runs as a third-party candidate and beats both Clinton and Giuliani. I have been voting since 1980, and so far I have always been choosing between the lesser of two evils. Dr. Paul is the first candidate I support for who he is and what he represents rather than who he is running against. Add up the people like me, throw in the Republicans who reject Giuliani and the Democrats who reject Clinton, and you have a potential winner.

HE IS THE ONLY DECENT CANDIDATE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WITH RIGHT IDEOLOGY AND CLEAR CONCEPTS. I AM A DEMOCRAT. BUT, IF HE IS NOMINATED, I'LL CONSIDER MY VOTE TO HIM.

Gee whiz, how will the slimy dishonest "free" press spin this now?

American Pravda will figure out some way to pretend that nobody in the US wants an honest politician for president, and I'm certain that electronic voting machines will play a part.

It is time for some serious change! All those who dismiss him as not knowing what govt is, he is on the finance and foreign relations committees. This only will make us stronger, Keep it up people, its time for the people to rise and take back our country!!

Ron Paul only accepts donations from individuals. That's $2300 a pop. No corporate or lobby group donations. No borrowing money from himself. Moreover, he is extremely frugal, so the 5 million will go a long way.

I love Ron Paul's anti-war views, but he is still a Republican after all, and he opposes stem-cell research and abortion rights, just to name a couple of things.

Democrats, please don't change parties to support Ron Paul. Dennis Kucinich is the ONLY candidate for peace-loving, free-thinking (or even just thinking for that matter) Democrats! Don't let the corporate-run mainstream media brainwash you into believing that he doesn't have support. He doesn't get the dirty millions that the other candidates do because he refuses to take corporate donations- No Strings Attached with Kucinich! That can't be a real measure for support when it comes to a candidate like Dennis Kucinich that can't be bought. Isn't this the kind of candidate we've all been waiting for: honest, smart, and he always has only his constituents' interests to look our for?

He's also the ONLY candidate that will provide ALL Americans with the health care that should be a right, not a privilege, just as it is in other developed countries.

It's only a shock to those who dismiss his supporters as a rabid bunch of a couple hundred schoolkids. Which is how CNN has also treated him as.

Congratulations on getting this far, Dr. Paul. You and we have further to go.

Way to go Ron. You have my full fledged support. thanks to CNN for having the b@lls to report this. Keep the message of Dr. Paul coming. We desperately need a change from the corruption of our current congress/senate/pres admin and over gov't. RON PAUL 08′ Just another one of the members of the Ron Paul REVOLUTION. PEACE TO YOU ALL!!!!!

Ron Paul is our guy! This increase in fundraising should show that Ron Paul is no second-tier candidate like media has portrayed him. Ron Paul is in the game to win. He has been to all the debates including the one on PBS that many of the "top tier" candidates refused to show up at. Ron Paul is a top tier candidate. His message and fundraising proves it.

I thought CNN wasn't allowing Anonymous postings? Nice moderation.

Please place this news story into the headlines, as it deserves recognition.

Ron Paul is the only viable candidate the Republican party has in the running, and the only one who has a chance at all of beating Hillary.

Anybody who thinks that Dr. Paul is too far out there to get mainstream votes just doesn't know what he stands for. He stands for liberty and freedom. What is more American than that? Now that he's "shocked" us with his recent fundraising, let's see some more balanced reporting on the candidates!

With this report, ron Paul should be considered on the Top teer candidates. He is someone not to take lightly. He is support is growig by the day.

Ron Paul will rock your socks off!!!!

Ron Paul, someone in Texas loves you.

Register Republican if you haven't already done so!

I Beleive in Ron Paul, I donated, and will continue to donate

Google Ron Paul!

Also visit http://www.house.gov/paul

I'm not sure James from Phoenix is even close to knowing what he's taling about. Almost all of Dr. Paul's contributors are individuals, and no one can give him more than 2,300. Are you trying to say Soros gave Pual all this money?

Ron Paul doesn't oppose the war for issues involving human rights or our for our public perception in the world. Instead, he opposes it because he believes in a foreign policy of isolationism. One, where America either ignores or refuses to interject itself to help people being oppressed around the world. Yesterday Ron Paul was one of two congressman who opposed a resolution condemning the heinous actions of the Myanmar junta because he doesn't believe that the United States should get involved. A President like Ron Paul would allow genocide, war, and famine to occur. The world cannot stand for a President who ignores it. We've moved past that.

Kudo's to CNN for noticing…

Here's my plan. I simply double my
contribution every quarter. If everyone
does this, we will show exponential growth.
Thats pretty hard to ignore!

GO RON PAUL!

-MC in LA

Ron is the only man for president anything short of that will usher the NAU and when you all dont have a Bill of Rights anymore it will be too late then. These other shills running on both sides are traitors to this country
Just look at their voting record it says it all

Only Ron Paul has a true Republican message. The other so call "top tier" canidates are just mere pretenders. Olny Ron Paul can fix a dysfunctional government.

I would think this not too big a surprise since he is the only republican speaking to the people instead of at them. Maybe some of the other republicans should take a que instead of dumping the same old rhetoric on the voters.

Wow, this is amazing. I wish the news had more information about Ron Paul.

hope he makes an idependent run, and that along with third part conservative, we'd have another 1992!

Dr.Ron Paul is an decent American citizen / human being. Public Funding would bring forth more Americans like him, to rid the Nation of "Me the People" to "We the People"!

We are waking the sleeping giant.

It is a Ron Paul Revolution.

We're coming…..

Ron Paul for President! He is the only choice, the rest are puppets of the elite, who, alongside with Mr. Decider keep stealing from people of all countries. Sad thing is, the puppets are so dumb and corrupt that they can't recognize that they're puppets and will sign or say just about anything that will profit them. Well, the Master Puppet 'Decider' needs to be tried at a war crimes tribunal, and no, thank you, no more puppets. Ron Paul, please save the remainder of dignity this country has left. You lead, and see that people will follow.

Our country has been 'had' for *way* too long by Special Interests and the Elites – and is badly in need of a wakeup call to survive as the 'United States of America' much longer. Ron Paul *IS* that wakeup call. Go Ron GO!

Ron Paul!!! This is great news, that finally people are getting the message! YouTube Ron Paul if you still haven't caught the fever. Register Republican and vote for Dr. Paul in 2008 (Romney and Rudy would have the primaries tomorrow if they could, so register EARLY)

The more debates the big guys skip, and Ron Paul dominates, the more chance he will have to shock the world.

Way ot go Ron. You are the only Republican who can defeat Hillary. when will the GOP wake up and realize that no pro-war Republican can win. Ron Paul is the only one who can defeat Hillary. Wake up Republicans. This is our only hope!

Even though Ron Paul won more straw polls than any of his competitors and even though his fund raising totals rose 114% were still going to hear, "he doesn't have a chance." Well thats wrong, because we the people are taking our country back.

please be courageous CNN,
you keep reporting;
the people will decide

thank you

Now let's see if these uppity elitist MSM know-it-all's start getting a clue that we are not fooling around on this one.

This fundraising prowess doesn't even begin to speak of Ron Paul's true grassroots army growing in every state and from every walk of life.

The Congressman is going to keep surprising the effete know-it-all's who want to force Rudy McRomney and Hillary Obama down our throats, day in and day out.

Look at his straw poll showings :

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/straw-poll-results/

We are with you Congressman…EVERY STEP OF THE WAY BACK TO A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

"Paul's Fund Raising Shock"

The only "shock" here is that we finally see a picture of Ron Paul! Wow, it took long enough!

How we love Ron Paul! Integrity, honesty, humility and consistency. People across the political spectrum are embracing the man and his message. Finally, here's a man we can all trust. Not a penny of his funds come from special interests. That's how we want it. He represents us, we the people.

Dr. Paul could be the last bastian of hope for a country that is now owned by the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about.

I am a democrat and would vote for Ron over any of the leading candidates in that party… a lot of other democcrats feel the same…

SAY NO TO HILLARY!!! A republican with a "D" on her chest.

CNN – why is this not on the headlines in the politics section? Do america a favor, and let more people be exposed to this.

The voice of the people rather than the corporations. I don't care what ticket he's on, he's got my vote. Go Ron Go!!!

Oh, no. Now they're starting to spam his bank account.

The one man who speaks the truth, fact over rhetoric, pragmatism over legalism, compassion over relgiosity. His free medical treatment and delivering babies for no cost is a zenith in philanthropy and altruism that no other contender can match. The only thing is that Dr. Paul is probably too early – in his days nobody believed Galileo.

Go RON PAUL!!! There's a doctor in the House. Let get him in the White House.

MAX, AUSTIN, TEXAS,…DO YOURSLF A FAVOR…READ JACK CAFFERT'S BOOK..IT'S GETTING UGLY OUT THERE..I LOVED IT. JACK, LOU AND GLEN BECK ARE MY FAVORITES. THEY TELL IT LIKE IT IS..NO HOLES BARRED

Hi America

I'm from Canada and I hope and pray we get someone like RP here.{someday}

As an outsider to this debate I've been following your 2008 Presidencial election. This guy sounds like the real deal, maybe even someone you might put on your currency at a later
date. He, too me seems to be the one to finally unite your Country.

Why is it allways about Dems and Reps and not whats good for you?

truth justice and the american way VOTE RON PAUL the media can not stop the truth and ron paul represents the view of the many not the special intrest of the few!!!!!!!! (STOP LISTENING TO FOX CNN MSNBC OR YOU WOULD NOT EVEN KNOW RON PAUL) THE PEOPLES CHAMPION AND WEATHER YOU LIKE HIM OR NOT HES THE BEST THING GOING TODAY

Yeah,

Ron Paul is way too far out for Washington. Fiscal responsibility, Intelligent policy, Reasonable Diplomacy and Peace. All the other major candidates are in favor of extending military influence in the region and spending the future of the next 5 generations.

Dr. Paul's superb performance reflects the immense disgust REASONable people feel toward the corporate political and media "elites" that purposefully maintain an increasingly fractious status quo. Only the wonderful re-emphasis on the Liberty experiment as described in the Constitution Dr. Paul tirelessly champions will inspire the indebted, stressed, unhappy, unrewarded, yet hard working citizenry to reject the insulting "choices" trumpeted by the "mainstream". The greatest challenge is to encourage citizens so demoralized by decades of pathetic "leadership" to re-examine their essential role in the political process, think for themselves, and VOTE. Dr. Paul's message is so fundamentally attractive and makes so much basic sense compared to the squabbling drivel ghostwritten for the other candidates that he unites people of all backgrounds to give his cause their hard-earned money. The level of disdain with the current process, wherein less than half of eligible voters participate, is such that it would not be surprising to see Dr. Paul campaign as an Independent should the cowards in the Republican hierarchy continue to ignore the basic constitutional desires all citizens crave yet few attain. After all, the other candidates from both the Democratic and Republican empires are but two sides of the same increasingly worthless coin. Dr. Paul is the only candidate who enables the citizenry to dream of a better future — just imagine what the nation would be like after eight years of a Paulist presidency, then get out there and encourage everyone you know who is profoundly dissatisfied to spread the word.

Ron Paul may be one of the last opportunities we get to restore some semblance of conservative, Christian, constitutional government. Don't let liberals or neo-cons tell us we have no right to recoupe the patrimony our Founding Fathers left us.

Go Ron Go.

I'm the head of "Students for Ron Paul" at Tyler Junior College and I can say the support growing for him is exponential.

I have converted close to 200 Democrat voters over to Ron Paul in the last two weeks. Most of these people were Obama or Hillary supporters. Thanks to the Internet and word-of-mouth, Ron Paul will win the primary and the election. His momentum is gaining strength every day. The rest of the candidates cannot hope to win by money alone. They will have to resort to cheating, and we will be watching their every move this time around.

Ron is the best hope for America to move forward to a better future.

GO Ron Paul!!!

Kick some right wing loonie butt.

It is only a shock for those that have their facsist head firmly planted in Marxist sand.

Me and my mother donated 100 each. If this man does not get elected, i'm heading out of this country. You should too.

Its about time, Its NOT a surprise to Us Ron Paul supporters. There are tons of us now. And EVERYTIME we go out into the city, more and more convert to Ron Paul.

WE ARE NOT SURPRISED AT ALL, JUST YOU PAID OFF MEDIA ARE, BECAUSE YOUR BOSSES TELL YOU HE IS A NO ONE AND YOU BELIEVE THEM.

October 3, 2007

Paul Campaign Raises Over $5,000,000 In Third Quarter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – The Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign raised $5,080,000 during the third quarter of 2007. That is an impressive 114 percent increase from the second quarter.

Cash on hand for the Paul campaign is $5,300,000.

Ron Paul's 114 percent increase is in stark contrast to the decrease suffered by Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain. Romney's fundraising was down 29 percent. Giuliani was down 40 percent. McCain was down 55 percent.

Freedom and Liberty

Do we know what it means? Ron Paul may but he needs to draw a more comprehensive picture of what it looks like. Are we really closer to a police state? The DEA, FBI and CIA would love to enforce it. We have more people in prison then any other country. And most, for non-violent offenses. Freedom, cmon Ron, teach us so we can get out of this mess. Do you know what you will do when you are truly free? Careful, big brother is listening!

Thank God for Ron Paul. Lets see how the media spins this one.

I voted for Bill Clinton twice, Al Gore, and John Kerry. I wasn't too enthused doing it but felt it was better to err on the side of social liberties. Now I am a Ron Paul zealot, donating to a candidate for the first time. If you are a convert as well, please make sure to re-register as a Republican so that you can actually vote for him in the upcoming primaries. Otherwise, all of our enthusiasm won't mean squat because he won't survive the primary season and become the official nominee. Then our choices for president will boil down to Guiliani or Clinton. I'd rather chew my own fingers off.

Ron Paul – in the only UNCENSORED, UNCONTROLLABLE POLL, the internet is amongst the top 3 candidates (and #1 in many cases).

Just check out the Election 2008 section at http://www.HitWise.com, and the stats available at http://www.TechPresident.com – there the truth can be seen.

this says he is locked on low single digits in the polls, I have not seen a single poll where this is the case. actually in the live in person GOP straw polls, he has won at least 6 and came in second in at least 5.. then if you look online for polls, he is usually winning by an alarming margin. where are these polls where he is losing, this is fiction.

I love Dr. Ron Paul and his views. He has got my VOTE!!

I changed my party affiliation to Republican to be able to vote for Ron Paul in the primary. To all of you showing your support for Ron Paul, please consider changing your party affiliation if your state does not allow you to vote in the Republican primary.

Please do this soon. Maryland's deadline to make this change is in November. Voter registration deadlines will vary by state.

Go Ron Paul!

Dear Common Sense,
In short BYE, nobody other then your mama will miss you. Same goes for anyone else consedering what common sense is saying. Please if you hate it here so much LEAVE, noone will be mad at you, go some place were you can be happy.

Glenn Ray – Cypress, Texas

You said "if you've listened to Dr. Paul's comments regarding the Executive Branch's agencies, it is clear that he wants to eliminate the beaurocracies and red tape; not necessarily all the agencies and departments themselves.

Glenn – would seeing the ACTUAL votes by Ron Paul convince you he is intent on eliminating the FBI, DHA, Department of Education, etc??

http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm

- Opposed death penalty (Jan 2007)
- Legalize drugs (July 2001)
- Abolish the federal Dept of Education (Dec 2000)
- Foreign aid harmful (Dec 2000)
- End government secrecy (Aug 2007)
- Let airlines make rules about passengers carrying guns (Sept 2007)
- Abolish Medicare (Dec 2000)
- Eliminate FBI & DHS (Sept 2007)
- No border fence
- Eliminate the IRS (May 2007)
- Abolish Federal Welfare (Dec 2000)

Sorry – but Ron Paul couldn't win the national election if Hugo Chavez were his opponent.

Shocking to who? We arent as dumb as "they" want us to be. OJ and Brittney cant distract us, we want change. lol the people are gonna own the talking heads on election day.

"low single digits in most polls"?? Get your facts straight: http://www.ronpaul2008.com/straw-poll-results/

By the way, these polls represent people who actually get dressed and vote, not sit around in their underwear answering unsolicited phone calls in the middle of the afternoon.

Maybe now, the mainstream media giants will begin to give the American people complete coverage about Ron Paul's campaign. They have ignored us long enough.Go Ron!

Good Lord. What is it with these neocons? When Paul does well in post-debate polls and straw polls, it's because of spammers; when he does well in fundraising it's George Soros.

Why is George Soros hiding under every rock for these people? And they call *Paul supporters* tinfoil hats!

Bill Richardson is the current Governor of New Mexico. Not former.

Because of these fantastic results, I am donating 50 bucks more. Who is with me??

RUN RON RUN!!!!

I am surprised that Ron Paul is still in the single digits because at least twice that I know of he received more votes than any other candiate when viewers were asked who they felt won the debate.

I believe he has a following because he does not come across like a phony politician like all his rivals. I believe like most of his fans, he is really passionate about helping the country and the middle class and it shows.

We need to get rid of all the politicians that only think of themselves and the special interest groups. It is time for all Americans to take back our country. Go Ron

Go Team Ron!

Vote for Bill Richardson! It is time to bring all the Troops home!

Go Ron Paul!

The CIA is a mass of false reports. "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION"

Our schools have been declining since the Federal Department of education was created.

Dear un decided voter, before you fall for the FEAR tactics that the ANTI RON PAUL group uses- read about Ron Pauls ideas-learn about is history in washington. Ron Paul has sound ideas, he knows what he is talking about. Our government needs good information to make good decisions. The CIA has been delivering FALSE REPORTS. The CIA needs to be eliminated and replaced with something else.Ron Paul can do it. Search around for Ron Pauls records and ideas. Thanks to the internet, the common man has access to information. Ron Paul wants to insure we do not loose that also. GO RON PAUL!!!!

Go figure. If the socialist Hillary can't win, I guess I could vote for the constitutionalist, Ron Paul. Is this craziness or satire.

Hillary cannot think Ron Paul's thoughts. He is light years ahead of her.

Yeah!!

This made my day. If Paul was president people would be simply awestruck at how good freedom is and what it really means–many folks have forgotten. Under no other candidate would we get relief from the current facist and socialist policies that are now running our lives.

CNN, please, please start covering more of what Paul is all about! And thank you for putting this on the Political Ticker.

ron paul is the best candidate out there and i believe he has the support of we the people…the only thing that worries me is that we get ourselves a fair election…there has to be some way that we the people can come up with a system to compare how many of us really do vote for him and what the elections show in the end

"equal to the fundraising totals of Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson."

Sorry, but that's no revolution..

I already donated three times to the Ron Paul campaign, and I plan to donate again! This time I will increase my contribution!

Go, Dr. Paul!!!

"…former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson."

Ron Paul still works hard at his responsibilities as a congressman, even as the campaign heats up.

Register ASAP to vote as a Republican in the primaries! Don't let the powermongers in the GOP keep you from voting for Ron Paul!!!

Ron Paul will win.

Ron Paul rEVOLution!!!
I'll be giving him another $1000.00 this quarter.

Keep fighting the good fight sir.

GOOGLE RON PAUL!!

The only one who's not in the pocket of the Council ON Foriegn Relations, who's goal is a One World Government

Great news, but no shock to those of us who truly follow Dr. Paul's quest to bring America back to her roots. Let FREEDOM ring!!! I believe this is the first we've read about RP on the "ticker"…correct?

Ron Paul '08

I love Ron Paul! The mainstream media may try to block him most times but the Internet is far reaching. It's funny to see how out of touch mainstream media really is now days. Good to see CNN report in on Ron Paul for once.

Noone has mentioned Ron Paul's opposition to the North American Union which will essentially remove any borders between Mexico, the US and Canada. This is all being done very secretly behind the scenes and includes the building of the NAFTA highway from the Pacific coast of Mexico into the heartland of the US and then into Canada. They are already printing the coins which will be known as the Amero!!!! This is serious and if it is not stopped now there will be no stopping it in a year. Ask your own senators and representatives whether they support this or whether they are working to stop it. We are dedicated Democrats who will be voting for Ron Paul because noone is talking about the important issues except for Ron Paul.

I'm not a Republican but am impressed with this guy. That may sound strange, but he is honest, consistent and actually true to his convictions. He is a true conservative. I can respect that. Even if he were President, I'd be very comfortable. I say this as a progressive – at least you know what you are getting. Unlike so many Republicans today who say they are social conservative but then hire hookers, try to get with men in public restrooms or chase young boys! Or say they are fiscally conservative but then run up record debt, increase Medicare entitlement and spend drunkingly on war! I respect Ron Paul – would probably vote for him over 3 of the 8 Dem candidates (and I'm a Democrat!)

Attn: Independent and Democrat voters who want to vote for Ron. Click here now to see if your state has a closed primary. http://www.ronpaul2008.com/primary-and-caucus-information/

If it is closed, be sure to click on your state and register Republican so you can vote for Ron in the primary. You can always change back parties later. Hurry, New Hampshire just closed their primary and made Oct 12th their deadline to change. You know why they did this, now go help save our country.

Ron Paul Revolution! Legalize the Constitution!

Ron Paul doesn't accept contibutions from corporation, labor union or national banks. He only excepts contributions from individuals. If you take away the contributions to the other candadites from the gruops, I think you will find the numbers very similiar.

I am so pleased that a Libertarian candidate is getting so much attention.

Usually I only vote Libertarian, but this year I'm definitely going to register republican just so I can vote for Ron Paul.

The key thing here is not only did he raise that much, he did it on the donations of the people, rather than big businesses like Clinton & Obama. This money was literally raised $25 to $50 at a time by real people who actually want to see change in America. That makes this accomplishment even THAT MORE AMAZING!!!

GO RON PAUL!!! 2008 ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE BABY!

This should prove that the Paul campaign needs to be taken seriously by the media. I'd say this makes him a 'top tier' candidate.

To dream the impossible dream!

Best of luck to Paul. I intend to vote Democrat myself, but he would make the election more fun. Most of you who have posted comments in support of Paul are voicing the Barry Goldwater's (may he rest in peace) hidden voter argument. He believed that many people do not vote because Americans are naturally Conservative and the major parties did not offer a candidate that they liked. He believed that his candidacy would bring those voters to the polls.

Lyndon Johnson chewed him up and spit him out, as we all know. Johnson was a master, of the art of politics but even he would be no match for the Clintons.

I predict that Ron Paul will not be the nominee because the Republican leadership – while it needs your votes – cares little for your opinions. They consider you to be from the bumpkin wing of the party, but they won't say that to your face. They figure – correctly – that they'll get your votes anyway (are you going to stay home when you have a chance to vote against Hillary?). And they do not intend to give leadership to a loose cannon.

If Paul doesn win the nomination, the battle between him and Clinton will be like a battle between an aircraft carrier and a tugboat. The Republicans left in Congress in 2009 could be seated in an Arbys.

It would be like the Democrats nominating Ralph Nader – another man who is too honest to win and too noble to lie.

God, what a waste of money.

Halleluia! As another true patriot Thomas Jefferson once said…"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies". Dr. Paul knows this to be true and that's why he has mu support.

Ron Paul will be President.

Most people just don't know it yet!!!

Let's keep it going people!!!

Shock shmock! Get with it CNN!! Having said that I do appreciate the fact that you have reported this significant news at all. Please join the fight for freedom. Your children need you. Your country needs you. The world needs you.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Ron Paul is the only candidate the GOP can win the white house with. Hardcore republicans will never vote for Hillary (who is the most likely Dem. Candidate). So they'll vote for him if he's nominated. Most Dems. want out of Iraq and none of the top Dem. Candidates are willing to do that anytime soon, so he'd actually attract Democratic votes as well as Independents and Libertarians.
Plus, look at his voting record, he's practically untouchable.

Poor John McCain.
Anybody associated with Bush, deserves
to be defeated.
Keep trying John, you will never make it whitehouse.

More and more people are waking up to the fact that Ron Paul is one of the few that does not have a money trail leading to a corporate master – go Ron!

I am not someone who usually contributes money to anything…political candidates or otherwise. However, I gave $100 to Ron Paul last quarter and will give at least $250 this quarter.
Ron Paul stands for everything this country was founded on. He is uncompromisingly principled and honest. America is tired of getting rippped off with taxes, tired of unnecessary wars, and tired of special interests running the country.

Ron Paul is the only vote that counts…

It is about time people started to listen. He makes more sense than any of the other republican candidates. Go Ron Paul!!!

He is only low in corporate run polls controlled by those who fear a candidate who will fight to clean up Washington's act. He is the most reasonable sounding person running today. I don't agree with him 100% on everything, but he blows away the other candidates in ideas, honesty and integrity. Even if he wins congress will fight to maintain the status quo of doing work for the rich and ignoring the people. But it will be a start. He has my vote.

Ron Paul wants to get rid of excessive, bloated, inefficient government that has become too large for its own good. Most of human history we have done just fine without our current overgrown government babysitter. Let the states handle more, let the Federal government handle FAR LESS, and get the international banking families, Israel, the Vatican, and the mafia OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT NOW! They do not represent us. If they want to buy a country, why don't they just buy some land in the Ukraine, start their Lucifer-worshipping society, and leave the USA alone already?

George Soros can only contribute 2300 per election cycle. I seriously doubt there are 501/3c's donating to his campaign.

I've dontated quite a bit to Ron Pauls campaign myself. I also plan on attending the meetup groups.

The grounds are shaking and it's really strange, although obvious, why the mainstream is trying to downplay him.

Just google Ron Paul or see how many supporters there are. There are FAR more websited dedicated to Ron Paul. I just hope we can blow away those fake polls and crank it out election cycle. We'll know in a few months if our elections are rigged.

Bring it home Ron, the doors wide open.

Ron Paul is a legitimate contender! Hopefully the momentum will keep snowballing. Do yourself a favor…read Dr. Paul's platform. LIBERTY is an American platform…not Democrat, not Republican, AMERICAN.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Oh, This is all we need an old Republican man. I think we need someone younger with new and fresh ideas. We need a leader, we deserve it after all we have been through with that dumb Republican Bush.

Richardson is still New Mexico's governor.

Ron Paul cannot be ignored by the media. He can win and save this country. Register and vote!

If this man were elected president (I agree with his stance on Iraq, but that is about it), he would veto every single spending bill that comes his way. That would shut down everything. Nothing would get done. Bottom line, every veto would overridden in the end.

He sounds wonderful on surface but if you like the idea of Social Security (and especially if your parents receive it), forget it under this guy. Same thing with medicare. Now some of you may like that and I am glad you are independently wealthy but a majority of Americans are not and rely, at least partly, on Social Security and medicare. These issues have not been addressed to Congressman Paul. Have you, who support him, bothered to find out where he stands on these issues? Remember, you may find yourself in a position someday of needing these programs.

I think people are so frustrated that they are looking for someone different. But that someone different will have to work with congress and if he can't, then it is 4 years of nothing.

Ron Paul is the only truly anti war candidate with a chance to win…and the only one who wants to abolish the FED and the IRS!
http://www.ronpaul2008.com
freedom is popular!

Dr. Paul has done it again!
Hey folks it was you too! All those signs and emails and phone calls, talking to people in stores, at the gas station, at work… it all pays off!
Let's work twice as hard now that we KNOW it can be done!
Keep it going folks, we can win this thing!
Ron Paul for US all!!

Ron Paul's 114 percent increase is in stark contrast to the decrease suffered by Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain. Romney's fundraising was down 29 percent. Giuliani was down 40 percent. McCain was down 55 percent.

Ron Paul CAN win this thing if we all believe. We can use this positive development in fundraising to go out there and raise even more money. This should shock the non believers out there. This is just the beginning. Ron Paul is the change this country needs. If you havent yet donated then do so today. If you have already donated then do it again this quarter and then find someone who hasnt donated and convince them. We can do this!

Still, the question lingers: who in the blue heck is Ron Paul.

It may be a shock to the MSM that Paul raised 5 mil for the quarter, but to the Paul supporters it is no surprise. Freedom is popular. Join the REVOLUTION. Ron Paul in 2008

Yes! GO Ron

Paul 2008 Legealaize the constitution!

Jo in Atl, GA:

Dr. Paul is not in the wrong party. Bush and his cronies are in the wrong party. Historically, they have no place in the Republican party. They are neo-conservatives – ex-Trotskyite, big-government socialists who switched parties from the Democrats to the Republicans in the '60s. Traditional Republicans believe in individual liberties and non-interventionism, just like Dr. Paul.

Congratulations to Dr. Paul!!

We will if every American hears his message.

Very glad to see this on the top of the Ticker, exactly where it belongs. Consider the following part of the press release:

"Ron Paul's 114 percent increase is in stark contrast to the decrease suffered by Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain. Romney's fundraising was down 29 percent. Giuliani was down 40 percent. McCain was down 55 percent."

That alone speaks volumes.

Too bad he is in the wrong party. He is such an Intelligent man. Don't know what he is going with the Republican Party.

Actually, he is what the Republican party is. The party has been hi-jacked as of late. Many are afraid of a Ron Paul presidency because the liberty he espouses also carries a requirement of personal responsibility. He is in essence a libertarian which the 'traditional' Republican party was quite like.

With the dismantling of many of these government bureaucracies (of which there should be more than just CIA, FBI, etc.) the nany state will diminish greatly and it will be up to individuals to make their own way!

I love his principles, I only wish more of my fellow countrymen did too!.

In the debates he always states where he stands. In the last one he actually admitted during a question that he had changed his stance on the death penalty. If you look at his record, he is extremely consistent, a far cry from the poll driven candidates. You know who I mean!

Have a great day!

I contributed to Ron Paul, as he is the only candidate running in either party that I consider honest and dedicated to the protection of America.

Go Ron Paul!
I have never even thought of donating before but now that I hear Paul's message of freedom I am ready to give thousands to this man. He is the only hope for this country.

I've never donated to any political campaign before, but I've donated hundreds to Ron Paul (and plan to donate hundreds more).

We've never had a presidential candidate like him in my lifetime… An honest man with a proven track record.

I encourage everyone to dig deep in the pockets during this next quarter, the MOST IMPORTANT period of fundraising before the primaries begin.

I know I will.

Ron Paul FTW!!!

As all can see, Dr. Paul HAS a passionate and growing support, among the American people. It is the mainstream media and their bogus polls that have it wrong. Now in addition to fighting for airtime on bias mainstream media the campaign must also now deal with the GOP changing the rules for voting in primaries of some states, to further hamper Dr. Paul's efforts. Do not sit on the sidelines……register Republican so that you can vote in your primary without any problems. Make sure your voice is heard.
BUCK the system……vote Ron Paul.
For those that have not yet joined the Revolution…..google Ron Paul, and educate yourself.
Ron Paul = Hope for America.

James said:

"Advocating the shut-down of the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, Department of Education, and most other Government agencies is NOT going to fly."

I think the implications of this argument are a straw man. He's not advocating that we have absolutely no intelligence agency whatsoever, but rather the departments we do have need reformation.

More transparency of spending would be a good start at cutting the fat.

Maybe people are finally waking up to the fact that their "top tier" candidates have been hand picked for them, and the people find them equally repulsive. Dr. Paul is our last best hope in this country. All the others – all of them! – are merely the same. Not a dime's worth of difference between them. Go Ron.

For the first time in over 20 years, I have finally found a candidate worthy of my respect and support, as as such, I gladly donated to Ron Paul's campaign in the 3rd quarter.

To James in Arizona: According to newsmeat.com, George Saros has not made any donations to Ron Paul's campaign. In fact, most of Mr. Saros' donations have been to the DNC or Barack Obama's campaign. Where did you get this information? Secondly, if you've listened to Dr. Paul's comments regarding the Executive Branch's agencies, it is clear that he wants to eliminate the beaurocracies and red tape; not necessarily all the agencies and departments themselves.

This is the best news I have heard in weeks. Ron Paul's message and dedication to his principles is proving to be an incredible inspiration for many. His donations have come from regular people not special interest groups like those with tens of millions.

Glad to see actual conservatism coming back…lately, we've just been able to choose between what flavor of high-debt big government we were going to get…

The man who matters. No other candidate in the GOP race has the credentials to match this tremendous human being – the free medical treatment he provided in Texas and delivering babies for free. Now, his charity is coming back.

Dr. Paul, the man who stands for the truth, fact above rheotric, compassion above legalism, the only one with a vision. Go RON PAUL!!!

Way to go Ron Paul!! You rock!!

I'm proud to be one of those who has made a small contribution to the Ron Paul Campaign. As a 62-year-old man, he is the first candidate I have ever given to because he is the first I have ever felt passionately about. Ron Paul is the most principled man in American politics and America's best chance to see a return of Constitutional government.

Thank you CNN for this article about Ron Paul's campaign. I am a proud GOP conservative who supports Ron Paul and his messages of freedom and liberty. Our meetup group will have a booth at the Georgia National Fair Oct 4-14th, drop by and learn about this great American. Google his name, check him out on YouTube, do your own research. Go Ron Paul 2008!!!

I donated to Ron Paul because he will give all Americans our freedom back.

Many states now actively establishing closed primaries, in order to block the Democrat and Independent votes for Ron Paul. This will backfire on the power mongers, who will try to deny you your choice for President. Register as a Republican Now, in every state, in order to be allowed to vote for Ron Paul. Do it Now!

I see his signs everywhere around Atlanta. Too bad he is in the wrong party. He is such an Intelligent man. Don't know what he is going with the Republican Party…..too bad though. I want my Clinton Years back….and so do many Americans. that's why it does not fly when they say the Clintons are of the past…. Its like remember the good old days…..ehh

Very impressive, Dr. Paul. You appear to be the only candidate that has INCREASED your fund raising from the previous quarter. It certainly does look like Liberty is gaining momentum, though so many still refuse to accept it. It can only get better from here.

Well it's about damn time. There's a whole lot of us out here who are tired of giving up our freedoms so the government can "protect us." We want our freedom and we're taking it back from the socialist-liberals and neo-conservatives like it or not!

Vote Ron Paul 2008!
http://www.RonPaul2008.com

People are tired of the phoney Left vs. Right paradigm. Ron Paul shatters the illusion b/c he represents FREEDOM and the Constitution. All these other bozos couldn't care less about these things. Good job, Dr. Paul!

Kudos to Dr. Paul. I hope he does well in the early primaries and can pull the upset.

It's no shock to all his supporters — only the mainstream media and other candidates that have been doing their best to ignore him.

Great job, Ron!

Go Ron Paul! We can only pray that this leads to millions$$ more in coverage value by the MSM.

Btw, 1/10,000th of that is my donation!

Looks like that's the end of Ron Paul

's second tier status!

Good job, buddy.

And that $5 million doesn't count all the FREE campaigning he's getting from thousands of supporters.

To put it in perspective, I run a meetup group of 19 members and we have spent nearly $700, not counting our time. So add another $700 for our time and another $600 since we're a below-average sized group, multiply by 950 meetup groups nationwide and you get $1.9 million.

No doubt about it, he's top tier.

Those of us who support him are in no way surprised. Freedom really is popular!

Finally a candidate the rest of us can really stand behind.

Peace and Liberty through limited government. Ron Paul really is hope for America.

I think this will prove to be much more impressive when the actually number of contributors are revealed. I am willing to bet Paul doubles McCain in number of unique contributors. This will show that he has more support than the mass media candidates, but doesn't have the deep pocket support that the mass media helps bring out. Maybe CNN and the other media giants will start gfiving him equal press time now and we can really see his campaign shock people.

A shock only to those who have no clue!!!

The guy who mentioned George Soros? Are you an idiot? Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate getting his money from small donors.

In Q2 the average donation was $40. And they said that in Q3 the average donation will be simliiar to that.

You people remind me of little kids…with fingers in your ears going "nananana I'm not hearing you…Bush is great…we are winning in Iraq…the economy is doing great"

Turn off Fox News propaganda…and get real

I am a democrat and Ron will be the only one in the GOP that will get my vote.

It's only going to get better from here. I'm glad we're finally going to prove that he's not "just the internet" (whatever that's supposed to mean).

Fantastic!

Always grateful for some much deserved Ron Paul media attention. Such an increase in a typically slow fundraising quarter speaks volumes the growth in Paul support.

Not a suprise here, the republicans are fed up! And are the democrats. Its not former Gov. Bill Richardson either… He was reelected in 2006 and is serving his 2nd term as Gov. of New Mexico.

Ron Paul is a brilliant man who endorses constitution and believes in fundamental freedoms. I believe people should take time to understand his message.

Maybe the mainstream media *cough* CNN *cough* will start giving him the attention he deserves. He isn't some crackpot just because he isn't mainstream. Its amazing how a little coverage in spaces such as this could change his poll numbers.

Polls don't really take into account his actual base. Lets look at the #s:

1-They only poll registered Republicans who voted in the primaries. So that takes out all the young supporters
2-It takes out all people who were independant/3rd party
3-Half the time polls don't even mention him by name. Or put him in a secondary subtree.

I would SERIOUSLY be surprised if Ron Paul does not end up with the most individual donors out of all Republicans.

+ You have to take into account that he is the only one who actually improved on his Q2 numbers.
Paul: Fundraising up 114%
Romney: Fundraising down 29%
Guilliani: Fundraising down 40%
McCain: Fundraising down 55%

And I think he'll be fairly high in Cash on hand…since going into Q4 he has $5,300,000 COH…which should be higher than even Mitt…once you take out all the debt he has

Way to go Ron Paul! Ron Paul is a great American patriot.

It's nice to see Ron Paul being talked about in the mainstream media in a positive light.

Ron Paul is going to surprise alot of people.

Go Ron Paul!

Cash on Hand is the important number. Does CNN have this, and will it compare this to other canidates. I find the amount a candiate can raise not important. But how much they spend, and how wisely they spend it important. A lot of these candiates spend like drunken sailors. Whats to stop them from doing it when they get in the white house. Is anyone really happy with the amount of debt this country is in?

That is quite an accomplishment for Congressman Paul to have more than doubled what he raised from the 2Q. (Especially with other candidates raising significantly less during the 3Q) Perhaps this is the first sign that traditional Republican Orthodoxy of the last 7 years is coming undone and an anti-war, fiscally conservative and pro civil liberties candidate might make a legitimate run for President. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to have an anti-war Democrat run against an anti-war Republican in ’08?

Wow. This is EXTREMELY impressive.

Go Ron Paul! $50 of that is mine!

i'm voting democrat, but he is the only republican I like in the field. The only honest one.

I'm a democrat but I could vote for Ron Paul.
He's the only one who has some real insight into why the USA has such low standing world wide. When 90% of the world has a negative image of the USA, you have to at least stop to wonder why.

Ron Paul has real support! It's the polls that are fabricated.

It's pretty clear why Ron Paul is doing so well.

He's the only Republican who opposes the war. He opposed the decision to go to war in 2003 and now he wants to get our troops home as fast as possible.

If RP had more mainstream views on other issues, he'd be at the top of the Republican heap.

As it is, though, he's a voice of sanity in a Republican Party that's gone war-crazy.

Amen!!! Great job to every Ron Paul supporter! I was driving around in my car last night putting Ron Paul signs up everywhere! We are painting Seattle with the name of Ron Paul!

“Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country.”

Ronald Reagan

This train is gaining momentum. Get on board or be run over by it..

Liberty is popular….

We just marched in.. We can just come home

Ron Paul 2008

If you have not heard of Ron Paul please read about him. Ron presents hope to restore America back to what made us a great country to begin with, not to continue on the misguided road we are currently stuck on in all aspects of citizenship, not just the "war"

I am for Hillary, but Ron Paul is probably the only repub I will even give an audience to. Out of all the Republican candidates, he is the only one I would even consider voting for, because he has the experience and common sense to make this a better country.

Why can't all repubs be like this? The current crop makes me want to vomit.

Wow. All that work and he still won't get an invitation to the big dance.

Thanks for the coverage CNN, but those of us who support Congressman Paul aren't shocked at all. Hopefully you see he's running a major campaign deserving of major coverage.

is it really a shock? people are sick and tired and are coming together from all sides to support Ron Paul. Ron Paul is our best hope!

Ron Paul 2008

Go Ron Paul!!!!!

I wonder if that is because the police keep abusing their powers, there is no peace, and the only prosperous people in this country now-a-days are dirtbags and the top 1%, although i fail to see the distinction between the last two.

This country has been run into a brick wall. im considering canada or england as alternatives and i know im not the only one.

Go Ron! He is the champion of the US Constitution! God bless you sir!

Los Angeles is coming together for you! We even have a booth at the upcoming Sherman Oaks Street Fair on October 21st!

It's not a shock if you're been paying attention, and not blindly accepting to spoon-fed garbage from CNN that McCain is a so-called "top tier" candidate. Gimme a break. At least Paul's getting some exposure, but a little more objective reporting would be especially nice, CNN, rather than the dismissive "shock" . . . but I suppose you will be shocked when we elect President Paul, too, although the fundamentals are clearly there for all to see, everywhere.

Just so you get a fact right, Bill Richardson is still governor of New Mexico. Not the former governor.

Don't forget that Ron Paul's campaign asked for $500,000 over the last 7 days of the quarter. They got $1.2 Million dollars instead.

Still think he's got no support? Ask Mike Huckabee what he made this quarter. Or John McCain. Or Tom Tancredo.

I donated to Ron Paul because I believe in liberty. I hope all those with means can do the same.

George Soros has money to burn and doesn't mind funding the "dark horse" in the Republican race – just to shake things up.

Sadly, Mr Soros, you didn't learn from your LAST mistake (over funding John Kerry). All the money in the world can not change a flawed candidate.

Mr Paul – while I respect his vigorous defense of the Constitution – is WAY too far out of main-stream to get most Americans to vote for him. Advocating the shut-down of the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, Department of Education, and most other Government agencies is NOT going to fly.

Winning the 'battle' but losing the war is not a political strategy for succeeding.

I don't think anyone can dare call Ron Paul a second tier candidated anymore, GO RON GO!