So long as he is affliliated with republicans he would not get my dime though I like him….

I am a life-long Democrat, but if my party is stupid enough to elect Barack Obama then I'm voting for Ron Paul or the Republican nominee.

CONGRATULATIONS RON PAUL! Part of that is a donation from me! I can't wait for you to become President of the United States!

"Anti-abortion rights" ?????
How is that translated in layman's terms? Someone please explain.

I really like most of what Ron Paul says, I dont agree that the reason muslim extremists hate us is soley our fault, I think it goes deeper then what america did over there. He puts to much responsability in the peoples hands, and unfortunatly alot of people are to focused on getting their 15 mins. of fame, they rely on gubment handouts instead of hard work. Ron Paul would be great for president, I dont think the people are ready for what he offers, especially with hillary promising she will give your kids 5 grand just for being born. Who can promise more gubment handouts will unfortunatly win this election.

Ron Paul is not "anti-abortion rights." Although he does believe that life begins at conception and does want to overturn Roe v. Wade, he does not support a federal ban on abortion, and instead make it a state issue.

And it's time for CNN to get over its fascination with their polls. Traditional polls are conducted by phone or in person and reach out to people who voted in the previous Republican primaries. Ron Paul draws much of his support from non-traditional voter groups, including people from other parties and first-time voters. Not to mention that Paul isn't even included on many polls. If you want to see another barometer (though biased in the opposite direction), check out any of the polls on the Internet, which Ron Paul consistently dominates.

Let's let the numbers Paul pulls in– in terms of funds and rally turnout– speak for themselves, and let's not constantly denigrate his candidacy with comments about how he's a "long-shot dark-horse fringe candidate" with no numbers.

I am very liberal, but I find myself attracted to the Ron Paul campaign. I didn't donate to him yesterday, but I just gave him $500 today.

Ron Paul for the big money haul!

I donated 25 dollars yesterday. Most of this money came from small donation from Ron Paul's wide reaching grassroots support. Please give a fair look to Ron Paul.

It's nice that you can add 280 additional comments to the Obama/Colbert article since posting Ron Paul money raising article last night, while you post ZERO comments to Paul's article. No bother cnn…I suppose when I said "eat your heart out cnn" that you already were doing just that. Keep it up, every time you dis Ron Paul, we just donate more to him.

This should be a free expression website for this network…They keep deleting or not dispaying our comments. What's its use then?

you rock, Ron Paul

Not bad for a bunch of hot-pocket eating, basement dwelling kids.

Good for him! We are feedup with the all of the canadates-both Republican and Demecrates. John Slaughter

Over 4 million in 24 hours and STILL RISING!!

Keep your eye on Ron Paul people! This man is truely great!!

WOW…I just started reading about this guya few weeks ago because of all the Paul supporters posting on the Colbert threads.

Has a good platform for a REAL Republican conservative. Not the neo-con card carrying corporate puppets that most republicans are these days.

Ron Paul is the voice of reason, principle, and freedom. He is the only candidate I would be willing to cast my vote on. Longshot no more - his presidency is a real possibility.

I think people should look at where the money is going and see how that support is shaping up. Whether its an anti-war democrat or an anti-war republican, the American people are voting with their dollars on this one. They want an anti-war candidate.

Now if we had Barack Obama taking the democratic primary and Ron Paul taking the republican primary, I think for the first time in a long time you would see a real debate about real issues. Also for the first time these 2 candidates would represent the vast majority of America, and as a public we would have our own honest debate on real issues. No more talking points and no more soundbites. And the worst elements of our political society, the extremist groups, Neocons, and religious right, would be tossed out of the process this time.

One can only hope.

I LOVE YOU RON PAUL!

Part of that $4M is from me!

I'll be continueing to donate to your campaign! Can't wait til' your President!!!

Obviously people are very satisfied with the status quo…

I'm not for all of Ron Paul's policies, in fact, I think some are a little nuts and short-sighted. They're things that I would like to see work in a perfect world, but simply can't because this is the real world, not some utopia.

That said, I am all for the disdain for our current government that his Presidential campaign represents, though.

How about we post this headline on CNN's main page? This is a huge political story that few are covering.

I'm struck that there's been so little coverage of this. That's a huge sum of money that most everyone (including you, CNN) has been ignoring.

$4.2 Million in 24 Hours, $7.3 million in 5 weeks! Ron Paul's Q3 fundraising was double his Q2, and so far Q4 is 150% of Q3!

Well done! Thanks CNN for posting up this article, I'd like to see more on Ron Paul.

Lets hope the media can start giving Ron Paul some more of the attention that he deserves. Fundraising and support like this does not happen by accident nor political connection, but rather sound ideology and brilliant vision.

That is amazing. I think I might vote for Ron Paul. My father told me about him last week.

RON PAUL!!! REVOLUTION TIME BABY!!!

Can you smell that?

That stench is the collective pants of Rudy McRomson, CFR members, Neo-cons, international bankers, and Hillary. Uh-Oh. Better make sure those Diebold voting machines are ready to change some votes. We can't possibly elect a man that won't treat the constitution like toilet paper or further the globalist agenda. Gasp

This is Awesome/Let the Revolution Begin

when i watched the first presidential debate back in april…this was the only man that sounded sincere and plausible on the podium…unlike his republican counterparts…he doesn't seem to be playing politics with the questions posed to him…

Finally - a candidate who gets me excited about living in this country!

PEOPLE NEED TO OPEN THEIR EYES TO RON PAUL.

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He voted against the Real ID Act

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.

I'm not sure about the Fawkes connection.

>Paul is the only Republican candidate who is calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Iraq

Actually, he's the only candidate calling for this in either party, but there's so much more to him than this.

This is the man! This is the candidate of change.

I'm glad we have Ron Paul fighting for our US Constitution.

Actually, he's raised more than this.

This guy is about the only consistent, honest, smart candidate out there, and people are finally starting to notice.

GO RON PAUL!

CNN is monitoring and deleting comments that give this guy too much credit. be careful world, this is how the media plays. Ron Paul wouldn't have it! SHAME ON CNN

Now here's something the rest of the mainstream media needs to pick up on. Countless times have I heard that he's not serious on running or a lost cause from every mainstream news outlet…I wonder what they have to say now.

Warning…

Be prepared for all of the Ron Paul loonies to start posting. Geez.

Earth to Ron Paul loons. Your candidate has absolutely zero chance of being nominated. Raising money on the internet does not translate into votes in the booth. If it did, Howard Deam would be our president and Ned Lamont would be a senator.

Netroots love to sit in their basements making donations. Unfortunately for Paul, these netroots don't have tbe energy, or maybe can't drive, to go to the poll and actually vote.

Please Paul-Loons, don't bore us with your idiotic posts about how the Ron Paul Revolution is the biggest thing out there. It's not. It's an internet driven fundraiser that won't translate into votes.

Oh, and please stop mailing me your dumb brochures and pamphlets with Ron Paul's thoughts on why 9/11 was an inside job.

Go back to watching the X-Files.

Congratulations Ron for capitalizing on Guy Fawkes Day - commemorating an English terrorist.

Maybe next campaign fundraiser you can commemorate Timothy McVeigh who blew up a Government building too.

By the way - love the photo. Darwin would be amazed!

Get a better picture…how about one of the more appropriate photos of him smiling, which he is normally doing.

It says in here that Congressman Paul registers low poll numbers. My question to you is, who are you polling? No one ever asked me or anyone I know.

I used to like CNN and thought you were relatively fair and balanced. Now I can see that you're just as bad as the rest of them and cannot be trusted.

Grow up, CNN.

Way to go Paultards! Now when you lose the republican election, please fight as an independent! The right has their Nader!

It's only a "shocker" when you consider the mainstream media has ignored Mr. Paul.

He has far and away the greatest internet and grassroots following of any candidate. Yesterday's results prove it.

It seems the media isn't particularly interested in exploring why Dr. Paul has such fervent, loyal supporters–why?? I think you are missing a huge story here.

Ron Paul is the alternative to the usual "lesser of two evils" that Americans have been forced to accept.

He has my support because he is the only one defending the Republic and the U.S. Constitution. This is the last breath of what made our nation good.

When "We The People" accept corruption and incompetence, we are cutting our own throats and denying any of mankind that follow us any hope of genuine freedom. Freedom is not government intrusion into every realm of our lives, that is in fact, prison.

Under establisment-media zionist polls, Ron Paul is low; however, in reality on the ground in America, the support is the greatest for him.

Actions speak louder than words. Look at real polls such as txt message ones, Ron Paul won all those and look at all the money he is raising. Did you know Paul gets most money than any other candidate from the US military? What does that tell you.

At what point will you no longer be "shocked" by Ron Paul's fundraising results? His message resonates with anyone who believes the Constitution should govern.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com

It wasn't a shocker to those of us paying attention to the Paul campaign. Oh, and "V for Vendetta" took place in a near-future England — the story was only inspired by Guy Fawkes.

This is the man! This is the one honest, consistent, smart candidate out here!!!!!

While I can't help but agree with his stance on war, I can't completely overlook the problems the Republicans have saddled our country with over the last 6 years, either. That, coupled with Paul's rather extreme (and sometimes scary) views on what the federal government should be, and I think it's safe to say that he would not be good candidate for the White House.

We've seen what the US would be like under conservative control, and we don't like it. This country needs a new direction, and Ron Paul isn't it.

Way to go Dr. Paul…you are our only hope to bring back our dignity here and abroad….when will the MSM give him the credit he deserves instead of slandering his progression…first they thought it was a few spammers online….now they know the truth that he is the real deal..but, alas the MSM will continue to ignore him and further ignite the people to act…

The media is doing every single American an injustice by not having Ron Paul on their front pages today. The American people are speaking, and it is the responsibility of the media in this country to relay that message so that it is heard LOUD and CLEAR.

Ron Paul 2008 - A Real Choice for REAL Americans.

Here's the one to watch… Smart guy…doctor, family values without stepping on individual rights. The one republican who voted against the war IN THE FIRST PLACE. Hilary can't say that!

p.s. THE GIG IS UP and we aren't as dumb as you thought we were.

And if CNN, a mainstream media outlet, doesn't print these two comments it is no problem because Ron Paul isn't gonna go away and neither are we. Unlike the other candidates, we don't need big media to tell us we are a front runner.

Ron Paul smashed the record yesterday with his $4.3M fundraising in one day for a GOP candidate. Perhaps this will translate to more MSM coverage, since it is unlikely that a few hundred "spammers", "botnets", "spambots," sent in millions of dollars in campaign donations. Yes America, Ron Paul and his growing support are for real.

I hope that this will encourage more patriots and advocates of our Constitution to take notice of Dr. Paul and his plan for a re-invigorated United States of America.

Stop the bad journalism. Dr. Paul is not against abortion rights, he wants to delegate them to the states.

Finally the wheat known as Ron Paul is separating from the chaff of Fred, Rudy, John, Mitt et al.

Hope this continues and the GOP has an good and decent Republican presidential candidate such as Ron Paul after the primaries.

"…anti-abortion rights…"?
No. He is personally opposed to abortion, but observes that the Constitution does not authorize the federal government to determine its legality at all. It is under the jurisdiction of the states, as are many other state issues our federal government has incrementally usurped.

Way to go! Keep up the good work!

Go Ron Go!

why remove my comment, was I not civil?

Dr. Paul's numbers will keep rising. Don't believe those out dated polls. They are not a true sign of his support. Its apparent he has major backing and NOT SPAMMERS. Com'on fox give me a break. Not all of us are spammers. Thats almost laughable. Oh wait it is..haha..Seriously though Our last hope is Dr. Paul. Anyone else and its more of the same old same old. Thanks CNN for reporting the obvious. Kudos for that at least.
One P!ssed off American

Ron Paul is the antidote to politics as usual. He appears totally sincere and unafraid to speak the truth, and his devotion to principle and common sense instead of the usual moronic "politicospeak" put him head and shoulders above anybody on the GOP side, as well as most of the dem field.

What a tremendous day for Ron Paul! He continues to have a large following and appears to be well on his way to the Republican nomination.

The thing about Ron Paul that is most attractive to me is that he is very clearly on the side of the American public. I disagree with him on some issues, but I feel his stance on those at least comes from his own personal convictions and not spoon-fed by focus groups or corporate donors. I know where I stand with Ron Paul, and thats not something that can be said about any other candidate.

I've never voted Republican before, and may never again, but for this primary I'll make the switch to cast my vote for Ron Paul. I encourage others to do the same.

Could this guy really pull it off? He’s got some really smart ideas, stuff that makes sense but at times seems too easy. Could it be that the U.S could elect a guy this honest?

"Presidential shocker: Paul raises more than $4 million in 24 hours" Why the shocker? You idiots at CNN have done your best for the last 6 months to ignore the Ron Paul phenomenon [probably out of laziness].

While I'm on a rant, why don't you guys fire Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck, both a couple of worthless idiots? You might find your ratings improve.

Now we are seeing the building momentum being reported. This is good news for the Ron Paul campaign.

I believe that Mr. Paul and his campaign have either misinterpreted the messages in both the Guy Fawkes celebration and the film "V for Vendetta" or are taking the voters for fools. I simply cannot see how they can make a positive connection between two terrorists and a presidential campaign in the contemporary United States. Weather or not you find yourself liking "V" in the film, as no doubt one should since he does fight for what our contemporary values consider to be right, or Fawkes for whatever reason you might find, the two are still terrorists. I would find myself in a state of horror if Mr. Paul were to actually attempt to terrorize us United Statens in this way for political gain. I realize that in a world of political hidalgos, each Quixote needs to separate themself from the flock, and using popular culture has traditionally been a very successful way of accomplishing that goal. However, perhaps Ron Paul and his campaign should look at the deeper message behind the celebrations and films of traditional and pop culture before using them to promote themselves, lest they find themselves looking the fool. Thank you,

Way to go Dr. Paul!

I donated and I'm proud of RP for getting so much support. Maybe now the media will stop trying to shut him out of debates and news coverage.

I think Ron Paul deserves the respect of the media now. you should be covering Ron Paul at least as much or more than John Macain and other so called front runner canidates

Defend the the Constitution!! VOTE RON PAUL!! You guys at CNN should give him more coverage!! Or are you "worried" like the Demicans & Republicrats?? That he might actually rein in the runaway federal government!!

"While Paul registers in the low single digits in most polls"

Most polls? Which polls are included in your sample? Do you count polls that are removed as soon as Ron Paul's results climb out of single digits?

Speak up America! No more politics as usual. This guy stands for everything America was meant to be. This guy is honest, consistent, smart and cares about this country. VOTE RON PAUL and donate here:
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

This is simply amazing. Let's hope for a grass roots domination. By the way, Dr. Paul isn't necessarily against all abortion, but he does oppose it being mandated at the Federal level, and I agree. There are certain things we just can't agree upon and they should be left to the states. I'm sick of hearing every other politician wanting a larger Federal government.

I admire the vigor with which Representative Paul's supporters are raising money; he is now a major player in this presidential race, and perhaps he deserves to be. But I've got a problem with the "Guy Fawkes" connection to his fundraising drive (and I'm sure I'll receive angry responses from Ron Paul supporters for what I'm about to say): it's a bit flimsy in that, as is so often the case with us Americans, it's based more on a "feeling" than a true sense of the nuances of the gunpowder plot, which, as with so many things, was far more complicated than we have a tendency to care to learn–the fact that the money-drive is so heavily based on a film about a guy who glorifies the gunpowder plot, and not the actual historical event itself, is telling regarding how we Americans view European history. (It's like the Northern Ireland scenario; we have a tendency to see it one way or the other, probably because we're removed from the situation and can afford to take simplistic stands, but the Irish will often tell you that if you claim to truly understand the scenario and fall heavily on one side or the other, you don't truly understand the scenario.) I lived and worked in the U.K. for several years, and what struck me most about the U.S. upon my return to my native country was the naiive manner with which we toss around world history to suit our rather culturally isolated opinions. (Don't get me wrong: I'm happy to be back, but frustrated, as well.) It can be a bit embarrassing at times. Proof? Today I spoke with many British citizens, Catholic, Protestant, and (as is often the case in the U.K.) secular, and every single one of them laughed at the Ron Paul money-raising scheme (which some of them had heard about on the radio)–every…single…one. And it wasn't derisive laughter, but rather knowing laughter; the world is waiting for us to fulfill our great promise as a nation and actually take a leadership role, which means that either we deal with international issues on their own complex terms, and garner international respect for doing so, or we keep thrusting our fists in the air and sloganeering endlessly…and continue to look like amateurs about this stuff. It's too bad, really, because Representative Paul seems to understand the nuances of the Iraq scenario better than a lot of current presidential candidates in that he knows how ridiculous this current Bush Administration policy is, and he knows that it needs to change in a hurry. (Democrat Bill Richardson is the only other serious candidate who fully agrees on this issue.) If only Mr. Paul's supporters didn't have to view an historical event through the context of a film of a comic book devoted to anti-Thatcher policies by a writer in the 1980's who was barely referencing an historical event that took place hundreds of years previously…. The actual historical Guy Fawkes may very well have been right in what he did, but filterning one's knowledge through such a dubious amount of layering is a bit overly silly for a country that by now ought to be a bit more grown-up about international affairs.

I'm interested in seeing
A) How this affects his poll numbers, and
B) If he wisely uses these funds.

Ron Paul's supporters are making a stand. It would pure ignorance for the media to keep disregarding him as prime candidate after yesterday's show of support.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead

Peaople are coming together over this man and wanting change… its wonderful!!

Ron Paul 2008!

I donated $100 yesterday to Ron Paul's campaign because I believe he is the man that will fix the mess we are currently in as a country. Bush got us into this mess RON PAUL will get us out!

CNN's "Claim": Objective Reporting

Nice picture of Dr. Paul by the way, you couldn't find anything with a smile? What a bunch of hacks you MSM'ers are.

"spread virally on-line"

That's a pretty nice spin on old fashioned spam.

Ron Paul spam has reached epidemic levels lately. Good thing for politicians that they made political spam legal when outlawing other kinds of spam, eh?

I guess there's nothing wrong with promoting yourself the same way pedophiles, porn peddlers, drug pushers and other miscreants promote their wares.

Good on you Paul. Spam some more.

Paul believes that it is still the states decision to change or hold the abortion laws. He understands the role of the Federal Government… and respects State Government law.

You write that Ron Paul "is anti-abortion rights". Can't you people write an unbiased piece and just state that he's pro-life?

Thank you CNN for covering what will soon be an inevitable story for the MSM to focus on in this Presidential season. Congressman Ron Paul's supporters are growing by the thousands because of his message of Liberty and the fact that America deserves a federal Government as plainly designated by the Constitiution. Times have changed for sure. But the principles of individual freedoms and the definition and practice of tyranny have not changed.

35,000 nuts donating to another nut. While Ron Paul wants us out of Iraq, he's worse than Bush when it comes to everything else he stands for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyXW1hb-JQg

"He's anti abortion rights."

That's an outright lie.

And what's with the choice of photo? It doesn't even look like Ron Paul.

Why is the mainstream media so deftly afraid of this man? Have you all been payed off?

When will the MSM and the American public finally wake up and realize that Ron Paul ain't no joke? Its a revolution.

No comments are showing….censorship?

It is refreshing to see my fellow Americans finally waking up to the circumstances they are in. Even if 1 billion dollars is raised for truth and freedom, even if every thinking non-robotic person wakes up and supports Dr. Paul, even if every MSM media scumbag article is challenged on the facts by hundreds of people who see the facts, IT WILL ALL BE FOR NOTHING if we do not take back the voting system to open transparent fairness.

Electronic voting machines are a part of the foundation of the establishment's control. The tyrants can safely sit behind phony poll results as a screen for the fraud they will pull on election day. The establishment foresaw that a certain percentage of Americans would start to awaken as the tyranny became more obvious. Unless you want all your work to go down the drain you MUST do something about the electronic voting machines. The system can crank in any result they want.

50 lawsuits in the 50 sates are in the process of being filed that demand the decertification of electronic, paperless voting machines like the Diebold system. Please check out the votefraud org also VoteInSunshine and the National Clean Elections Lawsuit: "N-CEL" for more details about this vital subject. Time is short. I pray it is not too late for all of us!

“I care not who votes, I care only about those who count the votes”.-
quote attributed to the dictator Josef Stalin

Kudos to RP and all the RP supporters.

Shame on CNN for using such an unlikeable picture (angle and pose) for this non-MSM endorsed candidate.

Who in the world writes these articles? Is fact checking not required when you make a "point". Dr. Paul is not anti abortion rights? I swear the more i read mainstream media reports, the more happy i am about the internet.

I donated yesterday too. First time I've ever donated to a politician. He's the only candidate who appears to love this country more than himself.

When will people start to realize that this is the only man who wants to get us out of the mess in the Middle East. Just look around Iraq is mess, Afghanistan just keeps getting worse, Pakistan is in crisis, and the Neocons as well as Hillary is threatening to spread the war in Iran. Wake-up America, Ron is the only one making sense.

amazing news! this goes to show that Ron Paul's supporters are not just pimple-faced pale kids as Fox news would like you to think. they are real people who are more than ready to put their money where their mouth is!

Ron Paul 2008 - the last true hope for America. Ron Paul is our last chance to keep our Constitution and to put an end to the phone wars.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that can return the United States to prosperity and greatness. Too long we have attempted to police the world. We have sold this country off to China, and we must get it back. Freedom and Liberty are what make America great, and we have lost sight of this. I ask all American citizens to join me in taking back our once great country, and restoring respect for the Constitution and the Rule of Law. God Bless America, Ron Paul in 2008.

thank you for reporting on Dr. Paul for once. now, could you please stop marginallizing his candidacy? obviously fund-raising like this indicates that Ron Paul is a top-tier candidate.

If this man doesn't win, then America is finished.

Why does the media insist on this kind of spin when it comes to Ron Paul??

To say that he is "anti-abortion rights" is simple mis-information. While Dr. Paul (a gynecologist who delivered more than 4,000 babies) holds the personal opinion that abortion is wrong, he maintains a constant stance of the issue being not only a State's decision, but also one that should be between a woman and her doctor.

Dr. Paul would never impose his personal will on the people of the United States. Being a strict Constitutionalist he believes that all powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution belong to the individual States.

Come on CNN, quit with the villification spin and tell the real Ron Paul story at face value: massive individual grass roots support by Americans who want to preserve what little freedom they have left!

The wording of this article is misleading. Paul would not make abortion illegal in the United States. He would leave it up to each individual state to decide its own laws about abortion.

Yea! Let the return of the power to the people begin.

Remember: Give me Liberty or give me death!

Apparently, G.W and the rubber stamp democrates will give the latter in a few years.

I was talking to a good frind of mine the other day, who happens to be a Libertarian. He said that if Ron Paul does not get the GOP nomination, he'll probably run as a Libertarian. Which would split the conservative vote and hand the election to whomever us Democrats nominate.

Ron Paul - 2008's Ralph Nader.

Drastically reduce the federal government, abolish the IRS, close the borders, restore the Republic! Ron Paul rEVOLution!

Ron Paul is the only constitutional candidate running. He's the only candidate addressing the monetary system which gives the government the power to rob the value of money. This raises the question…either the others are ignorant of the fact or complicit with the Federal Reserve. In either case, it rules them out as a true candidate to lead the nation. Our nation is in dire straights and people need to wake up to the fact and vote accordingly.

Money like that doesn't materialize out of thin air (unless the FED decides to print more

Federal contribution limits only allow $2300 per person. Do the math. Look at the FEC reports of other supposedly "top teir" candidates. They get a handful of people tied to business interests to max out (often they max out X 2 claiming their spouse contributed). $4.3 mil divided by 35,000 people = $122.86 per person. Ron Paul has MASSIVE grassroots support, and that support is nowhere near maxed out - AND it is growing by the day.

If any other candidate had set the single day fundraising record like Ron Paul just did, it would have been on the front page of every newspaper in America.

Face it CNN - We are not "spamming" your polls with bogus votes anymore than we are "spamming" Ron Paul's donation box. Americans everywhere are standing up and having their voice heard! WE THE PEOPLE.

I guarantee you the number is false. "Reported" versus "Actual". Ron Paul's campaign will do/say anything to try to drum up notice.

The guy is a kook who thinks the pentagon was blown up on 9/11 by a government missile because there was no wreckage from an airliner found.

Exactly, this guys is NOT imposing his personal opinions on the people. If something isn't constitutional, he won't get on board, in spite of his personal beliefs. For example, he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, but he refuses to deny gay people the right to marry because it is UN-CONSTITUTIONAL. He's a true freedom fighter

The Greens last ditch effort to stop the war in Iraq??

Glad the media is recognizing that the people are speaking with their paychecks in support of Dr. Paul, it is still ashame that they list him as a single digit poll candidate, they fail to mention that out of the first 27 national polls taken, they conveniently left him out of all but 5 during a time when his support started soaring.

It's called a revolution for a reason.

I wish Republican voters would be so generous when it comes to paying taxes. Why waste so much money on any one candidate? They will spend the money on things that are not too useful to society.

Ron Paul champions the Bill of Rights and tirelessly works to protect Americans' civil liberties. The "right to abortion" is one presently granted by our courts, but it is not written into our original governing principles.

Personally, I am pro-choice, though I still support Dr. Paul. The Bill of Rights states in Amendment X:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

I just thought to point this out since Ron Paul is pro-life not "anti-abortion rights." Dr. Paul has helped over 4,000 women deliver their babies into the world in his obstetrics practice in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Recently, Congressman Paul proposed the "Sanctity of Life Act of 2005″ (and 2007), which would require that "human life shall be deemed to exist from conception, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency."

I just thought to elaborate on where Ron Paul stands on that issue. Otherwise, thank you for your article.

What will it mean when we learn in early January that Ron Paul raised more money in the 4th Quarter than Giuliani, Romney, Thompson, Huckabee, McCain? Will voters be willing to accept the premise Paul has a legitimate shot at the White House? We could very well find out. Paul has now raised more than 7.3 million this quarter, and we have 55 days left till January 1st.

Who is Ron Paul?

A good article on Ron (best of the few CNN has posted yet IMO) but the picture did not match up. He looks like he is troubled in the pic when I can imagine he is overjoyed.

Maybe it is just me but the wording of this story is just strange. "shocker", "Ron Paul's claim:". If this were Rudy, McCain or even Edwards, I'm pretty sure the spin would be much more positive.

I donated $100 yesterday to Ron Paul's campaign. How do the numbers he's raking in shock anybody anymore?

FREEDOM IS POPULAR.

my vote is for ron..i think he is the only candidate serious about bringing america back.

I heard a quote once.

"Ron Paul is the president everyone wants, and stands for everything americans think they want. But once in office his popularity will fall because americans don't realize the impact of his policies. When the services they depend on start to go away true support for Ron Paul will be revealed and it will be very low"

CNN took off my comment that had Ron Paul's website attached to it. Kind of makes you wonder what kind of "balanced" news we're really getting here. Pretty scary that CNN can manipulate the vote this way.

Say what you want, but there's a reason Ron Paul gets more support daily. Just 2 stories down on the CNN ticker is a story about how the economy and gas prices are a hardship for families. When Ron Paul speaks about financial matters and tells people why everything is going bad for the dollar, and ultimately the middle class and poor, people respond positively. It gets hard to see that the US Dollar hits a new low against the Euro, every week… It only ends when the American people and government especially, live within their means. And in this election cycle, that's only going to happen with Ron Paul.

Can we please elect this man, please? He stands for many of things the Constitution and Bill of Rights speak to which is badly needed now.

Ron Paul is catching on. People are beginning to realize there is no answer with any other of the candidates. Ron Paul is supported BY the people, and he will work FOR the people. Washington is seemingly void of honesty, and Ron Paul is the answer. 4 million! Ron Paul 2008

Ron Paul is My Love & HERO…He reminds us of what a real American looks like.

I had never heard of this guy until reading this article. I went and checked out his website and now I think I'm going to vote for him and donate!

This shows you how much people are fed up with government. I don't think anyone realized how much until now. I saw V for vendetta. Loved it. I'd love to know the genius who came up with that one. i'm sure some of the other candidates will be searching for him or her.. God bless!! Go Guy!!

Ron Paul is NOT "anti-abortion rights". Ron Paul is outside of the normal pro/anti debate on most everything. His view is from an different prespective. Please try to get it right CNN.

Though I don't agree with all of his views - he is the most refreshing presidential candidate in years. Why? Because he always tells the truth (as he sees it) and he has INTEGRITY, which has saddley gone missing from our political arena in the US.
To: CNN - Please give him the fair coverage and exposure he deserves.

Ron Paul is the man! he's definitely getting my vote.

He speaks the truth, in a world where most politicians are just puppets.

Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

It was nice of you to use the most flattering photo of Ron Paul that you could find.

To the person that said suggested that paying high taxes is better for society than donating money to a candidate - It boils down to this: I prefer to spend the money that I earn on what I choose to spend it on. I do NOT want the government stealing MY money and spending it on what they think it should be spent on. This country was NOT founded on socialist principals. I've given Ron Paul about $800 so far. I've also spent time making and posting signs, and went to the debate in Orlando to cheer him on. I'm proud to support Ron Paul with my time and money! He's not only sane, he's honest and a true patriot!

I checked Fox News to see if they covered this story on their website. Big Suprise! They've decided to completely ignore RP. Thanks for the coverage CNN.

http://www.ronpaulgraphs.com/

Go Ron Paul!

Yeah, we're all spammers - riiiiighht. When will the Mass Media wake up to the grass roots effort spreading like mad?

Who writes this stuff? Ron Paul is not against abortion rights: he wants states to make those decisions. (People could vote for what they believe.) He wants federal government out of our personal lives.

CNN probably won't post this one either. They despise Ron Paul because he doesn't fit into their system of blind consumerism politics.

Ron Paul 2008

I dont care about this guy…He is capitalizing on Presidential bid too with his book…He is cashing out people…..That is not being honest too

Ron Paul has my vote. But it is the message that is gaining ground. Dr. Paul has even said himself that he has his shortcomings, but the message has none. Americans are getting behind the message, we are just organizing behind the most principled man on the hill. That message is freedom, and we want freedom to ring proud once again in America.

Why does the headline read: "Ron Paul's Claim". Makes it sound like he's claiming something not true. It's not a "claim", it's the truth. They guy is raking in record breaking amounts. So pay attention!

Ron Paul's going all the way to the white house folks!

All Ron Paul backers need to get behind Barack Obama who is Ron Paul in a true 'democratic' way.

If they are trying to reform their party with this guy too bad….I don't want a white house controlled by republicans.. Doesn't matter who they are!

I have NEVER donated to a candidate or political party, but have donated 3 times to his campaign. Ron Paul is a man of integrity and it would seem that he cannot be bought. If people like me are donating and supporting, then there is definately something going on.

Good luck Dr. Paul.

It is heart-wrenching to think that Ron Paul, who in my opinion is the best man to lead this country out of all the phoneys, might not win. America is afraid to speak it's mind. We are creating a political aristocracy by re-electing people of the same family, and from the same circles. Two Bush's and two Clintons… It's SAD. Out of all of us Americans, you mean to tell me that we can only settle on a select few? Lets put the people back in power. Vote your heart. Vote Ron Paul. If you could go back, who would you want to write our constitution, Clinton, Obama, Giuliani, or Ron Paul. You know who you would choose: RON PAUL.
Freedom is the people — the individual, NOT government and NOT big-business.

To: William Wallace
Conspiracy theories like that from Ron Paul supporters is what makes most people run away from Ron Paul as fast as they can.

I also added $25 last night. I only got to realize Ron Paul 2 days ago. After watching yourtube videos, I am deeply motiviated by him.

Dear CNN,

Surely you can find a worse, more cadaverous photo of Ron Paul in your archives; maybe something with fangs and dripping blood — or would that be more appropriate for the current resident in our White House?

One thing I wonder about; since, according to the wisdom of your polls, Mr. Paul always polls in the low digits; yet he somehow manages to raise the most money in one day of any Republican candidate to date. Something tells me — this does not compute.

Maybe–just maybe–your polls are not accurate, or perhaps they are purposely "skewed" — you know, like the photograph you ran with this article?

Thank you for reporting on Ron Paul's November 5th donations of over
$4 million dollars raised in 24 hours on the internet.
This is just the beginning of what we are going to donate for his win!
Ron Paul 2008

Doesn't matter how white they are as snow. If republican, forget it!

A republican who has changed to be democrat for Obama

What a joke, and they call this impartial journalism. Nice smear tactic CNN. I guess a picture that makes him look angry was warranted considering he just blew all of the other Republican canidates out of the water.

I've got a test for you CNN, let's challenge the other candidates to drum up a grassroots fundraising effort and challenge them to raise more money. It will never happen without the corporate interests.

You should be ashamed CNN. This is history in the making.

America, Please wake up! If Ron Paul does not get president then we all are done and doomed. Stand up and let the government know that we all know what is truly going on and vote for Ron Paul!!!!!! It does'nt bother him at all to tell the truth about the things that are being hidden from us Americans. The government thinks they are so smart and the only way to get America back is simply vote for Ron Paul for President 2008! He will make a difference in all of our lives!

Ron Paul for President! He is the only Christian Statesman! He has not been bought out by the new world order folks. He believes in states rights and a LIMITED government with LOWER taxes. He will also work to get rid of the federal reserve which is neither federal or reserve!

For those of you out there who think that this man is only about ending the war, please the war is already over, onto more pertinent issues - 1. Dr. Paul is an OB-GYN who delivered 4,000 babies for no charge for poor couples who couldn't afford it. Is there a single candidate who can even match that kind of philanthropy. He cares for real. Period. 2. Taxes - your second biggest expense in life after kids, which today is forced from you, go to destroying human civilazations abroad will for once be stopped. Through this century, taxes will keep going up until people revolt and choose not to have a government anymore. Dr. Paul wants minimum government.

You go Ron Paul!!!!! I'm not a Repulican and won't be voting for you. But in my book, you're the smartest and the brightess Repulican in GOP field. Good Luck Ron Paul!!!

If they are trying to reform their party with this guy too bad….I don't want a white house controlled by republicans.. Doesn't matter who they are!

Posted By james,boston,ma : November 6, 2007 4:09 pm

They think they can fool us by picking on the nice guy for us to think that their party is still alive…looks like this guy is cashing in too with a book.I don't see any honesty in that…I just hate republicans no matter how good they might!

Can we please have more bias in the media? 'Presidential shocker' for those who haven't logged on to any independent media site in the last four months, not to mention that an independent candidate setting the single day record for money raising for the republican party only gets four paragraphs of coverage, while Obama's team being urged to make sure that Stephen Colbert doesn't get on the South Carolina ballot gets over a page of coverage and the running spot as the top story on the politics page. This is a truly embarrassing sign of the blatant hypocrisy going on in MSM (Paul didn't even make the 'Top Story' section on FoxNews' political page, surprise?) and will, hopefully, lead to the public humiliation of MSM leaders when Ron Paul wins the nomination for the Republican candidacy!

I don't know if Ron Paul's the best guy to be president, but I am beyond impressed by the passion of his supporters, who I often hear referred to as "crazy." Looking around at where we are as a country today, I'm starting to think that outraged Ron Paul supporters may not be the Americans who are out of touch with reality…

Our elections do not need to feed us big business candidates from 2 similar parties to still be democratic. If fact other democracys have more than 2 parties. The "neocon" agenda is promoted by both parties. Ron Paul is the last, best hope for America. And it is sad- he obviously has a large ammount of people who support him, but the Republicans will certainly nominate somone else.
Instead of a libertartian that would love and protect our country, we'll get annother pro-Isreal puppet, great, I'm thinking of leaving!

To Ray in Rochester, Ron Paul is not a 9/11 truther. He has never said that. He believes we were attacked, and that we were attacked because of the U.S. foreign policy. Why don't you check the facts instead of listening to what these bought and paid for, so called "journalist" are saying.

Let's get to the white house Ron Paul 2008!! ronpaul2008.com

CNN and their rhetoric around Ron Paul continues to be extremely obnoxious! I DON'T WANT THEIR OPINION - I want INFORMATION ON Ron Paul! How it is not completely obvious and disturbing that CNN’s reporting is an attempt to dissuade public opinion of Ron Paul.

Obviously, $4.3 million shows that there are people with minds of their own that lack indoctrination from MSMedia and aren't listening to them! Time to sing a different tune corporate media & CNN! WAKE UP. Ron Paul is reaching people, REPORT don’t DISTORT.

How can you be for limited government and also be in favor of making government prod into women's personal lives and abortion rights ? that's oxymoronic. Either you want women to have abortions in safe clinics, or you want poor women to die in back alleys with bloody hangars, while rich women and politician's children can fly to some place where it is legal. Abortion isn't going to stop, it's been happening since before the species evolved. Its just a matter of whether you want women to die. plain and simple.
I can't vote for a person who has such an elitist view, that safety and health is for the rich only. Typical Libertarianism.

My boyfriend and I donated yesterday for our first time ever. We'll probably donate more to get Paul to his goal. I'm already a registered republican and would have probably voted for Mccain or Huckabee, but Paul really stands out above all the candidates to me as being strong, honest, and intelligent.

Whether you like it or not there are ONLY TWO (2) candidates that have a chance of repairing the destruction this administration and many of its law makers have inflicted on this country and others. Those TWO candidates are Joseph Biden and Ron Paul.

Any other choice from the candidates at hand and America will fall into the abyss that awaits, and 50 years will not undue the damage.

The choice set before the people.

This article was so full of spin that I was dizzy by the end. Since when did CNN become Fox News Lite? The mainstream media is a joke, and everyone knows it, which is why the Internet is, sadly, the only place you can find anything close to the truth, and there's so much mis/disinfo around that it makes it hard to know who to trust.

Luckily, Dr. Paul has a perfect record that spans decades, which is something the top-tier flip-floppers can't offer. Their lies are easy to see through and Dr. Paul is so easy to trust because of it.

Good job, RP contributors. Keep spreading the word. Obviously we can't depend on the news anymore to let people know the facts. Everyone's a RP supporter, they just don't know it yet!

In my small suburban town I saw a truck with a Ron Paul sticker on it. I am not leaning toward a vote for Ron Paul but I respect him more than I do Rudy or Mitt. For these reasons I put very little value in political polls that say Dr. Paul is running in the low single digits.

Hehe…he looks like Gandalf without a beard.

A) Dr. Paul is not anti-abortion rights. He believes in letting states decide this issue. Our federal government was never meant to be the all-powerful decider of everything and the more people condone such an attitude, the worse things will be in our country.

B) For those of you complaining about the Guy Fawkes Day thing, watch the movie V For Vendetta. The message is about people being in charge of their lives, not some big-brother government.

Jaik: Ron Paul doesn't believe the federal government has the right to ban abortions. Although I suppose it really isn't your fault for assuming that CNN did a little research before writing this article.

So when lot of emails are sent by lots of people about a hot topic, its grass roots, but when its about something that the CFR media doesn't like its spam.

How shameful.

I believe that Mr. Paul and his campaign have either misinterpreted the messages in both the Guy Fawkes celebration and the film "V for Vendetta" or are taking the voters for fools. I simply cannot see how they can make a positive connection between two terrorists and a presidential campaign in the contemporary United States. Weather or not you find yourself liking "V" in the film, as no doubt one should since he does fight for what our contemporary values consider to be right, or Fawkes for whatever reason you might find, the two are still terrorists. I would find myself in a state of horror if Mr. Paul were to actually attempt to terrorize us United Statens in this way for political gain. I realize that in a world of political hidalgos, each Quixote needs to separate themself from the flock, and using popular culture has traditionally been a very successful way of accomplishing that goal. However, perhaps Ron Paul and his campaign should look at the deeper message behind the celebrations and films of traditional and pop culture before using them to promote themselves, lest they find themselves looking the fool. Thank you,

Posted By Casey; Champaign, Illinois : November 6, 2007 2:40 pm

First, he's talking about the symbolic overthrow of the modern government.

Second, you do realize that our founder's would fit under our present day definition of terrorists, right? Would you like to go on about how much you hate Sam Adams and others who created this country that you live in?