Ron Paul: In for the Long Haul

With regards to fundraising and his $2.4 million:

  • 3rd in total receipts for the quarter
  • 4th in total receipts to date
  • 3rd in total current assets (ahead of former front-runner John McCain, and just $800,000 behind Mitt Romney)
  • 47% of the contributions made to Ron Paul’s campaign are donations of under $200 from individuals (John McCain’s 17% is the second-highest percentage)

WRT online:

  • “Ron Paul” recently topped Technorati’s search-term rankings for an unprecedented stretch – current rank #2 (Technorati is the leading authority on Internet media usage).
  • RonPaul2008.com draws more traffic than any other candidate’s Web site.
  • On YouTube.com, the Internet’s most popular video site, the Ron Paul channel has over 22,000 subscribers, which is 13,000 more than the second most popular candidate (Obama).
  • And on Meetup.com, more than 25,000 people comprise 560 Ron Paul Meetup groups, which makes the Good Doctor the most popular Meetup source in the political category. The next candidate, Obama, is a distant second with 5300 members in 68 groups.