The Ron Paul campaign set a Republican fundraising record when they raised 4.2 million dollars in a single day.
Fast Facts:
- Generated by an online fundraising event
- The even was a celebration of Guy Fawkes Day
- The movement began independently, thought Ron Paul did mention it in speeches prior to the event
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Ron Paul Fundraising Blogs and Commentaries
- National Review: Ron Paul's Fundraising (January 21, 2008)
- Washington Post: Ron Paul Beats Own Fundraising Record (December 17, 2007)
- Politico: "Ron Paul on Track to be Biggest Fundraiser" (November 30, 2007)
- Politico: "Latest Paul Money Bomb Looks Like Dud" (November 30, 2007)
- Real Clear Politics Blog: The Significance of the Ron Paul Fundraising Haul (November 6, 2007)
- Methods Blog Politics: Despite Record Haul, Ron Paul Still Ignored by Mainstream Media (November 6, 2007)
- "No matter how much money Paul raises, no matter how loud his supporters, he’s still laregely marginalized as a fringe candidate by the mainstream media"
- Washington Post: Ron Paul's Record Online Haul (November 5, 2007)
- CBS News: Inside Ron Paul's Fundraising Numbers (October 12, 2007)
- Wall Street Journal: "Ron Paul’s Fund-Raising Takes Off" (October 1, 2007)
- Paul Daily: 3Q Fundraising Goal Upped to $1,000,000 by 9/30 Midnight!!! (September 30th, 2007)
- Reason Magazine: Rumors About Ron Paul's Fundraising (July 2, 2007)