/dev/null Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Ron_Paul_pla...on_to_0610.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Ron_Paul_pla...on_to_0610.html Heck, he's still sitting on almost $6 million in donations that he chose not to spend when the race was in question. As noted in the recent Washington Post article, he has about 10 family members still drawing paychecks from his campaign, and he's got a lot of book tour - err, campaign stops - to fund, but with November looming he needs to find a way to blow through the rest of the peoples money. A big convention party is a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 It has been reported that he is dropping out imminently. He'll have almost $5 million left of the $30 million he raised - it will be donated to an advocacy group he is setting up called the Campaign for Liberty, an organization to support Republican Libertarians. As it's first act, since Paul is the standard-bearer in the throng of RL's, the Campaign for Liberty will pick up the tab for Paul's side-convention. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/St...6019&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 You do realize that this is pretty standard procedure, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finknottle Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 You do realize that this is pretty standard procedure, right? To only spend only half the money donated for your presidency campaign when the race is still competative, stay in the race to fund your book tours with the rest, leaving almost a fifth for your own foundation? So *thats* what Clinton was up to all this time! Seriously, my gripe is that a lot of people donated their money for him to run for president, not be a libertarian gadfly. He chose not to go all out in the springboard states despite having the cash. Other candidates went into debt for their shot - he chose to bank it. If he wasn't going to seriously contest Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, he was just taking money from fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 To only spend only half the money donated for your presidency campaign when the race is still competative, stay in the race to fund your book tours with the rest, leaving almost a fifth for your own foundation? When was his race ever competitive? And yes, its pretty common to put whatever surplus you have when you drop out of a race from a Presidential campaign toward a PAC, foundation, the national committee, or whatever else. Seriously, my gripe is that a lot of people donated their money for him to run for president, not be a libertarian gadfly. He chose not to go all out in the springboard states despite having the cash. Other candidates went into debt for their shot - he chose to bank it. If he wasn't going to seriously contest Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, he was just taking money from fools. How nice of you to try to stand up for all those poor fools who donated to his campaign. Outside of a small delusional group of people, no reasonable person actually expected his campaign to win. Hell, I donated a small amount to his campaign, and I didn't expect him to win. It was more about declaring a base of support for the message than anything else. If he wants to start his "Campaign for Liberty" organization based upon the funds he raised, I have no problem with it, and I've seen no outcry from any other Ron Paul supporter either. Stop trying to disguise an attack on the man as standing up for a bunch of poor fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 He should at least be given a chance to speak at the RNC. He won 35 delegates and even beat McCain in the last caucus in Montana. Someone should be able to represent the anti-Iraq Republicans at the convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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