Ron Paul tops John McCain in cash on hand

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Long shot has $2.4 million in the bank

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer

38 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Ron Paul, the Texas congressman running a long-shot campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, raised $2.4 million from April through June and ended the quarter with a similar amount in the bank, according to financial reports filed Sunday.

The total is a remarkable showing for Paul, putting him ahead of Arizona Sen. John McCain in cash on hand. While Paul has raised far less than McCain or the other leading Republicans, his libertarian views and opposition to the war in Iraq have lit a fire among nontraditional contributors, particularly on the Internet. About half of his total came from contributions of less than $200.

Despite his relative success in fundraising, he still barely registers in public opinion polls. For the most part, Paul has relied on his debate appearances and on an online network to spread his message. He also spent $120,000 on printing and mailing fundraising letters, his single biggest expense.

Overall, he has raised $3 million for the year and spent $646,000.

Republican Mike Huckabee raised $764,000 for his presidential campaign from April through June and had $437,000 cash on hand at the end of last month, according to his financial reports.

The former Arkansas governor spent nearly $703,000 during those three months. More than half went for payroll, travel, and media and fundraising consultants.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson raised $461,000 in the second quarter, according to his filing with the Federal Election Commission. He reported nearly $122,000 cash on hand, but also listed debts and obligations of more than $127,000.

Lackluster performance in the second quarter already caused one Republican candidate to quit the race. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced Saturday he was withdrawing. On Sunday he reported $62,000 cash on hand and $129,000 in debts and obligations.

Huckabee has tried to court conservatives to establish himself as an alternative to the leading Republicans in the field — Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Still, Huckabee's report shows him as a distant contender in the race for contributors.

Romney and Giuliani both reported their finances on Friday. McCain and most of the Democratic candidates had until midnight Sunday to file their reports.

Arkansas was Huckabee's most generous state, with donors there providing $3 of every $8 he raised. He also raised nearly $118,000 in Texas.

Overall, Huckabee has raised $1.3 million for the year. He listed $31,000 in debts and obligations.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_...mpaign_money_16

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Can tell I just woke up from a nap.... I thought it said RUpaul has more money than McCain...

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Can tell I just woke up from a nap.... I thought it said RUpaul has more money than McCain...

Me too!!!

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Yea, I believe it. We just had a sign wave for Ron Paul up here and there were more people honking and cheering us than I had expected...and plenty who hadn't heard of them. We gave them little pamphlets

It's easy to have more money than McCain when you're accustomed to being frugal

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Yea, I believe it. We just had a sign wave for Ron Paul up here and there were more people honking and cheering us than I had expected...and plenty who hadn't heard of them. We gave them little pamphlets

It's easy to have more money than McCain when you're accustomed to being frugal

Frugality is a great trait in a President. It would be a welcome change from the tax cut / spending spree bauble head we have now have in office or the tax & spend wanna be Prez Dems running.

If folks would take the time to find out what Ron Paul is all about they would see that he is a step above the front runner bauble heads the Establishment from both parties are pushing. He doesn't dance around the issues and you know exactly what he is about.

We can only hope he will run again as an Libertarian or Independent because he really is a long shot as an outsider in the Republican party. His outsider status in the Republican party will keep him from being nominated.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/about/

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

In a couple of weeks most Americans will have more cash on hand than McCain's campaign. Can't figure out why he still pretends that he has a shot at the nomination or the Presidency. The bottom line is that John McCain won't ever be President. By the time America has gotten over his being so far up Bush's ####### in matters of the Iraq war and irresponsible in matters of dealing with illegal immigration, he'll simply be too damn old to run.

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In a couple of weeks most Americans will have more cash on hand than McCain's campaign.

YES! Finally I will be rich! I will conquer the...oh wait. You mean, that anybody will have more money than McCain at that point. *deep sigh* Well, at least I'll have more money than somebody

We can only hope he will run again as an Libertarian or Independent because he really is a long shot as an outsider in the Republican party. His outsider status in the Republican party will keep him from being nominated.

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If he were to win the primaries, it'd still be a good sign. The Republican party is naturally under no obligation to nominate him at their convention, but I don't think that has ever happened. As for the Libertarians, the national party has sent signals that they have no intent of supporting Ron Paul in his run, but are going to back George Phillies, who is (quite frankly) a very odd person.

Big mistake on their part, but that's part of the reason I'm not registered as an L anymore.

Ron Paul has me registered as a Republican for the first time.....ever.

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Can tell I just woke up from a nap.... I thought it said RUpaul has more money than McCain...

You thought Rupaul, I thought Sean Paul

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In a couple of weeks most Americans will have more cash on hand than McCain's campaign.

YES! Finally I will be rich! I will conquer the...oh wait. You mean, that anybody will have more money than McCain at that point. *deep sigh* Well, at least I'll have more money than somebody

No, McCain is still gonna have more money than most of us. Just his campaign is running out of funds.

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In a couple of weeks most Americans will have more cash on hand than McCain's campaign.

YES! Finally I will be rich! I will conquer the...oh wait. You mean, that anybody will have more money than McCain at that point. *deep sigh* Well, at least I'll have more money than somebody

We can only hope he will run again as an Libertarian or Independent because he really is a long shot as an outsider in the Republican party. His outsider status in the Republican party will keep him from being nominated.

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If he were to win the primaries, it'd still be a good sign. The Republican party is naturally under no obligation to nominate him at their convention, but I don't think that has ever happened. As for the Libertarians, the national party has sent signals that they have no intent of supporting Ron Paul in his run, but are going to back George Phillies, who is (quite frankly) a very odd person.

Big mistake on their part, but that's part of the reason I'm not registered as an L anymore.

Ron Paul has me registered as a Republican for the first time.....ever.

I've lived in Texas all my voting life. Apparently different states have different formats on their voter registration cards. I remember years ago there was a designation on the old cards, but they are not on Texas cards anymore. I was registered as an "Independent" then and still consider myself an independent voter today whether it is stated on my card or not.

The way it works in Texas is that you can only vote in one party primary of your choice to choose candidates.

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In a couple of weeks most Americans will have more cash on hand than McCain's campaign.

YES! Finally I will be rich! I will conquer the...oh wait. You mean, that anybody will have more money than McCain at that point. *deep sigh* Well, at least I'll have more money than somebody

We can only hope he will run again as an Libertarian or Independent because he really is a long shot as an outsider in the Republican party. His outsider status in the Republican party will keep him from being nominated.

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If he were to win the primaries, it'd still be a good sign. The Republican party is naturally under no obligation to nominate him at their convention, but I don't think that has ever happened. As for the Libertarians, the national party has sent signals that they have no intent of supporting Ron Paul in his run, but are going to back George Phillies, who is (quite frankly) a very odd person.

Big mistake on their part, but that's part of the reason I'm not registered as an L anymore.

Ron Paul has me registered as a Republican for the first time.....ever.

I've lived in Texas all my voting life. Apparently different states have different formats on their voter registration cards. I remember years ago there was a designation on the old cards, but they are not on Texas cards anymore. I was registered as an "Independent" then and still consider myself an independent voter today whether it is stated on my card or not.

The way it works in Texas is that you can only vote in one party primary of your choice to choose candidates.

In Kansas (where I'm originally from), you could register as Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Reform, Constitutional, or Green. So I registered myself as a libertarian. They did have certain limitations on how often you could change your voter registration (though I can't remember what they were because I never did). In NH, you can register as either Republican, Democrat, or Undecided...(as though that were really such a hard choice ) because they have such stringent requirements for ballet access for third parties (working on changing that, but it's slow going). So I first registered as "undecided" and then went and re-registered to switch my party affiliation once I heard Ron Paul was running . While there are fewer parties you can register for in NH, it's a lot easier to change your registration. You can change it right before you vote, and then switch back right after you vote.