Ron Paul has more cash on hand than John McCain, 3rd in Republican field

[thomez]

Ron Paul Tops McCain in Cash on Hand

July 06, 2007 1:14 PM

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Though often regarded as a longshot candidate for president, Republican Ron Paul tells ABC News that he has an impressive $2.4 million in cash on hand after raising an equal amount during the second quarter, putting him ahead of one-time Republican frontrunner John McCain, who reported this week he has only $2 million in the bank.

In an exclusive interview taped Friday and airing Sunday on "This Week," Paul said his campaign is on a better trajectory than McCain's.

"I think some of the candidates are on the down-slope, and we're on the up-slope," said Paul.

Paul's cash on hand puts him in third place in the Republican field in that important metric, although he is well behind leader Rudy Giuliani, who has $18 million in the bank, and Mitt Romney, with $12 million.

Paul, who polls show with support in the low single digits, said his surprisingly strong fundraising is the best measure of his support.

"I think people have underestimated the number of people in this country who are interested in a freedom message," says the Republican congressman from Texas, who has strong libertarian leanings.

Click HERE to watch a clip from the interview.

To watch the full interview, tune in to "This Week" on Sunday (check local listings).

best news I've heard in a long time!




ps: it is amazing the revolt in the Republican party - looking at the top 2 financing front-runners (Romney and Giuliani), they are dubbed the liberal Republicans based on their "liberal" social stances (in the past or present)

then the third place money holder is Ron Paul, a libertarian

the highest "establishment" Republican anything close to the last 7 years is McCain, and his campaign is falling apart every day

either that or they are just waiting on a "conservative" (or fake thereof ie. Thompson) to jump in the race before they get out their checkbooks, not sure what is up

[lew]

He also placed 2nd place in a Georgia GOP straw poll



A Fourth of July straw poll for Republicans | Political Insider | ajc.com

We're going to win!

[thomez]

interesting article here in case you haven't seen it lew

Ron Paul, the Mahatma

[motivez]

I saw this the other day, pretty good news. I'd love to see Paul make it past the initial primaries.

How is his campaign doing with moving the online support into feet on the ground?

[thomez]

I would say they are doing pretty well in that regard.

[motivez]

Any statistics about the number of volunteers offline?

[thomez]

No idea. There are over 15,000 signed up for his Meetups in almost 450 groups.

[lew]

Originally Posted by thomez

interesting article here in case you haven't seen it lew

Ron Paul, the Mahatma

Of course I've seen it, are you kidding me?