Originally posted by Tango
The Constitution allows any loon that wants to run to be able to. Just doesn't mean he has a snowballs chance is all. I don't believe in wasting votes. We saw what happened with that in '92.
A wasted vote would possibly bring about another 8 years of a Clinton in the White House and that is FAR worse.
He got more donations in the 4th quarter than any of the GOP "frontrunners", I'd say he's got more than a snowball's chance... He's also likely outraised Hillary and Obama in Q4 primary contributions.
Based on what the Hillary, Obama and Paul campaigns have revealed, there's a very high probability that Ron Paul significantly outraised both Hillary and Obama in Q4 in primary contributions.
Here's what we know:
- Paul raised at least $19.5 million in Q4, all for the primary (from his press release)
- Hillary raised "over $100 million in 2007" which "does not include an additional $10 million transferred from her senate account" (from her website)
- Hillary had raised $80.3 million as of Q3, not including the senate transfer (see FEC report)
- Hillary has reported in past quarters that about 20% of her total was dedicated for the general election (5 of 27 mil in Q3, 6 of 27 mil in Q2 - see CNN article)
So, if Hillary raised over $19.7 million in Q4 (100 - 80.3), it's likely that only 80% of that, or $15.8 million, is for the primary.
Obama's campaign merely said "Obama will have the financial resources" so it's likely he has raised less than Hillary.
Bottom line: Paul appears to have outraised Hillary by $3.7 million! So who's the most electable Republican now?
