Voting with the pocketbook

Given that Ron Paul doesn't have a campaign fundraising sugar daddy like George Soros or Norman Hsu, this is all the more impressive:

Ron Paul, the Republican congressman from Texas, has raised more than a million dollars this week from his supporters, much of that through the Internet. Fund raising is a key barometer by which the political world measures a candidate's campaign success. Up until now, Paul has been noted as a long-shot candidate because of his "low" polling numbers. ((of course, the unofficial mainstream media blackout wouldn't have anything to do with that... what do you want to bet this fundraising success won't be trumpeted by CNN or Fox? -- Jemison))
Paul's campaign had originally set itself a goal of raising $500,000 by the end of the third quarter, which is midnight this Sunday, September 30th. It had quickly approached that number by late in this week ((in fact, it only took five days to reach.... Jemison)) -- the campaign broke the $1 million mark by Saturday evening. Paul's million dollar week exceeds the cash that rival Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, Arkansas' former governor, was able to raise in the first and second quarters respectively.

Incidentally, the $1.2 million is only counting the online push; the campaign probably has amassed over $3 million total for the quarter. Not bad for a grassroots campaign largely run by an "Army of Davids." Let's see Fred Thompson or the other establishment-anointed candidates drum up THIS kind of passionate support. Not likely... (Funny how that last linked article fails to mention Paul at all, isn't it?)