Outside The Blocs

Published: October 16, 2007, 8:45 pm

Tags: libertarians, ron paul, fundraising, campaign finance, 2008

In the most recent reporting results for Republican presidential candidates, Ron Paul delivered a surprising five million, causing something of a stir among his supporters and for those watching horse race at a time when fundraising is arguably still a better metric than polling data. But who are these people and where do they come from? Andrew Sullivan takes an interesting peek. This is Patrick Ruffini’s map of where Ron Paul is getting his money. The strength in the Mountain West is impressive, if unsurprising. The hostility of the South to his message of individual liberty is also no big whup. Stuart Benjamin notices how evenly spread Paul’s money-base is compared with many others: This observation is particularly timely given it comes just as a friend of mine and I have been contemplating exactly where his support is coming from. There can be no mistaking, Ron Paul supporters are enthusiastic, but previous fundraising data, and current polling data still

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