Ron Paul's Fundraising Hits $9.8 Million Mark, Surpasses Fred Thompson

The campaign of Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul has announced that his fundraising for the fourth quarter is already near $9.8 million dollars. This has exceeded presidential candidate Fred Thompson's fundraising (along with that of several other candidates) for the third quarter of 2007, although there is still another month left in the fourth quarter.

According to a press release issued by the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign Committee on Thursday night, Congressman Paul has raised $9,757,382 dollars in the fourth quarter of 2007, with December still remaining in this quarter. By comparison, fellow Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson received $9,750,821 in contributions during the entire third quarter.

Campaign spokesman Joe Seehusen was quoted as calling the fundraising success a "milestone", attributing it to the support of voters for Congressman Paul's "message of freedom, peace, and prosperity." The release also indicated that the campaign has set a goal of $12,000,000 dollars to be raised by the end of the fourth quarter (December 31st), and pointed out that Dr. Paul is the first presidential candidate to make real-time fundraising data available to the public.

The press release also stated that Congressman Ron Paul has surpassed Fred Thompson in a recent poll of New Hampshire voters, and received a record amount of funds on November 5th ($4,200,000); more than thirty-seven thousand people donated to his campaign on that day.