Paul Rivals Clinton, Raising Almost $20 Million for Campaign [U.S. Politics]

[Collin Li]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aCilYJ9OUudI&refer=home

Ron Paul's Q4 fundraising total are on par with Democratic frontrunners Hilary and Obama, who are outpacing any other Republican candidate by far.

Who is this man? Everyone knows about Clinton and Obama. Maybe you've even heard about supposed front-runners Giuliani and Romney on the Republican side, but who the hell is Ron Paul?

And why has he been excluded from Sunday’s New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate, hosted by FOX, when he has outpaced any other Republican candidate?

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Ron Paul for President! Wooo!

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everyone i've talked to in America, both Republican and Democrat, thinks Paul is a raving lunatic. I tend to agree.

[Collin Li]

Why has there been $20 million donated to him (over small individual donations averaging approximately $100)?

Paul's campaign attracts people who have never voted before, and it appeals to a disenfranchised (see Bush) Republican base. Some Democrats also see the light: Obama would just be another "lesser of two evils."