Campaign Statement Following $6 Million Day

From the Ron Paul campaign:

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - Following its historic fundraising day on December 16th, Ron Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder issued the following statement:

"There is an unprecedented outpouring of grassroots support for Dr. Paul. The message of freedom is powerful and uniting people across America. And, Dr. Paul is the only candidate offering real solutions to the issues Americans care about, with the record to back it up.

"Americans are sick and tired of our broken borders and they know the other candidates are not serious about illegal immigration. Dr. Paul has proposed serious and substentative legislation to fix our immigration problems once and for all.

The $6 million one-day total means the campaign has raised over $18 million this quarter, far exceeding its goal of $12 million.

"Finally, as Americans see the value of their dollar plummet, they know Dr. Paul has devoted his political career to stopping the inflation that makes it impossible for middle-class families to get ahead. Only Dr. Paul has a plan to cut spending, balance budgets and take care of people who have become dependent on government programs.

"Americans spoke loud and clear on December 16th. They want Dr. Paul's solutions."

$6 Million in 24 Hours

I thought November 5th was big, but December 16th, the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, takes the prize.

You can find the figures at Ron Paul Graphs and the analysis at their Blog.

Apparently the biggest fundraising day in campaign history (regardless of party or source) was by John Kerry in 2004; he took in about $5.7 million in 24 hours. Ron Paul just made over $6 million with almost 60,000 donors.

What will the establishment make of it? Probably not much. After all, what would they do without more war and more taxes?