"Republican Ron Paul said Sunday his upstart presidential campaign is on track to raise more than $12 million this quarter, boldly predicting the Iowa polls "are going to continue to shift" once he's finished spending it all.
Speaking on a cable news network, Paul said he had raised roughly $10.4 million so far in the quarter beginning Oct. 1, an amount that is already double the $5.2 million he pulled in during the third quarter. A big online fundraising effort planned for Dec. 16 could push the fourth quarter's total higher by several million, he said.
"We are going to be way over our goal of $12 million," said the 10-term Texas congressman. "And, I mean, at this rate, it could be, you know, maybe $14 million or $15 million. It just is astounding."
Nah, not at all really. During that same period of time just think how much money people spent on palm readings and communicating with dear uncle Ned through spiritualists, and there's no telling how many broken down used cars were sold by smooth talking salesmen.
Sign #1 of an overly-affluent society lies with disposable income. You know folks are doing well if the charlatans are raking it in. Tell you one thing though; odds are he made more than Ru Paul did during that same period in time, so Ron wins the battle of the impersonators hands down.
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