As a Ron Paul supporter the "moneybombs" are the easiest way to show that democracy and freedom are important but mostly adherence to the Constitution is more important than the price of gas!

The average donation was $102 with over 58,000 individual contributors, of whom an astounding 24,915 were first-time donors. And it was an entirely voluntary, self-organized, decentralized, independent effort on the internet.

It's real, folks, as real as the American people’s yearning for freedom, peace, and prosperity, as real as all the men and women who have sacrificed for our ideals, in the past and today.
This movement is about the love of liberty, and a determination to fix what is wrong with our country, from the Fed to the IRS, from warfare to welfare. With the wars and the spying, the spending and the taxing, the inflation and the credit crisis, Ron Paul's ideas have never been more needed.

The deeper reason to support Ron Paul is a simple one. The great forgotten principles of the current Republican party are freedom and toleration.
Paul's federalism, his deep suspicion of Washington power, his resistance to government spending, debt and inflation, his ability to grasp that not all human problems are soluble, least of all by government: these are principles that made me a conservative in the first place.

No one in the current field articulates them as clearly and understands them as deeply as Paul. He is a man of faith who nonetheless sees a clear line between religion and politics. More than all this, he has somehow ignited a new movement of those who love freedom and want to rescue it from the do-gooding bromides of the left to the Christianist meddling of the right.

The Paulites' enthusiasm for liberty, their unapologetic defense of core conservative principles, their awareness that in the new millennium, these principles of small government, self-reliance, cultural pluralism, and a humble foreign policy are more necessary than ever - no lover of liberty can stand by and not join them.

Thanks once again to ABC News for printing the facts and nothing but the facts. It's appreciated no matter which candidate an individual supports!

It wasn't just an "online" record -- it was THE record for single day fundraising in a presidential race.

This is BIG news. If Hillary Clinton, or Barack Obama, or Mitt Romney, or Mike Huckabee had just raised $6 million in one day, from over 58,000 donors, it would be the lead story on ABC News, and you know it.

I would like to echo other posts and say THANKS FOR REPORTING the facts. It is reassuring that your news agency does not inflate with fluff or stray form the facts of the story.

I desperately wonder who is going to report THIS fact – because so far CNN ISN'T... During Larry King's highly awaited interview of Mitt Romney on Monday, an Internet straw poll they ran simultaneously produced the following results:

Rudy Giuliani 3% 654
Mike Huckabee 25% 5563
Duncan Hunter 0% 68
John McCain 3% 564
Ron Paul 64% 13985
Mitt Romney 4% 779
Tom Tancredo 0% 98
Fred Thompson 1% 191

Of course, Larry conveniently cut to Anderson Cooper without announcing the results. Of course, Larry conveniently cut to Anderson Cooper without announcing the results. Funny how the "facts" disappear as soon as they become inconvenient.

OK - sorry - Mike Huckabee, not Mitt Romney. Big difference, little difference.

The corporate controlled media continues to show the world that they are not in the business of covering real news. Instead they prove yet again that they are in the business of creating a false reality for their viewers. Despite the amazing success breaking all fund raising records, the corporate controlled media decided that it was more important to focus in on Hillary Clinton's image, Joe Lieberman's endorsement of John McCain and various banter being thrown back
and forth between Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Even when the media did talk about the Ron Paul fundraising story, they continued to refer to him as a longshot candidate that's trailing in the polls.

Ron Paul is a interesting canidate, but he has no chance of winning the Republican nomination. He is to far off base with republican ideals and his large focus group are a bunch of college students. College students like to talk, but they historically don't vote...It's a sad fact since I'm a student. Prove me wrong and more power to you.

h5mind. No chance? And how many Republican platforms have you read? Try reading the Goldwater and Reagan Republican platforms and compare it to the positions held by the Republican candidates today. You will see that Ron Paul is more Republican than any of the others.

Ron Paul is the only conservative candidate running for president. I don't mean fundamentalist Christian, I mean financially conservative. He wants to take care of Americans, our borders, our freedoms and our economy.

i've attended support groups of Ron Paul and the majority of the people were middle aged, not just college students (as one person stated)

Ron Paul raises his cash, and then goes Nuclear on the Christians: "When fascism comes it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."

Let's see him show real guts and say something like that about Muslims. The Protestants will probably respond by sending him Christmas cookies. Extremist Muslims would respond a tad bit more harshly.

I guess Hillary's "likability factor" won't be the big story of the day.

Does everyone still believe that Ron Paul will steal a lot of Republican votes as an independent? ;^)

Why is there so much emphasis on how much money Ron Paul has raised and not the reason behind it? I am a registered Democrat but I donated yesterday to his campaign like so many others because this man is quite simply the right man for the job. I firmly believe that those with any sense of intelligence agree. Ron Paul is the best Presidential solution for America especially in a post 911 world.

I agree with Susan's posting. ABC let's talk about why Ron Paul has so many supporters (Dem, Rep, and Indeps)!

College students: Prove ALL of us wrong. Please vote. You will probably look back on this election as one of the more important of your lifetime.

I agree! Interesting it is that there's so much chatter about Huckabee but when there's news about Ron Paul's campaign it's only covered for a couple seconds!

I wish we lived in a world where Ron Paul would be the best choice for president. Unfortunately, we do not. Try as we might, we cannot shove 200 years worth of history, experience, and changes back in the box. I am constantly impressed by the depth of passion many of Ron Paul's supporters show. I think though that their time would be better spent working for change through a candidate who actually has a grasp on reality.

I wish we lived in a world where people had a brain and that people like the previous one would actually think before they wrote something so absurd. By reality I take it that the previous writer is alluding to the many lying politicians! We Ron Paul supporters refuse to give into people like you who obviously have very low IQs. Read a book and work your mind. Perhaps next time you'll have something more intelligent to say. It's because of people like you that this country is falling apart day by day

I see some anger in these blogs and I'm pretty certain it's because some non Ron Paul supporters are worried. Ron Paul may have a climb but it's obvious he's climbing pretty fast. Good luck to him. He seems like the best candidate!

Mireil-The reality is that he has won 10 elections as Congressman i.e. 20 years dealing with reality and he is very knowledgeable on the issues. He has best answers to today's problems, and is the only one that has a chance to beat the democratic candidate. He appeals to all Americans who want a President with integrity, honesty, who supports freedom and liberty. He is the only logical choice. Of course, if want more war, more torture, more debt, more welfare, more corruption, more loss of liberty and your freedoms, then he is not your man.

Yes, Ron Paul does seem to be the best choice. I will vote Ron Paul. He may not win the Rep. nomination, but perhaps he will bring in a worthy new third party to challenge the static two party system. Will Ron Paul supporters still support and vote for him? I will vote Ron Paul what ever ticket he runs on. Will you? It is time for Americans to stand up to the two party, status quo polititians and dismiss the media hype, or anti-hype, with all the talk of wasting votes and other fear tactics, and stand up for a man who is standing up for America and the American people. Are you ready for change?

Ron Paul will weaken and divide this country into 50 fifedoms. The poor will get poorer, the rich richer. State taxes will increase exponentially to make up the shortfall lost from federal funds. We will no longer be a military nor economical power in the world. This assumes that the President had the power to disband the government, which he does not. Ron Paul is an agent of chaos, playing on the fears and frustrations of people, he is no better than Bush Jr.

I will say that he is the best Republican candidate on the field.

Dragonmyth....you are SO WRONG! Ron Paul will make this country as strong as it once was. BTW, I can understand why people from my generation think we won't vote but no one has been worthy of our vote except for RON PAUL. We want change and believe me many of us in college ARE going to vote RP!

Are you kidding me? I just saw the ad about how ABC and Facebook have joined forces to cover the political campaigns. EVERY major candidate was mentioned except for RON PAUL! Come on ABC...try and be less biased.

Our economy is crumbling faster than the average American realizes. Of course Bush and Cheney's net worth are now up over $100 million. How much better are you doing?

We need a new foreign policy and only Ron Paul will deliver that. Period.

Bravo to Ron Paul and the excellent job that his supporters have done in raising him such an astounding sum of money in a single day. It is truly refreshing to see a candidate of the people thriving in the political environment of our day. Ron Paul has a real chance at winning not only the Republican nomination, but the Presidency in whole!

I know I will be voting for him! :)

It's about time we bring all our troops home, not just from Iraq, but from everywhere else in the world. That's right bridges are falling down here and where trying to re-build other countries? I like the things he's saying and the things he stands for.
Go Ron!