Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2008
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2008 |
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Ron Paul U.S. House of Representative from Texas (1976–1977) (1979–1985) (1997–2013) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced March 12, 2007 Suspended June 12, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Key people | Kent Snyder (Chairman, deceased) Lew Moore (Manager) Jesse Benton (Press Secretary) |
| Receipts | US$28,100,000 (2007-12-31) |
| Slogan | Hope for America |
The 2008 presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Congressman of Texas, began in early 2007 when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Republican nomination for President of the United States. Initial opinion polls during the first three quarters of 2007 showed Paul consistently receiving support from 3% or less of those polled. In 2008, Paul's support among Republican voters remained in the single digits, and well behind front-runner John McCain.
During the fourth quarter of 2007, Paul was the most successful Republican fundraiser, bringing in approximately $20 million. He also received the most money from the armed services of any candidate in the fourth quarter. His campaign set two fund-raising records: the largest single-day donation total among Republican candidates and twice receiving the most money received via the Internet in a single day by any presidential candidate in American history. Paul's run for president is also noted for its grassroots social networking, facilitated by the Internet. Paul's enthusiastic supporters were noted by the media, who called them "Paulites". Paul received most of his contributions from individuals, at ninety-seven percent; compare to other candidates.
As of February 5, 2008, Paul had won sixteen delegates to the Republican National Convention, placing him last among the four Republican candidates still in the race at that time. The campaign projected on February 6 to have secured at least 42 delegates to the national convention. On March 4, 2008, John McCain earned enough pledged delegates to become the Republican presumptive nominee, but Paul decided to continue his run. Paul released The Revolution: A Manifesto on April 29, which collected essays based on thoughts that arose from his experiences running for president in 2008. The book went on to be a number 1 bestseller among political books on Amazon.com and the New York Times nonfiction list.
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