Dec 17th, 2007 by Meghan Carey
Ron Paul set another fundraising record yesterday, raising $6 million. In November, Paul’s campaign tried to break John Kerry’s $5.7 million goal in 24 hours, but failed. So they changed the timeframe to win the 16-hour goal with $2.7 million raised in online contributions.
By dinnertime Sunday, 30,000 people had donated to the campaign and 13,000 were first-time donors.
Breaking the record on the second big fundraising day speaks to the enormous grassroots effort and how much momentum Paul is getting, according to campaign chairman Kent Snyder.
“The $6 million one-day total means the campaign has raised over $18 million this quarter, far exceeding its goal of $12 million,” he said. “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.”
Grassroots supporters set up a Web site | Tea Party 07 | to lead supporters to Paul’s site to “dump” money into Paul’s campaign to commemorate the 234th Anniversary of the historic event.
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Dec 17th, 2007 by partyline
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., endorsed John McCain for president today during an appearance in New Hampshire.
“I know that it is unusual for someone who is not a Republican to endorse a Republican candidate for President,” Lieberman said in a prepared statement. “And if this were an ordinary time and an ordinary election, I probably would not be here today. But this is no ordinary time — and this is no ordinary election — and John McCain is no ordinary candidate.
“In this critical election, no one should let party lines be a barrier to choosing the person we believe is best qualified to lead our nation forward.”
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Dec 17th, 2007 by rcorrea
A sometimes highly regarded | and other times not | judge stumped for New Mexico’s governor over the weekend in New Hampshire.
Actor Judge Reinhold, also of New Mexico, has endorsed Bill Richardson.
If you don’t know who that is, you’re probably not alone. Reinhold has starred in such movies as Beverly Hills Cop, The Santa Clause, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Reinhold was expected to spread his love for Richardson and sign autographs on Saturday in appearances in Keene, Portsmouth and Manchester.
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Dec 17th, 2007 by rcorrea
His schedule isn’t finalized yet, but Rudy Giuliani is likely to make two campaign stops in New Hampshire after a weekend in Florida.
Today, he’ll speak to the public at Goss International Corporation in Dover. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Campaign staff said he’ll spend the middle of the week in Missouri, but will likely be back in the Granite State on Friday, Dec. 21 for events that are not public yet.
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Dec 14th, 2007 by Margo Sullivan
Mitt Romney thinks a future Winter Olympics in New Hampshire is doubtful, but he will back it if anyone can find a mountain long enough for the downhill ski.
Asked recently if he’d try to bring the games here if he is elected president, Romney, who bailed out the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City after a financial scandal, said he would like to see the U.S. host another Olympics. But his first guess is that the site would be somewhere in New York state.
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Dec 13th, 2007 by partyline
Bill Shaheen resigned today as national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, according to the Associated Press.
Shaheen, the husband of former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, had come under fire for comments he made earlier in the week about Barack Obama’s teenage drug use.
Shaheen reportedly raised the issue of Obama’s drug use during an interview with the Washington Post, saying that Democrats should be wary of nominating him because his drug use could make it difficult for him to win the presidency.
Clinton apologized to Obama today as they waited to fly to Iowa for a debate.
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Dec 13th, 2007 by rcorrea
Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani won’t be campaigning in New Hampshire this week, but his voice will be all over the airwaves in the Granite State.
Giuliani aired a new television ad about immigration today, that said only he had the leadership needed to solve the problem. He plans to build a fence, patrol the border, use technology to patrol the budget and have a tamper-proof ID card.
He also aired a new radio ad yesterday saying only he could “deliver.” Giuilani cut taxes 23 times by 9 billion and eliminated 20,000 government jobs when he was Governor of New York.
Both ads can be heard in their entirity on Giuliani’s Web site.
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Dec 13th, 2007 by Margo Sullivan
Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney,will campaign in New Hampshire on Friday. She will make stops in Rye, Nashua and Salem.
Her first stop will be a house party at U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg’s Rye home at 10:30 a.m., followed by an appearance at the Salem GOP Women’s Luncheon at the Colosseum Restaurant at 12:30 p.m. Her final stop will be at Langdon Place in Nashua at 3:05 p.m.
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Dec 13th, 2007 by rcorrea
A retired Red Sox player is backing presidential candidate Bill Richardson.
Luis Tiant, a right-handed pitcher for the Sox in the ’70s known as “El Tiante”, will back the presidential hopeful at Manchester’s latest “Mi Familia Con Richardson” event.
In a statement released by his campaign staff, Tiant said he supports Richardson because he could deliver in the clutch.
Richardson chimed back, saying the two men have a lot in common.
“Luis and I share an affinity for Red Sox baseball and maybe the occasional cigar,” he said.
Tiant, a native of Cuba, opened the World Series for the Sox against the Cincinnati Reds in 1975. He pitched for 19 seasons, and had a career ERA of 3.30.
Tiant will appear at the Alpine Club in Manchester for the celebration on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m.
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Dec 13th, 2007 by Margo Sullivan
There may be a couple more chances for the autograph hounds to snag Mitt Romney’s signature on the cover of National Review. The conservative magazine just endorsed Romney for president and put his picture on the cover. Romney’s in Iowa this week for the debate, but chances are he’ll be back in the Granite State before the Primary.
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