Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign

Ron Paul for President 2008
Campaign	2008 United States presidential election
Candidate	Ron Paul U.S. 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

This article is part of a series about Ron Paul
Political positions Electoral history Campaign for Liberty F.R.E.E Early life and career U.S. Representative from Texas Early congressional career (1976–1985) Later congressional career (1997–2013) Presidential campaigns 1988 presidential campaign 2008 presidential campaign 2012 presidential campaign Published works A Foreign Policy of Freedom The Revolution: A Manifesto End the Fed Liberty Defined List of legislation sponsored by Ron Paul Young Americans for Liberty Draft Ron Paul movement Ron Paul newsletters
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In early 2007, Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas, announced his candidacy for the Republican Party's nomination for president of the United States in the 2008 election. Initial opinion polls during the first three quarters of 2007 showed him 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.^[1]

During the fourth quarter of 2007, Paul was the most successful Republican fundraiser, bringing in approximately $20 million.^[2][3] He also received the most money from the armed services of any candidate in the fourth quarter.^[4] His campaign set two fund-raising records: the largest single-day donation total among Republican candidates and twice receiving the most money received through the internet in a single day by any presidential candidate in American history.^[5] Paul's run for president is also noted for its grassroots social networking, facilitated by the Internet.^[6] Paul's enthusiastic supporters were noted by the media, who called them "Paulites".^[7][8] Paul received most of his contributions from individuals, at ninety-seven percent, compared to other candidates.^[9]

As of February 5, 2008, Paul had won sixteen delegates to his party's National Convention, placing him last among the four Republican candidates still in the race at that time.^[10] The campaign projected on February 6 to have secured at least 42 delegates to the national convention.^[11] On March 4, 2008, McCain earned enough pledged delegates to become the Republican presumptive nominee, but Paul decided to continue his run.^[12] 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 the top bestseller among political books on Amazon.com^[13] and The New York Times nonfiction list.^[14]

On June 12, 2008, Paul announced that he was ending the presidential campaign, investing the more than $4.7 million of remaining campaign contributions to build up the new advocacy group Campaign for Liberty.^[15] Although he suspended his campaign, he appeared on the ballot in Montana^[16] and Louisiana^[17] in the general election. He was also listed in some states as a write-in candidate. He received over 47,000 votes, giving him the eighth-highest popular vote total in the election.^[18]