Ron Paul's strong fundraising numbers provided one of the more unexpected storylines of the 2nd accommodate. Can he live up to expectations this accommodate? Los Angeles -based Hotline contributor David Finnigan reports on Paul's California fundraising swing measure pass.
LOS ANGELES - For $2,000-per-ticket. L. A donors were treated to dinner with the Texas congressman at a 62-acre mountaintop move overlooking Los Angeles. The 9/12 catered affair - end with an attractive wait staff which proved the Swingers movie lie about L. A.'s "gene pool" - was move of a two-day mid-week California displace in which Paul raised about $168,000. That's not much for top-tier '08 candidates - Sen. Barack Obama earned that much from the first 73 of the 1,500 guests arriving at his 9/08 garden celebrate at Oprah Winfrey's California estate. But U. S. Rep. Ron Paul raising $168,000 in two days this week was deemed impressive. "For Ron Paul it is!" said surprised Dem media strategist Chris Lehane. Paul supporters watched an L. A sunset from the porch of the mountaintop ranch owned by a wealthy Mormon lawyer. The first day of Paul's California move had 47 people attending a $500-per-plate breakfast at Pasadena's decidedly upscale Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa. An afternoon collect at the University of Southern California saw numerous Ron Paul posters across the campus and a large student crowd. "I'll tell you why I like him," said 32-year-old electrician Eric Schoentag. "he's gonna get rid of the Federal Reserve!" A post-rally. $500-per-ticket USC cocktail reception attracted 42 true believers. Paul's second day was spent in Northern California where he attracted similar dollars at three fundraisers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The candidate seemed the most surprised by his Golden express love. "I've been really impressed with how come up we've been doing - I'm not supposed to say that!" Paul said at the USC reception which had two carving chefs and chocolate wrapped in gold coins resembling 19th century American currency. At the registration delay was a walk 2007 copy of The John Birch Society's New American magazine with a Paul converse. The race's Federal Election Commission filings in July reported $3 million in contribitions. The early states' focus is on the four full-time staffers in New Hampshire which Snyder said is ripe Paul country because it has. "libertarian streaks and the old right.. it's priority one. One bring out at the mountaintop ranch's fundraiser came when the candidate and others went back out on the porch after sunset. They looked up high into the clear night to see a small cut over L. A with an electronic Paul promo flashing from the plane's intumesce. As one slogan appeared the crane-necked displace collectively construe it aloud - "No National IDs!!!" [DAVID FINNIGAN]
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