Internet-donor plea pays off for Ron Paul
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul’s supporters were hoping Sunday for another fundraising bonanza to boost the 10-term Texas congressman’s campaign for the White House.
Called a “money bomb,” the goal was to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. A previous fundraiser brought in $4.2 million.
By late evening, donations topped $5 million, according to the campaign.
Edwards pushes middle-class agenda
AMES, Iowa — Democrat John Edwards sharpened his populist appeal Sunday, blaming corporate greed and political calculation for economic and other problems affecting the middle class.
Edwards, on the seventh day of an eight-day bus tour of the state, spelled out the components of what he calls his “middle-class-rising agenda,” including tax breaks for working families, tougher trade policies and investment in alternative energy.
“Corporate greed and political calculation have taken over our government and sold out the middle class,” Edwards said. “That is wrong. It doesn’t say ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of endless corporate profits’ in the Declaration of Independence.”
Denver Post wire services
