Allison Bricker

Liberty activists flex fundraising muscle for Rand Paul.
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY – In what became a familiar scene during the Republican Presidential Primary season, Liberty activists and bloggers came together amidst a recession to raise almost a half-a-million Dollars for Rand Paul’s Senate bid in Kentucky. The grassroots funding mechanism in conjunction with the latest poll results released earlier in the week lend even further credence to that Dr. Rand Paul is a legitimate threat to both his Republican Primary opponent, current Secretary of State, Trey Grayson and to either Democrat he could face next fall.
The success of yesterday’s moneybomb could realistically place his campaign on pace to out raise Secretary Grayson for the third quarter of 2009. Since making its official announcement on August 5th, the Paul campaign has managed a start most first time candidates can only dream about attaining. Many beltway analysts attribute his ability to capture radio and television appearances due to the brand created by his father, current Texas Congressional Representative, Ron Paul.
However, liberty activists point out that while name recognition is most certainly helpful, Rand Paul’s biggest asset is his admiration and dedication to defending the U.S. Constitution; perhaps even more so at a time when both major parties are seen ever increasingly as one in the same and whose approval ratings are also dismally similar. They point to the fundraising success of economist Peter Schiff who is considering a run for U.S. Senate against Senate Banking Chairman, Christopher Dodd in Connecticut. To date, Mr. Schiff, who is best known for forecasting the current economic collapse and deflating of the housing bubble, has managed to raise over $800,000 in donations whilst still in the exploratory phases of his campaign.
Whether the comparisons of Dr. Ron Paul to General Washington, who lost several opening battles to the American Revolution, but in the end won an unprecedented victory from the super power of the day, come to pass, remains to be seen. Nevertheless, the tireless band of new-media patriots along with candidates like Peter Schiff, Rand Paul, and Iraq veteran Adam Kokesh have the potential to indeed secure an intellectual revolution; the likes of which have not been seen since the ‘Age of Reason’.