Ron Paul’s presidential campaign exceeded expectations–at least in the fundraising department. Now he’s using his cash and donor lists to elect other Republicans who back a withdrawal from Iraq:
Murray Sabrin, a New Jersey Senate candidate who has been endorsed by Paul, is expecting a “moneybomb” from his own backers and Paul’s this Friday. Sabrin has raised $194,260 since launching his campaign last month, according to a calculator on his Web site… Republican Rep. Walter B. Jones , a fellow Iraq war critic who faces a tough primary challenge in North Carolina coastal 3rd District, has rented access to Paul’s list of donors in the state… Paul’s presidential spokesman said the campaign is still in the process of figuring out how best to make full use of its massive list of campaign donors. “A likely use would be to help candidates for office who are running on a constitutionalist platform,” Jesse Benton said. “It will go to a good use.”
I wrote about Walter Jones here. Sabrin, an underdog in the New Jersey Senate race, has called the Iraq war a ‘fiasco,’ and warns darkly that George Bush may do something to check Iran’s nuclear ambitions. When Texas Republicans decide on Tuesday whether they want Ron Paul representing them in Congress, they ought to consider how he will use the platform they give him.
