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America’s Reddest States Raise Most Donors for Ron Paul FreeMarketNews.com | November 12, 2007 A map of donations to the presidential campaign of Jeffersonian conservative Ron Paul (R-Tex) shows that the states with the most donors per capita are overwhelmingly the reddest of America’s traditional “Red States.” A map of donor states can be seen here: http://www.ronpaulgraphs.com/donors.html The states that have contributed the most to the campaign, per capita (4th Q), are colored in green on the map. And according to this analysis, as of November 11th , they include Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Colorado and Texas among others. In New England, the state of New Hampshire also glows bright green; indeed, this is where pundits say Ron Paul has a strong chance of finishing well in a primary. Yet bright yellow states – also among larger Ron Paul contributors per capita – include Maine, New Mexico, Kansas and, surprisingly, California and Florida. States tending toward brown – low donors per capita to Ron Paul – include Illinois, New York and Ohio. (Article continues below)
Based on the donation map, it would seem that Ron Paul is reigniting support for the traditional values of Ronald-Reagan-style “Cowboy conservatism” among Red States – small government, and a wariness of foreign entanglements along with a reverence for traditional virtues and morality. Ron Paul is also reportedly receiving support from Democrats attracted to his anti-foreign-war message; this might explain donor support among some so-called Blue states. The map comes with the following warning: “This page shows donors captured from the official Ron Paul campaign web service. These numbers ARE NOT comprehensive (not even close). … [But] the sample is "random" and large enough now that it's interesting. CLICK ON THE BANNER TO
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