Those Crazy Ron Paul Folks Are at It Again

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Money bomb version 2.0 raises a record amount in a one-day span. If Ron Paul drops out of this thing after New Hampshire, he’s going to have millions of dollars left over to spend on… what, exactly?

Update: Full haul was a whopping $6 million.

Late update: Check out the Ron Paul story in our latest issue, now available online.