Ron Paul with Neil Cavuto on U.S. Campaign Fundraising…
Thursday, December 20th, 2007 at 10:21 amCavuto asks Ron Paul the question three times and Dr. Paul nails it:
(paraphrased) C: Are you going to give back a contribution you received from a white supremacist?
(paraphrased) P: The reason I’m getting donations is because people believe in my message, not the other way around. Why would I give money back to someone who I think is going to use it amorally? My message is freedom, liberty, etc which lots of people agree with…
The question this makes me ask is why do most political candidates feel pressure to return money from donors with questionable views? The answer is that most candidates do not have a message that is shaped by their own convictions. There message is shaped by lobbyist groups, money, and which way the wind is blowing. Ron Paul sounds honest and rational speaking to Cavuto, and what he seems to miss that the moral question should have nothing to do with who gives you money, because in the hands of a moral person that would not have an impact on their policies or decisions.
