Wayne found the November 5 event a remarkable success because "the Paul campaign never even asked donors for the money.

He asked donors for their contributions, and, he said, "when they asked what to send, I told them this or that particular dress."

Does he have the stomach to ask wealthy donors for campaign contributions?

He asked donors to contribute $7 billion to $10 billion a year.

The committee is asking donors to give the money to not-for-profit organizations.

The Fairfax bank asks donors if their offspring can contact them when they are 18.

Blood banks asked donors about symptoms of recent illnesses.

And many of the doctors who did ask prospective donors to provide such information seemed to have a poor grasp of genetics.

Another deterrent is the policy of asking donors to write a "blank check."

He said the city could not ask private donors to contribute to parks if the government itself was in full-scale retreat.