Although he actively solicited donations online, many of his donors were people who bought hats from his website; he has not solicited supporters for funds.
The group has a new Web site soliciting supporters and a toll-free phone number, but gives no hint who its members are.
They said they were confident Mr. Thompson would more than hold his own against Mr. Romney and Mr. Giuliani, and he has spent this time hiring workers — he has 20 in two offices — and studying position papers, holding fund-raisers and soliciting supporters.
The 350,000 e-mail messages that Mrs. Clinton received after soliciting supporters on Tuesday include "an overwhelming chorus of 'We want you to continue to be our leader,' " said Ann Lewis, a Clinton adviser.
GOP politicians and party committees this week are soliciting supporters far and wide in attempts to capitalize on conservatives' outrage over IRS officials singling out tea party and other right-leaning nonprofit groups for enhanced scrutiny.
Nowadays, Mr. Badillo spends much of his time on the phone, calling people and soliciting potential supporters, rather than attending daily campaign events, as the Democratic candidates and Mr. Bloomberg do.
In the post, DeMint solicited his supporters' opinions about whether SCF should formally endorse Neumann.
When he earnestly toured a restaurant wholesaler in the Bronx, flanked by prominent supporters, he did not actively solicit the support of employees.
Mr Modi is also starting to solicit small donations from supporters, and hopes to build teams of active volunteers.
Instead of knocking on doors, he and his running mate, Ms. Rosen Lampitt, a Cherry Hill councilwoman, played host to house parties and barbecues, where they asked supporters to solicit donations under the Clean Elections banner.
