Coulter Rally in Cincinnati Enquirer

The Cincinnati Enquirer ran a story about the $26,000 raised to date by the "Thank Ann!" campaign:

Ann Coulter’s speech at Xavier University Thursday night has excited both sides of the political spectrum.

The controversial political pundit will get paid about $20,000 for her speech at the Cintas Center, all of it raised privately. But she’s already earned more than that for Xavier students groups critical of her views.

The Xavier College Republicans hope to draw 3,000 people to the speech. Tickets are free for any college student with identification and $5 for the general public, chairman Chris Wimsatt says. XU is not contributing.

At the same time, opponents will hold a “Thank You Ann” rally in front of the student union just a few hundred yards away.

Wimsatt, a senior from Columbus, Ind., says the event is “pretty much the pinnacle of my career as a Xavier College Republican.”

“I’m going to take some of the credit for them raising their $30,000 or whatever they’ve raised,” he says. “I guess it’s the power of free speech.”