This week, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Michelle Obama breezed through the Bay Area for fundraisers.

And next Thursday, April 5, Ron Paul will be here for a $350-a-plate ($250 for students and military with ID) lunchtime fundraiser at the Marriott Union Square in San Francisco.

Dr. Paul has yet to win a primary or a caucus — ok, save for winning the popular vote in the Virgin Islands — and he is running No. 4 out of 4 in the delegate race.

Worse, he is running low on cash, according to the latest campaign finance reports. After raising $34 million, he only has $1.3 million in the bank, as of the end of February.

The good news for the Paulistas: They get more campaign contributions from California than any other state: $1.6 million, or 13 percent of their total.

No public events are planned as of yet.