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© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.$2 billion price tag for presidential election
By STEPHEN BRAUN and JACK GILLUM WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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SuperLib
Roughly the same amount Americans spend on chewing gum every year.
Herve Nmn L'Eisa
And more than one year's budget deficit. All for naught.
ubikwit
Fortunately the people spending money at his casinos weren't buying the lies being sold by the candidates the merchant of something-for-nothing was trying to boost into office.
Thomas Anderson
Jesus what a waste of money... American presidency depends on who can gather the most amount of donations. It's already a country run by corporations.
Fadamor
This is a direct result of the Supreme Court declaring corporations to be "people" - meaning they could start Political Action Committes and raise money for political parties.
SuperLib
The "money buys elections" theory has been debunked. Obama won by getting people to the polls, something Romney thought he couldn't do.
Money buying influence.....that's a different story.
globalwatcher
This guy has already pledged publicly that he would double his donation to GOP for 2016 election. Now US is run by the top 2%.
Triumvere
So, some rich dudes and corporations ponied up huge sums to influence the election. Turns out, their money didn't buy them a whole lot. I guess the best way to look at it is as a wealth distribution mechanism.
flowers
The election is all about money and a lot of it. So the rich is supporting the rich and the poor gets to choose one of the rich. This is really democratic and fair!