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$442.00 Per Vote?

Written by radioastro

Monday, 13 August 2007

From USA Today:

• Third-place finisher Sam Brownback says he spent about $325,000 to win his 2,192 votes. That's $148.27 for each vote.
• Second-place finisher Mike Huckabee spent about $150,000 and received 2,587 votes. That's $57.98 per vote.
• Winner Mitt Romney has not said how much he spent. The reporting in this Washington Post article suggests at least $2 million and possibly more than twice that much. Assuming $2 million for 4,516 votes, that's $442.87 per vote. But it could top $1,000.

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catwoman

Re:$442.00 Per Vote?
Aug 13 2007 15:14:58

If anyone is interested at 6pm on Tuesday the 14th, at McAlisters Deli in Fort Myers, there will be a meeting of the Fort Myers Ron Paul meetup group. This is a group of grassroots volunteers who are trying to spread the word about Ron Paul and his message.

At 6pm there is dinner and small talk. The actual meeting starts at 7pm. If you are really interested in no longer voting for the lesser of two evils I highly suggest you check out:
www.ronpaul2008.com

If you like what you see, come to the meeting.

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Dixiechick

Re:$442.00 Per Vote?
Aug 13 2007 05:37:54

Money makes the world go around and gets powerful men in office.

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radioastro

$442.00 Per Vote?
Aug 13 2007 04:42:47

This thread discusses the Content article: $442.00 Per Vote?

QUOTE:
The top three finishers in the Iowa Republican Party straw poll are on talk shows today. We'll be back later with a report on what they said. Meanwhile, here's our own cost-benefit analysis of how they did yesterday at the Ames event:

Holy Wow! $442.00 per vote.

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