The cost per vote...WOW!!

[Playinghardball]

[MineralMan]

1. Look at it this way, though.

Most of that money ends up filtering into the economy, and despite that, the asshole lost the election. There's some satisfaction there, don't you think?

[Sekhmets Daughter]

5. No not some...A LOT of satisfactions...Tons of it...

[dimbear]

10. Not much use shipping campaign funds to the Caymans.

We might have got eyeburn and earstrain, but the results still finance reruns of "I Love Lucy."

As long as the money stays here it's all good.

[leftlibdem420]

2. Priceless.

For everything else, there's Mastercard (unless you work for The Grand Willard of the GOP).

[ffr]

3. Link?

I heard the 2012 elections cost upwards of $6B, but cannot find the detail for such claims. What is the basis for this one?

[Capt.Rocky300]

4. Do you have a source for this?

I don't disbelieve it but if I forward it I know I'll be questioned about a source.

[Angry Dragon]

8. Tell them it comes from the Heritage Foundation

[Playinghardball]

13. No source

[Pisces]

6. Wow, some business man Romney turned out to be.

[niyad]

7. and they still lost. that makes me smile.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

9. Drudge is the only source I can find....

don't want to link to that site....

[demmis19566ie]

11. And yet

Romney lost bigtime. A true waste of money

[Bucky]

12. Obama makes me feel cheap

[democrattotheend]

14. I'm in New York...imagine how I feel

I don't think either candidate spent a dime to win my vote.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

15. Ah, don't feel bad.

He didn't have to spend so much because smart people already knew who was the best!
Romney had to spend money to lie, big time. And flip-flop, then try to tell people he didn't. Then flip again.

[Squinch]

16. THAT is a beautiful thing!

[Skittles]

17. so I am a cheap date AND a cheap vote?

what are you trying to say, Playinghardball?

[FreeState]

18. ProPublica is the source (link)

http://projects.propublica.org/pactrack/candidates/votes

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Our work focuses exclusively on truly important stories, stories with “moral force.” We do this by producing journalism that shines a light on exploitation of the weak by the strong and on the failures of those with power to vindicate the trust placed in them.

Wikipedia on them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProPublica

[Sekhmets Daughter]

19. Where did you get these numbers??????

The Obama campaign spent $852.9 million according to the NY Times....I don't know why I can never get links to post, sorry


elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance