Campaign monies trivia
By estherlou
@estherlou (5015)
United States
October 30, 2007 12:42am CST
Giuliani has raised $47million. Hasn't spent any on tv ads, but rented D.C.'s Hard Rock Cafe for a fund raiser at a cost of $62,386. Spends an average of $112,101 daily.
Romney raised $63million. For Iowa Straw Poll, he spent $33,387 on BBQ, $6,162 on a climbing wall and 2 moon bounces for kids. Spends an average of $196,382 daily.
McCain raised $32million. His campaign is $1.7million in debt. He spent $972 at Dunkin Donuts. Spends an average of $104,894 daily.
Thompson raised $13 million. He spent $3,100 on parking. Spends an average of $46,773 daily.
Clinton raised $91 million. She spent $4,400 on bottled water. Spends an average of $148,251 daily.
Obama raised $80 million. He reported a $9.30 charge for copies made at Bill Clinton's Arkansas Presidential library. Spends an average of $161,792 daily.
Edwards raised $30 million. He's been more careful since his $400 haircut, but still spent almost $900,000 on charter jets. Spends an average of $65,685 daily.
(Oct. 29, 2007 Newsweek Magazine)
Is this important to know? or is it just a way for Newsweek to fill it's pages?
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4 responses
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
31 Oct 07
I think it is important to know, and Newsweek found something interesting to fill its pages with. I would be happy to have the cut that Dunkin Donuts got. It is no wonder these people are out of touch with the real world. I could build and entire new town out of one that got destroyed with almost any one of them.
@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
30 Oct 07
Poster #1 makes an excellent point and is probably right. To that let's add another or two.
The amount of money raised shows these folks are going to owe a lot of favors to a lot of people who donated.
The amounts being spent daily shows these guys don't know how to spend money effectively.
I think it shows we do not want any of them!
BTW: Former Senator William Proximire of Wisconsin once ran a campaign where he claimed to have spent only one dime, 10 cents, or 1/10 of one dollar! That was in a public phone booth.
He managed this by listening and serving his constitutients so well no one running against him stood a chance. I'd like to see more politicans try that approach.
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@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
30 Oct 07
I think Newsweek must have had a slow day.
This is definitely a filler and will probably be included in some future trivia game.
An in depth look at the candidates stances on the issues would probably have been a better use of space for that magazine.
