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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe High Cost of a kabuki democracy
Estimate: Nearly $6 billion will be spent on elections this cycle
By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News | The Ticket
Total political spending on elections this cycle is estimated to reach nearly $6 billion, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks the influence of money in politics.
The researchers who compiled the report gathered data through public disclosure documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission and tax documents filed by nonprofit groups that are not required by law to disclose their donors. The estimated amount$5.8 billionis $400 million more than the record-breaking amount spent in the last presidential election cycle in 2008. The report includes spending on congressional campaigns in its calculation and estimates that the presidential race alone will cost $2.5 billion.
"Although a lot of money still remains to be raised and spent, the data already show that we're on track to break the extraordinary, record-setting sums spent in 2008," said CFRP Executive Director Sheila Krumholz. "That cycle was the first in which we crossed the $5 billion mark, and the big question now is whether we will already reachor surpass$6 billion just one cycle later. At a minimum, we'll come close." .................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/estimate-nearly-6-billion-spent-elections-cycle-151857022.html
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The High Cost of a kabuki democracy (Original Post)
marmar
Aug 2012
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woo me with science
(32,139 posts)1. Sickening.
DU Rec.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)2. That's only about $50 per vote..
Doesn't seem excessive to me..
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)4. But it leads to shitty policy outcomes.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)5. Beats bukaki democracy.
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)6. It Will be Higher. A Lot Higher
With the way RobMe is polling, expect Shelden Adelman and the Koch brothers to really open their checkbooks.
The insurance industry might kick in a few billion as well.