Obama spent $1.3M, plus change, in Florida

[BeatleBoot]

http://www.capitaleye.org/inside.asp?ID=335


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Although the Democrats weren't able to earn delegates in Michigan or Florida, because the states scheduled early primaries without the national party's blessing, the hopefuls still spent nearly $3.4 million in those states. Hillary Clinton and Obama each spent about $130,000 in Michigan while Obama spent $1.3 million in Florida—more than any other Democratic candidate and more than eight Republican candidates, who were eligible to win delegates from the state.

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See Also: http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/2/18/101423/027

Obama spent $1.3M, plus change, in Florida

He didn't get a very good return on his campaigning in Florida:

Hillary Clinton and Obama each spent about $130,000 in Michigan while Obama spent $1.3 million in Florida--more than any other Democratic candidate and more than eight Republican candidates, who were eligible to win delegates from the state.

That, from the Center for Responsive Politics. I realize that it's still going to be a fight to make the Democratic Party convention a 50-state event, rather than the 48-state event that some want it to be, but this puts to rest the notion that Obama didn't campaign in Florida.

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[Cassandra]

1. On what, the national ad buy?

I think that works out to $26,000 for Florida's share.
You do know that MyDD is a big Hillary supporter, yes?

[rinsd]

2. $26K down only roughly $1,274,000 left to be accounted for.

[madfloridian]

4. Jerome has let MyDD disintegrate into a bashing site.

I hate to see it. It used to be a good website.

[madrchsod]

3. how much did hillary spend?

to know what the truth is, one needs all the facts. i see no dollar amount to make an informed judgment.

[Rageneau]

5. Obama spent more in Fla than ALL Democrats and all but one Republican.

But even though he spent more, he didn't win, so of course he doesn't want anyone else to be able to.

Obama had EXACTLY the same opportunities in Fla that Hillary did -- and he spent MORE to make them happen. That he did not is a testament both to his own two-facedness, and to his lack of shrewdness and foresight -- a critical lack in a world leader.

[Mezzo]

6. He also said he'd do right by the people of Florida...

when he campaigned there the day after he signed that pledge.


I've been neutral about which candidate I like, but BO clearly violated that pledge. He violated it first. He spent money there. He campaigned there before anybody else did. He doesn't get to have it both ways.