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"If you tossed a billion dollars into a fireplace, you would at least get warmth." (Original Post) WilliamPitt Nov 2012 OP
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Has outside money proven to be self-defeating? Rove alone spent $25 per U.S. Senate vote in ND Coyotl Nov 2012 #2
 

Coyotl

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2. Has outside money proven to be self-defeating? Rove alone spent $25 per U.S. Senate vote in ND
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:54 AM
Nov 2012

ND raises the issue of wasting outside money.
Rove alone spent $25 per U.S. Senate vote in North Dakota, and Berg lost by under 3,000 votes
Money can't buy you politics if the People pay attention.

One reason Berg lost in ND is because Rove spent $25 per vote in North Dakota.
You can't buy North Dakotans, but you sure can piss them off if you think you can!
In North Dakota, outside money might lose you your job in politics!

Of course, how can you defeat a great candidate like Heidi Heitkamp? Certainly not with outside money!

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