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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 07:07 PM
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US election to be the most expensive ever
WASHINGTON: The outcome of the 2008 White House election remains up in the air, but one thing is certain — the bid to succeed President George Bush will be the most expensive race in history.

The cost of the last presidential campaign in 2004, considered a peak for its time, was $693 million.

Common estimates of this year’s total outlay have tended to come in at around $1 billion, and Fortune magazine recently upped its overall cost projection to $3 billion.

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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 07:09 PM
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1. Sickening.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 07:16 PM
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2. Do you think that there should be a campaign cap? nt
Edited on Tue Jan-15-08 07:17 PM by ZombieHorde
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 07:18 PM
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3. I think there should be, and I think it should be publicly funded.
This "capitalism gone wild" crap is killing us.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-15-08 07:19 PM
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4. How would you qualify for funding? nt
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