Anyone else disgusted by the money required by this race?

[dorktv]

I just looked at the amount of money raised and spent. It is disgusting that it takes this.

Anyone want to improve public financing? I do.

[DearAbby]

1. Just shows me...

my sons or daughter could never be President. It is obscene, this much money for a job that pays far less.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. Disgusting, indeed. But in comparison to The War On Terra, it's a pittance.

In addition to publicly financed elections, let's return to banning war profiteering.

[SoCalDem]

Well..if a certain woman could do 5th grade math, all this money would be unecessary

Our candidate could be resting up with his family, preparing for the campaign with McCain..instead of being stalked & harassed all over the country..

[mcctatas]

5. oh boy...

now you've done it;)

[Yael]

3. Kitchen sinks (and the defense of such) do not come cheap

[Kittycat]

4. What's more disgusting to me - is that we're using it to fight within our own party

I don't have an issue with individuals donating though - that is, at the heart... Public financing. In addition, it allows the candidates to get out to all the states. I can tell you, Obama's overhead has to be through the roof to rent those stadiums for rallies. Plus all the added security he needs, etc, etc.