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Media Figures: What the Candidates Spent to Get Their Message Out

December 21, 2007

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Clinton
Total Spent: $3.8 million

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Spent $204,000 to build website. Spent only $406 on print media.


Obama
Total Spent: $9 million

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Paid $193,000 to Google for advertising. Top broadcast spender ($3,280,000).


Edwards
Total Spent: $4.1 million

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Paid $65,000 to former Dean manager Joe Trippi; blogger Amanda Marcotte got $1,500.


Giuliani
Total Spent: $2.7 million

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Spent $208,000 on photography, more than Romney


Romney
Total Spent: $17.7 million

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Top Internet spender ($1,940,000). Also spent $614,000 on robo-calls


McCain
Total Spent: $2.8 million

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Main expenses have been mailing lists ($998,000) and findraising calls ($718,000)


Thompson
Total Spent: $1.9 million

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Rented mailing lists from the Florida GOP ($100,000) and Students for Life ($650)


Huckabee
Total Spent: $237,000

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Spent $62,000 on his website and $5,400 for advertising online


Figures as of 9/30/07. May not add to 100% due to rounding. Calculated using figures from the Center for Responsive Politics.


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If it were possible to put a dollar amount on the time, energy and enthusiasm of Dr.Paul's campaign, grass roots and official he would blow the doors off all the others
Posted by:call me bwanaDecember 29, 2007 10:53:20 AMRespond ^
is there a *by media conglomerated outlet* chart? wouldn't that be fun?
Posted by:BlueBerry Pick'nJanuary 21, 2008 8:28:56 PMRespond ^

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