442.87 a vote or maybe over 1,000 for a vote?

• Third-place finisher Sam Brownback says he spent about $325,000 to win his 2,192 votes. That's $148.27 for each vote.
• Second-place finisher Mike Huckabee spent about $150,000 and received 2,587 votes. That's $57.98 per vote.
• Winner Mitt Romney has not said how much he spent. The reporting in this Washington Post article suggests at least $2 million and possibly more than twice that much. Assuming $2 million for 4,516 votes, that's $442.87 per vote. But it could top $1,000.

(From USA Today)

Isn't this pathetic. Mitt Romney is claiming victory when he has to pay hundreds of dollars for each vote. This guy is crazy. The onlu one that comes out looking good from this thing is Mike Huckabee, and of course those who choose not to participate.

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Michelle W. Aug 12, 2007, 6:01pm EDT

Too bad the people who are voting for these people don't actually get the money!

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greg smith Aug 12, 2007, 6:11pm EDT

With all due respect, your analysis is incomplete. The cost in Iowa that the Romney has incurred thus far is hardly just for the purposes of the Ames straw poll. You also have to consider that a perceptual and image foundation has been created, which will pay dividends in the January caucuses as well.

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James B. Aug 13, 2007, 6:36am EDT

That is why the common man is excluded from public office, who can afford that?

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442.87 a vote or maybe over 1,000 for a vote?

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