“The 2012 election will not only be the most expensive election in U.S. history, the cost will tower over the next most expensive election by more than $700 million. Earlier this year, the Center for Responsive Politics estimated that the 2012 election would cost $5.8 billion — an estimate that already made it the most expensive in history — but with less than a week to go before the election, CRP is revising the estimate upwards. According to CRP’s new analysis of Federal Election Commission data, this election will likely cost $6 billion.”
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spending-will-reach-6.html
Related posts:
Tennessee Hearings Demonstrate Absurdities Of Asset Forfeiture
Bitcoin Exec Arrested For Not Spying Enthusiastically Enough
Trump's travel ban brought back from the dead by Supreme Court
DEA Targets FedEx, UPS in Online Pharmacy Battle
Poll Finds Few Think We're Winning War on Drugs
The FBAR Fundraiser and the Penalty Jackpot
The Bennett Hypothesis: Why College Tuitions Are Out of Control
State Confiscates $10,000 From Airline Passenger Over Exchange Rate Disagreement
U.S. Army To Be Used Against “Insurrectionist” Tea Party?
Flying and Driving with Weed: The 2013 Holidays
A Very Important Warning About Your House Keys
California Urged To Post Information On Fukushima Disaster Risk
Canada just became North America’s first offshore renminbi hub
Police Chief Wants Citizens As ‘Reserve Force’ To Defend Against Feds
Canadian officials deny that pooping geese could have spread GMO wheat seeds