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There is an interesting story in today’s New York Times about Clinton’s Senate campaign spending.
She spent $30 million on a re-election campaign. That number is meaningless without comparison, so here it is: “The only other Senate candidate to come close to her spending level was Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania, who spent about $24 million unsuccessfully defending his seat.”
She spent 25% more than the #2 spender in an election against a nobody who never came within 30 points? It might make sense if she’s building her 2008 machine, but I’m not convinced. Everything political is cheaper the day after election day. If you’re building a 2008 machine, you do ads and mailings in 2007, not in 2006 – 2006 is too expensive.
I can’t figure out what she spent it on.
Posted: November 21st, 2006 under Politics.
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