Is anyone even looking at the numbers?
This adds up to 1.17 Billion dollars all on running for office?
Exactly, $1,176,793,974
If I were NBC - General Electric, ABC - Walt Disney Company, CBS - Viacom, Inc., CNN - AOL/Time Warner, and The New York Times (owns many newspapers, including The Boston Globe. It owns television stations around the country and radio stations), and The Washington Post Company (owns other newspapers, including 11 military newspapers. It owns television stations around the country) I'd move to have a presidential campaign every year!
Side note:
* In 1982, 50 corporations controlled over half of the media businesses, by the end of 1986 this number had shrunk to 29, and by 1987 to 26. In 2003, the number is less than ten. On June 2, 2003, the FCC is set to wipe out the few regulations preventing further consolidation.
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Banking on Becoming President
The presidential field has dwindled significantly, but not before the candidates raised more than half a billion dollars in 2007. By some predictions, the eventual nominees will need to raise $500 million apiece to compete—a record sum. To find out where all this money is coming from, click on the candidates' names below and explore the options to the left. The candidates now file campaign finance reports monthly. The reports for August are due September 20th.
| Candidate | Home State | Jul'08 Raised | Jul'08 Spent | Total Raised | Total Spent | Cash on Hand | Debts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obama, Barack | IL | $50,113,031 | $55,910,199 | $389,423,102 | $323,585,292 | $65,837,809 | $915,894 |
| Candidate | Home State | Jul'08 Raised | Jul'08 Spent | Total Raised | Total Spent | Cash on Hand | Debts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCain, John | AZ | $28,699,748 | $31,568,359 | $174,165,949 | $141,397,734 | $32,768,214 | $2,003,356 |
| Candidate | Party | Home State | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barr, Bob | L | GA | $629,380 |
| Biden, Joe | D | DE | $13,158,508 |
| Brownback, Sam | R | KS | $4,242,815 |
| Clinton, Hillary | D | NY | $234,929,501 |
| Dodd, Chris | D | CT | $17,765,723 |
| Edwards, John | D | NC | $55,739,037 |
| Gilmore, Jim | R | VA | $392,794 |
| Giuliani, Rudy | R | NY | $58,664,902 |
| Gravel, Mike | D | AK | $590,195 |
| Huckabee, Mike | R | AR | $16,075,486 |
| Hunter, Duncan | R | CA | $3,003,863 |
| Keyes, Alan | R | MD | $357,808 |
| Kucinich, Dennis | D | OH | $5,490,174 |
| McKinney, Cynthia | G | GA | $170,591 |
| Nader, Ralph | I | DC | $2,295,218 |
| Paul, Ron | R | TX | $34,517,030 |
| Richardson, Bill | D | NM | $23,063,339 |
| Romney, Mitt | R | MA | $107,095,243 |
| Tancredo, Tom | R | CO | $8,281,709 |
| Thompson, Fred | R | TN | $23,448,480 |
| Thompson, Tommy | R | WI | $1,213,253 |
| Vilsack, Tom | D | IA | $2,079,874 |
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