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The $20 vote.
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:27 pm
by Gob
When the US presidential election is over estimates say it will end up costing $2.5bn (£1.5bn).
That works out to about $20 (£12) per vote.
BBC Graphic explains how the US election is a battle of money.
The money comes from a variety of sources: from the candidates' own fund raising, to money collected by groups called Super PACs.
Super PACs cannot work directly with the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns, but they spend millions on TV ads hoping to influence the electorate.
All of this adds up to the most expensive presidential campaign in US history.
Re: The $20 vote.
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:32 pm
by The Hen
I wish turning up to get your name checked off an electoral role was compulsory in America.
More people might take the opportunity to vote, it would be cheaper, and you might get the Government that the people actually want.
Re: The $20 vote.
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:33 pm
by rubato
Thank "Citizens United", thank the right-wing court appointed by BushCo and Reagan.
yrs,
rubato
Re: The $20 vote.
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:45 pm
by Jarlaxle
The Hen wrote:I wish turning up to get your name checked off an electoral role was compulsory in America.
More people might take the opportunity to vote, it would be cheaper, and you might get the Government that the people actually want.
Far as I'm concerned, the fewer idiots that vote, the better.
Re: The $20 vote.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:00 am
by Andrew D
Jarlaxle wrote:The Hen wrote:I wish turning up to get your name checked off an electoral role was compulsory in America.
More people might take the opportunity to vote, it would be cheaper, and you might get the Government that the people actually want.
Far as I'm concerned, the fewer idiots that vote, the better.
Well, that would be the end of the Republican party as a significant political force ....