At 11:11 AM 11/7/96, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Clinton: $112 million spent on campaigning/45.6 million votes = $2.46/vote. >Dole: $116 million/37.8 million votes = $3.06/vote. >Perot: $37 million/7.8 million votes = $4.70/vote. >(I don't know if the dollar figures include soft money or not) Probably not. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that the whole presidential campaign cost $800 million, which leaves the LAT accounting above about $535m short. CRP also estimates that the Congressional campaigns cost another $800m - making this a $1.6 billion election, something like twice as expensive as 1992's. Another perspective, though. Jeff Winter, a poli sci professor at Northwestern who specializes in Indonesia, told me that they're scratching heads down in Jakarta about the Lippo scandal. Specifically, they can't believe access to a president can be bought for a mere $425,000. Winter says that you couldn't even say hello to the multibillionaire Suharto for such chump change. Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>
