While all the figures aren’t in and almost certainly never will be, the Center for Responsive Politics has estimated that roughly $6 billion was spent on the 2012 election, including $2 billion on the presidential contest and something on the order of $4 billion on congressional and state races. This gives us, I suppose, the …
Tag Archive: how much money spent on politics
Mar 21
The $6 billion scam
Tags: billions spent to elect, candidate raise money, candidates money, Center for Responsive Politics, corporation endorse, corporation money, democrat money, Democrats, donations to politics, donations to politics race, donations to president, donations to president race, donations to presidental race, election money, election money scam, elections and money, endorsment money, how much money spent on politics, illegal donation, independant donations, independent donations, Jack Abramoff, Karl Rove, legal donation, lobbyist money, lobbyists, lobbyists and money, lobbyists using money, money donations, money elections, money politics, money scam, money spent on election, money spent on elections, money waste, money wasted on elections, PACs, persidential money, policitians and money, politcal candidate, politician, politics money, politics waste money, presidential contest, presidential money scam, raising money for candidate, Rancho Mirage, Republicans, republicans money, running money, Supreme Court, Susan Estrich
Permanent link to this article: http://www.easttexasreview.com/the-6-billion-scam/
Sign up for Daily News
Recent Stories
- Leadership Longview lunching and learning May 23, 2013
- Grills and gratitude:LRMC presents tasty recognition of EMS May 23, 2013
- Military strength depends on stopping sexual assaults May 22, 2013
- Purpose and possibilities May 22, 2013
- local photographer awarded May 22, 2013
- Library hosts program: Riders on The Orphan Train heads to Longview May 21, 2013
- Why do some people have inner peace while others do not? May 21, 2013
- Middle Eastern re-run May 20, 2013
- Establish paternity at birth May 20, 2013
- No heaven or hell? I wouldn’t bet on it May 19, 2013
Archives
- ▼2013 (173)
- ▼May (41)
- Leadership Longview lunching and learning
- Grills and gratitude:LRMC presents tasty recognition of EMS
- Military strength depends on stopping sexual assaults
- Purpose and possibilities
- local photographer awarded
- Library hosts program: Riders on The Orphan Train heads to Longview
- Why do some people have inner peace while others do not?
- Middle Eastern re-run
- Establish paternity at birth
- No heaven or hell? I wouldn't bet on it
- Rep. Gohmert wins nincompoop roundup
- Lone Star State: Save money, energy
- Ranger cheerleader tryout sets
- Theatre icon recognized: Student to receive a $1,000 scholarship named for Pam Mercer-McWilliams
- Scholars honored: Duke University honors six Longview ISD students
- What do I do... Where do I go?
- How do you keep going when things get tough?
- Hollow bee hives may threaten our lives too
- Local students target Parkinson’s
- Health fair promotes wellness
- School cuts bother Hispanics
- Remembering Mom and praising God
- Fashion victims: The gravitational pull of corporate greed makes clothing factories prone to disasters like the recent tragedy in Bangladesh.
- Scratch new KISS game
- City showcased at state travel fair
- Famed healer comes to Good Shepard
- Arts abound: Experience Downtown Longview differently with AlleyFest
- A love that knows no limits
- How can God be everywhere?
- Don’t hang it up: Landlines create a lifeline for rural Texans
- Escape tax surprises
- Master Gardeners blooming May 8
- St. Arbucks is my kind of place
- Making poverty a crime
- Longview recognizes history as train town
- Lone Star State: Charity Scams
- Voters decide
- Lighting the way
- SB 1327: Toll road construction project and public utilities
- Kids Fishing Rodeo to take place on June 22
- Can a Christian who sins go to heaven?
- ►April (49)
- ►March (39)
- ►February (27)
- ►January (17)
- ▼May (41)
- ►2012 (439)
- ►2011 (679)
