$20 per vote

[CorvallisBMW]

We all hear about how much spending is being done on this election, but consider that number.

$20. For every vote.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20163081

[herbivor]

We all hear about how much spending is being done on this election, but consider that number.

$20. For every vote.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20163081

I would have given mine away for free. So I wonder if you allocated that to the number of voters that the advertising actually convinced, what the break down would be.

[CorvallisBMW]

Consider 42 states get zero campaigning from the presidential candidates and it all goes to the 8 swing states, and within those 8 states all those ads are targeted only at the handfull swing voters. I wouldn't be surprised if, when you analyze the number of voters who are actually being targeted by that $2.5B, it would be closer to $10K per vote.

[tjts1]

Mo money mo problems.

[z31maniac]

Consider 42 states get zero campaigning from the presidential candidates and it all goes to the 8 swing states, and within those 8 states all those ads are targeted only at the handfull swing voters. I wouldn't be surprised if, when you analyze the number of voters who are actually being targeted by that $2.5B, it would be closer to $10K per vote.

Yeah.

It's fucking awesome that the election is decided by Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio and New Hampshire.

[CorvallisBMW]

Here's a map of ad spending per voter dollars by the Obama and Romney campaigns (Does not include super PACs, 3rd party ads or other spending)



source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...rphed-by-money

[BraveUlysses]

Here's a map of ad spending per voter dollars by the Obama and Romney campaigns (Does not include super PACs, 3rd party ads or other spending)



source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...rphed-by-money

Thanks for the link, this kind of stuff is interesting even though it highlights exactly how fucked up our elections have become.

[Kershaw]

that's really cool / fucked up. the lady im dating works for a PAC and geeked out when i showed her it. heh.