This spending in this year’s presidential race will crush the record set in 2008. But how outrageous will the sums be? As of October 17, the numbers were staggering. First, some context. The 2008 presidential election cost $1.7 billion, twice as much as the 2004 presidential election. In 2012, spending will at least double that […]
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Ad nauseated
A week ago, I wrote an article, “Ad Nauseam,” about the outside groups that are spending hefty sums on ads in two local Congressional races. This morning, the Buffalo News published an article detailing the independent spending in the race between Democrat Kathy Hochul and Republican Chris Collins. The numbers are astonishing. The News says […]
