Meg Whitman Breaks US Campaign Spending Records (her personal donation totals $119 million)

[Kadie]

Sep 15, 2010 1:24 pm US/Pacific
Meg Whitman Breaks US Campaign Spending Records

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contribution in American campaign history.

Whitman's campaign reported another $15 million contribution late Tuesday, bringing her personal donation to $119 million.

The billionaire former eBay chief executive's spending surpasses the previous record of $109 million set by Bloomberg in his bid for a third term last year.

A final report in July showed Bloomberg spent about $186 per vote for his re-election, and he did not take donations.

Whitman, however, has spent the summer aggressively fundraising for her general election race against Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown.

http://cbs13.com/californiapolitics/whitman.campaign.spending.2.1914808.html

[tabatha]

1. I really hope she loses.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. How are things looking in CA? I know Big Dog was stumping for Jerry.

And Jerry hasn't really started campaigning yet.

[tabatha]

14. I am not up to date with the polls.

But, I really like this new ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUkhM0uzpQ&feature=player_embedded

[AldebTX]

3. I Realize It's Legal

But it just feels wrong.

At what point does the electorate realize all those TV ads are self bought and that she is trying to buy the election?

[tularetom]

4. Why would any contributor give money to her?

She has no reluctance to throwing her own money away. And apparently she has plenty to throw.

[ixion]

5. This is a primary problem in politics

The Person Who Spends More has a better chance of winning, which is anathema to progress.

[spanone]

6. hard to believe, ain't it.

[Rex]

7. One day only billionares will be able to run for big offices like the governors.

What a normal person be governor? HAHA! Only the rich need apply, thanks.

[customerserviceguy]

8. She's definitely hitting the 'Buy It Now' button on this election

Hopefully, her loss will just be a way of plowing all of her ill-gotten gains back into the California economy.

[tanyev]

9. That's one way to get that money circulating again.

[TCJ70]

10. That's enough money to put 2,000 people to work...

...at $50,000/year. I thought the rich used their money for job creation...hrmmm...

[LAGC]

12. Sad isn't it?

I'm sure if Meg wins, she'll get a "return on investment" from so many corporate donors buying favors in the California Statehouse, that she might just turn a profit. It's all business to her.

[SoCalDem]

11. Just think of all the jobs that money could have created

:rofl:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

13. The Money Party

Almost guarantees a win for the elite and a loss for the American people.