$100M

[Jolly]

Spent by the Dems in South Carolina senate race. Over $60M in Maine. Over $70M in Kentucky.

$230,000,000+. Graham, Collins and Mcconnell won.

Especially in Maine, which I don't think ever had Collins leading in a poll (she won by 9 points), the polls stunk.

Does this change anything?

[taiwan_girl]

President Trump spent $560 million and it looks like he will lose.

BTW, spending is out of control.

[Mik]

560 is a pretty cheap WH race. Hillary spent almost $800m. Biden spent just under $1.4B.

[taiwan_girl]

@Mik said in $100M:

560 is a pretty cheap WH race. Hillary spent almost $800m. Biden spent just under $1.4B.

I don’t really have an answer, but do you think more money would’ve made a difference?

[Mik]

I have no idea. But you cited Trump’s comparatively low spending as evidence of out of control spending. Actually if you count PACs he spent around 800M, still a lot less than the competition.

[Copper]

@Mik said in $100M:

I have no idea. But you cited Trump’s comparatively low spending as evidence of out of control spending. Actually if you count PACs he spent around 800M, still a lot less than the competition.

Even so, it seems like he got his name out there.

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl said in $100M:

President Trump spent $560 million and it looks like he will lose.

BTW, spending is out of control.

Lot of difference between a Senate race and a presidential race...

[taiwan_girl]

My thinking was that spending in general on ALL races is out of control.

I think that the "Citizens United" case in 2010 was "somewhat" start of it.

I think that the ruling was probably correct on that law, but that does not mean it is for the best thing for the people and society.

[George K]

The Onion: Money well spent!

[Doctor Phibes]

They should cap the spend at something like 1 million dollars.

If you can't do something useful with a million bucks you have no business running the country with other people's money.