9/10 of the political races in america last time..

[Twiddly]

were won by the canidate that spent the most money.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008...house-and.html

I wonder if that will hold true in 2012?

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance

Shows Obama is crushing everyone on spending so far, though that will shrink a bit after the R's choose a canidate.

Obama spent so far-$156,713,377
Romney spent so far-$68,348,699


Mod Warning:

I'm throwing in a warning now, as this could be an interesting fiscal/economic discussion, please, do not start to bring bashing the U.S. as a country, generally, into this thread. It will be classed as nation-bashing and infractions will have to be given.

It is easy to have a political/economic discussion without bringing in bashing entire countries and cultures, so, please, keep nationality out of this.

[obdigore]

That isn't money spent. That is campaign donations raised.

[Prancing Minstrel]

Corporations buying the one they expect to win, standard procedure.

[Skroe]

Corporations buying the one they expect to win, standard procedure.

Generally speaking corporations donate 50/50 or 60/40 towards a specific party whose interest matches there's in order to protect themselves.

Corporations don't have a crystal ball more than anyone else. You think Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, want's to be on the wrong side of a presidential election with a candidate who owes them nothing? That's why in 2008 Lockheed Marin gave about 60% to Democrats and 40% to Republicans, a complete mirror image of 2006

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/look...024&cycle=2010

Click on the split party by cycle tab.

[Deadvolcanoes]

Corporations buying the one they expect to win, standard procedure.

Corporations are people, my friend...