How much did the elections cost??
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Donating to the local congressional race and putting out yard signs.  $50\n\nTaking the day off work to go and vote.  $150\n\nPaying the fine for kicking down your neighbors republican yard signs  $200\n\nThe look on George Bush's face when he had to play nice with Nancy Pelosi on TV.   Priceless.
87612
You couldn't find out who helped campaign in terms of campaign help. You could look up who made significant donations to their campaigns through sites such as Opensecrets which tracks political donations.
919981
You are absolutely right. If noone in this country voted for anyone, then YES, there would still be someone elected for office. They would still say that there were voters, even when there wasn't. Actually, the day we all agree to NOT vote........ Period, is the day that the goverment officials won't care, it will no longer matter that we find out that its all staged at that point, because by then, they have us so controled and under wraps per say, that we won't be able to do anything anyway. Its rather funny I think. 30% of the people here in the USA don't vote even if they are registered to. 15-20% are not registered voters. Then you have all the felons and the prisons and those that have lost their voting priveledge. Thats another 30%. At least. There is still a large portion of the people that vote in the USA, however, its the higher elected officials who's votes matter. Watch the poles, you can see it for your own eyes. Its the majority votes in the house and the senate that counts. NOT US. They just do this to make us think that we count, that the people still have a say even though we don't. It won't be long now before this country turns its own army against us. We will be a police country before long. Its sad. We thought we were free, and all along, we were given a little while they were taking alot away from us. We never saw it comeing. We work for a small pay that barely keeps our heads above the water. If work applied with you instead of you appling to work for them, what would be your self worth? How much would you charge that company to employ you? I bet it would be more then $6 -$9 an hour. I know my self worth, sweat, and hard labor is worth more then that to me. But to this country......... our physical body labor and the pains and the down falls from that labor that comes when we are older is and means nothing to the officials of this country. What is their hard labor? Signing wagers, ledgers, passing new laws, making meetings, lunches, dinners, riding in limos, have security to protect them, making public announcments. And how much do they earn? A few million a year, live in a big fancy, comfortable home, and never worry about getting through the day with a nickle, a quarter, and a few pennies in their pockets because they just paid the rent, their car insurance, and the light bill. We are real trouble, and we have been since Bush got into office. Noone thought twice about this. Come to find out, this war was all about the Iraq oil. Bush and his greed to have their oil. This is what our husbands, and sons, and daughters, and wives are dieing for and have died for. Blessed be.................\n\nPs... when is it that we make the laws and decide on new ledgers and how and when are the people invited to make these  changes or not? We don't. We are given a few to vote on during the voteing period, but look at the majority of law changes and new laws being added that are soulie up to the goverment officials, the house and the senate and the president everyday, that we are not apart of, that we find out once they have been made and decided for US.............. We never had a say in anything. we are pawns on a chess board and its the goverment that is playing us on a daily basis.
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If you look at the people running this country, they are part of the 3% of the wealthiest people. You never hear about someone who was making an average salary running for office, that's because it cost so much to run for political office. There you go.
214027
In the election office of each county is a list of rigistered voters.  Depending on the rules of the State this can include party registry.  I don't know if this information is accumulated State wide, but it does cost.
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We did in Colorado.  Basically, employees and elected officials of the state of Colorado, can't even accept a meal.  They can't accept donations for their campaign for more than fifty dollars.  Everybody else needs to follow suit...By the way, it's sort of funny to see these jokers running around trying to cover their tracks about previous deals, and trying to figure out what they can get away with.
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The biggest hurdle to entering politics is money.\nNot at the local level - you can run a campaign there\nfor a few thousand dollars.\n\nBut even State Legislative races can cost 10s of thousands,\nsome State Senate races have run into the hundreds of thousands.\n\nAnd to run for Congress takes $1 million minimum. That means $10,000 every week for the two years you are serving in Congress. That's a lot of money to beg for.\n\nIf we had public financing of elections, I believe it would become a lot more attractive option for many people.
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I would like to see it.  ANY voter fraud is too much voter fraud.  That's why I'm working this election as a Poll Challenger, to help keep things honest.\n\nNote -- Four INDICTMENTS of ACORN workers in Kansas City, by the office of the U.S. Attorney General (reported today by St. Louis Post Dispatch).  Voter fraud of this nature is subject to fines up to $250,000, imprisonment, and loss of voter privilege.   ACORN of course denies any responsibility.  Hope the felons rot in jail.
1010392
Better question should be HOW MANY VOTES WERE STOLEN AND MANIPULATED TO WIN THE ELECTION ?
694824
EXCELLENT QUESTION.I was wondering about the huge computer  vs paper ballot vote this election.Sounds like another election scam in the making
859698
Used to be $2.21 as I remember. I saw yesterday the gas station near my house was $2.33. The low gas prices arguement was used by the GOP as a campaign tool and now they still lost. So, it is rising again.
471994
a favor for a favor. the chinese wanted missle technologt so they gave clinton $40 million, he gave them the tech. diebold was loosing the texas lottery contract & gave bush $17 million. now they have the lottery contract & exclusive electronic election ballot machine contracts as well as major security contracts. ratheon was getting sued for dumping toxic chemicals in community drains in los angeles, they gave bush sr. $212 million, now they are immune through 'regulations' and one of the biggest defense contractors ever. it goes on & on.\nhttp://scotthortonshow.com/\nhttp://thestressblog.com\nhttp://www.kaos959.com\nhttp://www.antiwar.com\nmoney, http://www.philipdru.com/griffin_stream.html\neducation, \nhttp://www.philipdru.com/taylor_stream.html\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/gatto_stream.html\nww1 wilson,\nhttp://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=88\nww2 http://www.philipdru.com/stinnett_stream.html\nnam http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=108\nbush & clinton http://www.philipdru.com/triplett_stream.html\nisrael \nhttp://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8730\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/webb_stream.html\niran http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=131\ngovernment explained simply,\nhttp://weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=98
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Get the facts straight...........\n\n"At this point, Republicans have spent $87.5 million to oppose candidates and Democrats have spent $72.6 million"\n\nnot much difference. This only counts the "negative" ads.
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Laws on election expenditures and campaign donations vary from state to state and even city to city.  You need to be specific about the location.  Better yet, check with your local election officials for further information.
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Scalped (which is the only way to get them) are about $1500-$3,000 a piece. I checked!!!\n\n(OUCH)!
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Raising campaign money to be elected
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The really sad thing is that, historically, voters respond to the grade school mentality that the politicians exhibit as demonstrated by the way they cast their ballots.\n\nThe only "fortunate" thing about the $40 million is that it didn't come from the tax payers, it came from private, or semi-private in the case of unions and PACs, sources. Much of it came from rich conservatives (e.g. oil exec's) and rich liberals (e.g. actors, Soros), and by them spending their money this way the local economies get a little boost.