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And not to mention Clinton spent about $1 billion from very large donors on a very industrialized campaign based on TV advertising and direct mail, while Trump
by cylinder 10y ago
And not to mention Clinton spent about $1 billion from very large donors on a very industrialized campaign based on TV advertising and direct mail, while Trump spent $60 million made up of small donations. To say presidential elections are won by big money oligarchs is kind of silly.
- alphabettsy 10y ago$60 Million? He put in over $60 Million of just his own money so that figure is off bigly! Big money put their money into PACs on both sides so it's impossible to say they have/had no effect. WAPost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/campaign-finance/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-electi... Forture: http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending/ http://fortune.com/2016/12/09/donald-trump-campaign-spending...