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They won't be the people funding your presential campaign though... Obama's campaign did cost about one cool billion dollars. Even if you get a million of these

They won't be the people funding your presential campaign though... Obama's campaign did cost about one cool billion dollars. Even if you get a million of these guys,each would have to contribute $1000..I suspect Trumps campaign was even more expensive.

barry-cotter 7y ago
A billion dollars? About $3 per US citizen for the single most powerful position in the world, with saturation media coverage of the campaign for one to two years. Doesn’t seem like a lot. Trump spent under $400m, Hillary under $600m[1]. Bloomberg spent more on his primary campaign than Trump did from start to finish[2]. Steyer spent ~$200m and didn’t break 4% in Iowa[3]. Sure looks like money likes a winner rather than buying elections. [1]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/09/trump-and-clintons-final-campaign-spending-revealed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/09/trump-and-cl... [2] https://www.thedailybeast.com/wheres-mike-bloomberg-billionaire-bails-after-vanity-presidential-run-ends https://www.thedailybeast.com/wheres-mike-bloomberg-billiona... [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/02/01/billionaire-tom-steyer-spent-200-million-on-his-own-presidential-campaign-last-year/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/02/01/billi...
- patmorgan23 7y ago
  It's not $3 per vote though the math is much more complicated. For starters not everyone is registered or votes on any given election (even a presidential). Next you have to factor in the primary and electoral college. Votes in Florida and other swing states are much more 'expensive'.