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South Dakota race is nation's costliest Senate contest
AP ^ | 10/28/4 | SHARON THEIMER

Posted on 10/28/2004 3:24:52 PM PDT by SmithL

WASHINGTON -- The South Dakota race that will determine whether Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle stays on Capitol Hill is the costliest congressional election so far this year.

Daschle and Republican John Thune spent a total of $26.3 million through the first half of this month, a Federal Election Commission analysis released Thursday found. Of that, Daschle spent about $16 million and Thune $10 million.

In all, Senate and House candidates competing in Tuesday's election have spent at least $711.6 million this election cycle, up about 15 percent from 2002, the FEC said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: campaignspending; dashole; fec; thune

1 posted on 10/28/2004 3:24:53 PM PDT by SmithL
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Kicking Daschle's obstructionist butt out of the Senate is worth the price.


2 posted on 10/28/2004 3:25:30 PM PDT by GeorgeBerryman
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To: GeorgeBerryman

Down with DASSHOLE


3 posted on 10/28/2004 3:26:27 PM PDT by mmyers
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To: SmithL

$26.3 million in two weeks in South Dakota? I didn't know all the commercial time combined for the whole state could be worth that much.


4 posted on 10/28/2004 3:29:26 PM PDT by Moral Hazard
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To: Moral Hazard

No, it was the total for the entire campaign up to the end of the first half of October.


5 posted on 10/28/2004 3:33:35 PM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore) (Dan Rather plans to spend the winter in Valley Forgery.-hflynn)
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To: SmithL

"Daschle and Republican John Thune spent a total of $26.3 million through the first
half of this month"

......that's a lot of dough for such a sparsely populated state.....prabably $10 for every man, woman & child.....


6 posted on 10/28/2004 3:40:44 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: STONEWALLS
......that's a lot of dough for such a sparsely populated state.....prabably $10 for every man, woman & child.....

You got me curious so I just checked the census data. With $26.3 million spent and about 750,000 people that works out to be $35 each person. Thankfully, I have DIRECTV and get NO local TV stations!!!!! I don't have to watch those commercials!!!!
7 posted on 10/28/2004 3:51:17 PM PDT by dumpdaschle (I actually did vote for John Kerry before I voted against him.)
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To: dumpdaschle

Is the little man going down..or what?


8 posted on 10/28/2004 4:14:18 PM PDT by samadams2000
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To: Moral Hazard
That's $34 per person and climbing.
South Dakota's 2003 population is listed at only 764,309

Getting rid of Daschle is key to the future of America. I live in MA and I gave $40 already...paid for more than one person. Why don't you do it too?

Make this Country a better place for everyone............ Reject Daschle!!!

9 posted on 10/28/2004 4:16:31 PM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: dumpdaschle
Ha!
We were both following the same scent!
Notice to SD:

DUMP DASCHLE!!!!

10 posted on 10/28/2004 4:19:08 PM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: samadams2000

I believe Daschle will lose. If you ask someone who they would be money on, 9 out of 10 would probably put money on Daschle because they don't think it is possible for him to get beaten. Even though many don't like him. But, I really think he is going to be history.


11 posted on 10/28/2004 4:27:44 PM PDT by dumpdaschle (I actually did vote for John Kerry before I voted against him.)
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To: SmithL
Dr. Dobson of Focus On The Family had a rally in Rapid City two weeks ago and had 8000 people there. I don't think that Dashle has ever had any one like Dobson fighting against him before. Thune will win!
12 posted on 10/28/2004 5:45:29 PM PDT by allodialman
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To: allodialman

The latest Zogby poll shows Thune leading by a small margin. Same with the latest Laughlin & Associates poll. It looks promising.

Defeating Daschle will be even more satisfying than defeating Kerry.


13 posted on 10/28/2004 6:15:46 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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