You dont need hundreds of dollars or even thousands, you need at least 100 million to run for President. In Hunter's case, probably more because your candidate has absolutely no name recognition. He doesnt have much time to build this name recognition. Nomination will be sewed up by Super Tuesday because all the major primaries are moving their schedule up next year. From the time people start paying attention around the time of the New Hampshire primary which Hunter is not going to win, he will have just over a month to campaign all over the country. And because the big states will be holding their primaries early he needs to spend big in those major media markets (very expensive) to get any traction and to bring his name recognition up to the level of Romney or Newt and still be far behind McCain or Giuliani. You really dont think the MSM is going to give him free media exposure? Since he's no longer chairman of anything, he's got no forum from which to toot his own horn. He's toast.