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   Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago

   Half the country thinks so.
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   Respectful Troll said, 7 months ago

   Two billion dollars. One for each candidate. That’s only what they spent on ads. That money would have been much better spent in too many ways.
   it is very sad.
   C.
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   The Wolf In Your Midst said, 7 months ago

   I think this only reinforces my belief that private money has no business being in elections. One person, one vote; public funding for all political activities. If you want your message spread, post on your blog or write a letter to an editor.
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   Hedgehog52 said, 7 months ago

   Why does it matter whether the money could have been spent better? It wasn’t your money. It wasn’t public money. Surely you people don’t believe you have the right to vote how other people spend their money? You do understand what “their” means, don’t you? Or will we see a vote on that, too?
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   ruff said, 6 months ago

   @HOWGOZIT

   “Yes and 85% of Obama ads were negative and 80% of Romney’s ads were negative.”
   Would you please reveal the source of these numbers !
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   zekedog55 said, 6 months ago

   @Ms. Ima

   Actually, a bit more than half.

   (The bit more than half of the more intelligent populace).
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   Radish said, 6 months ago

   Conversely, Romney was the worst president you could buy for a billion.
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   Radish said, 6 months ago

   @HOWGOZIT

   Never was, never will be.
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   indieme said, 6 months ago

   Obama did not create the system. It was the Yahoos on the supreme idiots court that did this to our democracy, much like when they handed the great nincompoop the election in 2000 that got us into this mess in the first place.
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    Krazy Ig Katz said, 6 months ago

    Backers can’t get a refund for Romney since they did not keep the receipt.
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    Austria said, 6 months ago

    Does it really matter that it was a billion $ I mean unless you gave it than it doesn’t matter.
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    Eryx said, 6 months ago

    @Ms. Ima

    And considerably less was spent than by the right-wing billionaires, and with much better results.
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    Eryx said, 6 months ago

    @HOWGOZIT

    “Yes and 85% of Obama ads were negative and 80% of Romney’s ads were negative. Seems the negativeness won out in this election, err re-election.” Oh, please. Another statistic pulled out of your nether regions. Where were Romney’s positive ads showing his plans?
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    Respectful Troll said, 6 months ago

    @Howgozit
    Your numbers may not be accurate.
    I couldn’t find the numbers I was looking for, but these should suffice.
    ^
    http://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/2012/05/02/jump-in-negativity/
    ^
    I hope you find this useful.
    Respectfully,
    C.
15. 

    Tigger said, 6 months ago

    @Respectful Troll

    I agree,neither one deserved to be President
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