Money isn’t everything
by digby
If there’s one thing Trump’s run has made crystal clear it’s that money in politics doesn’t… er … Trump everything:
Marco Rubio’s Super PAC is advertising in eight states at $1.2 million, while Ted Cruz’s campaign is up with $185,000 in five states.
The eight Rubio states: Alabama ($52,000), Arkansas ($74,000), Georgia ($89,000), Oklahoma ($107,000), Tennessee ($150,000), Texas ($631,000), Vermont ($42,000) and Virginia ($91,000).
The five Cruz states: Alabama ($45,000), Arkansas ($12,000), Cruz ($67,000), Oklahoma ($28,000), Tennessee ($33,000).
And John Kasich’s Super PAC is spending a mere $35,000 in two Super Tuesday states – Massachusetts ($12,000) and Vermont ($23,000).
Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, hasn’t spent a single cent on ads in Super Tuesday states.
Obviously, it helps him to have his own money to spend on travel and staff although he’s collected several unsolicited millions from his fans.
Not to say that money has no effect on politics or campaigns, obviously. But if you look at the biggest spender in the race, Jeb Bush, and the lowest spender in the race, Donald Trump, you can see that it’s not dispositive. Money isn’t everything. Our world and the humans in it are lot more complicated than that.
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