"Romney spent around $5.7 million in Iowa and got 4,516 votes - $1,262 per vote." (Jane Hamsher)

[swag]

What If They Gave A Straw Poll and Nobody Cared?

Mitt Romney spent around $5.7 million in Iowa and got 4,516 votes, which means it cost him $1,262 per vote. (In 1999, Bush got 7,418 by way of comparison).

They should have known they were in trouble when “none of the above” was the top GOP contender.

[Mz Pip]

1. At that rate

it will take the entire gross nation product of the world to make him president.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Buzz Clik]

2. Hm. How much does Barry Bonds get paid per "at bat"?

Must be something similar.

Do you think Romney will get an asterisk next to his vote total?

[C_U_L8R]

3. I'll take Mitt's $1,262

doesn't mean I'd ever vote for him a a bazzillion years. HA!

[Colobo]

4. Even Republicans know Romney sucks ass.

[OHdem10]

5. A win is a win. 31% is a good showing.

Since I vew this as the way politics are played, How much
do you our top tier candidates will have spent there keeping
themselves neck and neck.

[swag]

6. Uh, not that much, given that both fundraising and interest for Dem

candidates is far outpacing that for GOP contenders.

[TwilightGardener]

10. I mentioned in another thread, he won by a bigger margin than Chimpster

in 2000 (against the utterly ridiculous Steve Forbes). So unfortunately, there's no way to spin it except as a victory for Mitt the Shitt.

[bigdarryl]

7. Where the hell is he getting all this money from

[CK_John]

9. Romney is a very wealthy. Bain Financial is one of his outlets. n/t

[rucky]

8. He should've just doled out cash...

and got 10 times the votes for 100 bucks a pop.

[snowbear]

11. Or $631.00 per voter would've given him a 62% win..

Damn. His campaign is probably reading your comments .. .. and will probably implement them by tomorrow morning.