Media Figures: What the Candidates Spent to Get Their Message Out

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Clinton
Total Spent: $3.8 million

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Spent $204,000 to build website. Spent only $406 on print media.

Obama
Total Spent: $9 million

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Paid $193,000 to Google for advertising. Top broadcast spender ($3,280,000).

Edwards
Total Spent: $4.1 million

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Paid $65,000 to former Dean manager Joe Trippi; blogger Amanda Marcotte got $1,500.

Giuliani
Total Spent: $2.7 million

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Spent $208,000 on photography, more than Romney

Romney
Total Spent: $17.7 million

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Top Internet spender ($1,940,000). Also spent $614,000 on robo-calls

McCain
Total Spent: $2.8 million

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Main expenses have been mailing lists ($998,000) and findraising calls ($718,000)

Thompson
Total Spent: $1.9 million

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Rented mailing lists from the Florida GOP ($100,000) and Students for Life ($650)

Huckabee
Total Spent: $237,000

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Spent $62,000 on his website and $5,400 for advertising online

Figures as of 9/30/07. May not add to 100% due to rounding. Calculated using figures from the Center for Responsive Politics.

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