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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Poll: Election spending

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Is too much money spent on elections?









If it seemed to you like you just couldn’t get away from election-related advertisements, TV commericals and radio spots, not to mention Internet-based ads, you were probably right. Published estimates indicate that almost $6 billion was spent to promote candidates in the general election. Is too much money spent on elections?





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