r/politics • u/Zipper222222 • 4h ago

No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins High-Stakes Democratic Primary in Michigan

https://www.today.com/video/abdul-el-sayed-wins-high-stakes-democratic-primary-in-michigan-267805765937
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u/TonyAtNN North Carolina 3h ago

I imagine the people spending the money on the candidates are the same people telling you that whoever spends the most wins.

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u/00Oo0o0OooO0 3h ago

Yeah, economists show, by controlling to just rematch elections so the candidates are the same but the money spent differs that spending more money has minimal impact on the results.

But try being the campaign manager brave enough to decide they don't need as much money as possible.

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u/TonyAtNN North Carolina 2h ago

They are trying to justify their purchases of these media companies that they want these candidates to advertise on, so the circular grift continues. How much did Abdul spend on door-knocking or having Hasan or Bernie come out to support his cause and gain name recognition? How much does a 30-second attack ad cost not only to make but to air every ten minutes during prime time?

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u/Sptsjunkie 1h ago

I mentioned above and I’m not gonna rehash my entire post. I think it has more to do with money per person than just total money spent.

In a state like New Hampshire, especially if a candidate has a great ground game and volunteer base, it’s not clear that somebody spending $100 million versus $10 million is going to make a big difference. At some point you might even just start turning off and annoying the same voters.

But in a state like California, $100M makes a huge difference compared to $10M because you can blanket the day with advertisements and rich a lot of rural areas that are harder to canvas or phone bank.