Utterly ridiculous……….

By Anthony Man
Political writer
Posted December 11 2006

Spending in the contentious Ron Klein-Clay Shaw congressional contest this year reached stratospheric levels by Election Day. The total, which exceeds $13.5 million, works out to $63.51 for every vote cast in the Broward-Palm Beach county district.

Klein’s victory in November was the culmination of one of the most expensive congressional contests in the country. The reason is no secret to any South Floridian with a television set. The contest was fought largely over the airwaves in one of the nation’s most expensive television markets.

Klein, a Democrat from Boca Raton, and Shaw, a Republican from Fort Lauderdale, spent a combined $7.7 million. In addition, $5.9 million was spent on their behalf, with 96 percent of that cash coming from the Democratic and Republican committees charged with supplementing efforts by their parties’ congressional candidates.

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