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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Inefficiency Experts

(Fox News) - Among the numerous records that have fallen this presidential campaign season was the late John Connally's mark of having spent $11 million for just one delegate in 1980.

Rudy Giuliani spent $49 million for one — before quitting last week.

The Washington Post reports Mitt Romney is spending about $1.16 million/delegate so far — a pace that would cost him $1,330,000,000 to win the nomination.

On the other side of the scale, Mike Huckabee has been very efficient — getting 20 delegates for each $1 million spent. That's fifty grand a delegate, a bargain in this day and age.

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