Today’s Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Award For Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Primary Campaign Excellence Goes To….
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush was not in Iowa on caucus night, but his cash certainly was. The former Florida governor spent more money in Iowa than any other candidate and still lost big in Monday’s state caucuses.
According to ad-buy data collected by Morning Consult, Bush and his super PAC, Right to Rise, have spent about $14.1 million on ads in Iowa. That’s more money than any other presidential candidate has spent in the state. And ultimately, the return on investment for Bush was dismal.
Since he received just 2.8 percent of the vote in Iowa Monday night — and walked away with just one delegate — Bush ended up spending about $2,800 per vote.
That’s about 18 times as much money as first-place winner Ted Cruz spent for each vote he received. It’s also 34 times as much as silver medalist Donald Trump spent, and 10 times the amount spent by third-place winner Marco Rubio.
At least Kasich and Christie just blew off the state. Jeb! really did try, and he got walloped by a guy who’s running more a Pyramid scheme than a campaign and whose debate performances make Rick Perry look coherent and lively. It’s either an impressive testament to just how much damage Fredo did to the family brand, or perhaps evidence that George W. was Sonny (“I though Santino was a bad don”) and Jeb! is Fredo.