Votes received per $1,000 spent (NOT counting free media): Santorum 49, Paul 10

[bobbyw24]

The top-5 finishers in the Iowa Republican caucus had widely varying degrees of success in turning money spent into votes received. According to data published by BuzzFeed, showing how much was spent on Iowa media ads by each candidate (or by the super PACs and others who supported them), here’s how many votes each candidate received for every $1,000 spent:
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Votes received per $1,000 spent:

1. Rick Santorum, 49
2. Newt Gingrich, 11
3. Ron Paul, 10
4. Mitt Romney, 6
5. Rick Perry, 2

http://bit.ly/xRkI45

[matt0611]

That doesn't count the operating cost of the media in the last week who were in the bag for Santorum. Add all of that up and Santorum would be well behind of everyone.

[TheDriver]

Romney proved you couldn't buy the election in 2008.

[TheSecretBillionaire]

You don't have to spend money to get votes when the news is a giant campaign comercial. (Rick Santorum)

[bluesc]

That doesn't count the operating cost of the media in the last week who were in the bag for Santorum. Add all of that up and Santorum would be well behind of everyone.

Yes. Santorum had millions of free media.

[sailingaway]

Yeah but Santorum had free media. Ron will never have that, which is why we need to keep him funded.

However, Santorum is a one trick wonder, anyhow. There is no substance behind the facade of a campaign.

[Krugerrand]

I'd be curious to see votes received per minute of positive to negative media ratio. Ron would be at the top far apart from the others.

AND ... there's a positive take home message. It's amazing that he did as well as he did given the media. We CAN WIN THIS!

[FreeTraveler]

Romney had plenty of free media too, and he still had to pay more than Paul.

Proof the rank-and-file voters want nothing to do with him.

Great news, overall.

[PastaRocket848]

the more i think about it the better this scenario looks. romney essentially proved that he can't win in his own party, and can't win independents in a general. santorum is a non-issue, as he can't win anywhere that doesn't hate gay people. the wildcard is newt. if we can get newt out, we have ourselves a 2-man race, which is exactly where we wanted to be.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Santorum/Romney/Gingrich/Bachmann MEDIA PUSH

$20 Million Pumping their NEOCON candidates UP

$20 Million Smearing Ron Paul DOWN

[TomtheTinker]

Nearly 40% of voters decided in the last week..I bet you the media informed voting block went rick.

[Brian4Liberty]

Romney had 6 votes less than he had last time around. It would probably be safe to say that the vast majority of those people were die-hard Romney supporters that would have voted for him anyway. For all of the money Romney spent, he lost votes.

[Captain Shays]

Yes. Santorum had millions of free media.

And now in my opinion the media owes Ron Paul some money for the attacks. It should cut both ways. Santorum could never afford all the free positive media he got and Ron Paul couldn't afford all the negative media he got.