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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer
Remember that Romney started as a complete unknown. So I wouldn't scoff at what his money has done for him -- he's bought a lot of name recognition and he still has a ton of cash on hand.
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Complete unknown is stretching it a little. In 1994 he ran a very credible race for Kennedy's Senate seat in MA. He did what no one in years has forced him to do - he made Kennedy campaign. Though Kennedy still won with a 17 point margin, I believe that was one of the closest races in Kennedy's reign of terror.
He also bailed out the 2002 SLC Olympics.
Not to mention being Governor of MA.
He does have a ton of cash on hand, but at last report - he'd burned through half of it with what he's done in Iowa and NH - and that's a lot of money.
I still contend you can't buy the instant name recognition Thompson has starting out. Money didn't do it for Perot.