Mitt Romney Obama Presidential Poll Money Flows.

I was curious to know how much these candidates have been spending their mad race to power.

In a Democracy, information and dissemination of information is power.

Words and moving images can  persuade,confuse,delude and convince people.

This costs money.

US has a Government portal detailing the receipts and expense details of the Elections.

US Presidential Expenses.

What’s Included Here?

Summary

Contributions  Individual $482,139,846  PAC $0  Party $8,610  Candidate $5,000 Federal Funds $0 Transfers-In $149,950,000 Disbursements $540,385,212 Cash On Hand $93,667,891

Size of Contributions

$200 and Under $413,490,398 $200.01 – $499 $65,034,749 $500 – $999 $57,552,500 $1000 – $1999 $60,963,915 $2000 and Over $99,007,644

Receipts and Expenses Up to August 2012.

Visit the site.$2,000,000 $19,084 $10,270,505

Cain, Herman* $0 $15,940,695 $18,832 $275,000 $0 $0 $31,812 $16,266,340
Gingrich, Newt* $0 $23,021,332 $72,323 $0 $0 $0 $170,270 $23,263,926
Huntsman, Jon** $0 $3,642,425 $24,982 $5,139,481 $0 $0 $0 $8,806,888
McCotter, Thaddeus G.** $0 $78,577 $250 $0 $0 $468,561 $1 $547,389
Paul, Ron* $0 $39,683,490 $2,670 $0 $0 $1,000,500 $5,257 $40,691,917
Pawlenty, Timothy*** $0 $4,911,448 $133,816 $0 $0 $0 $105,854 $5,151,118
Perry, Rick** $0 $19,438,435 $250,380 $0 $0 $0 $16,429 $19,705,244
Romney, Mitt* $0 $191,538,802 $901,224 $0 $15,000,000 $66,510,574 $0 $273,950,600
Santorum, Rick* $0 $22,199,847 $67,340 $0 $0 $0 $14,814 $22,282,001
Democrats
Obama, Barack* $0 $333,169,109 $0 $5,000 $0 $98,950,000 $61,355 $432,185,465
Others
Johnson, Gary Earl* $333,751 $1,505,648 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,839,400
Roemer, Charles E. ‘Buddy’ III*** $351,961 $369,525 -$25,000 $45,100 $0 $0 $0 $741,586
Total Republican $0 $328,692,412 $1,485,877 $5,414,481 $15,000,000 $69,979,635 $363,521 $420,935,927
Total Democrats $0 $333,169,109 $0 $5,000 $0 $98,950,000 $61,355 $432,185,465
Total Others $685,712 $1,875,173 -$25,000 $45,100 $0 $0 $0 $2,580,985
Grand Total $685,712 $663,736,695 $1,460,877 $5,464,581 $15,000,000 $168,929,635 $424,876 $855,702,377
* First Financial Report for 2012 Cycle – 2011 Q2
** First Financial Report for 2012 Cycle – 2011 Q3
*** First Financial Report for 2012 Cycle – 2011 Q1
†This candidate used one committee for both a presidential and congressional race.
Therefore, the data reflected in this table for this committee only includes activity through the report in which the candidate withdrew from the presidential election.

1. Estimated amount of disclosed spending in the 2012 election: $6 billion

2. Amount of dark money (money with no donor disclosure) spent in the 2008 election:$105 million

Minimum amount of dark money known to have been spent on the 2012 election: $213 million

3. Amount super-PACs, dark money groups, and other outside groups spent in October: $526 million

4. Percentage of all super-PAC money from just 163 people who gave $500,000 or more: 70 percent

5. Percentage of outside spending coming from disclosed donors in 2004: 96.5 percent

Percentage in 2012: 40.5 percent

6. Amount the Koch brothers are known to have donated to candidates and parties in 2012: $628,100

Amount of dark money they have pledged to spent to defeat Barack Obama: $60 milion

7. Percentage of dark money spent on federal elections that went to electing Republicans and defeating Democrats: 80 percent

8. Percentage of the 1 million-plus ads run by the Obama and Romney campaigns and their allies between April and October that were negative: 87 percent(motherjones.com)

http://www.fec.gov/press/bkgnd/pres_cf/pres_cf_odd_doc/presreceiptsM92012.pdf