Rich Americans have spent vast sums running for office before. Michael Bloomberg has already put them into the shade. Having spent $100m on television ads, Mr Bloomberg has tapped more of his own wealth than any White House contender in history. That is all within his first five weeks. At this rate he could exceed records by 20 or 30 times. They say money cannot buy elections (or love). Mr Bloomberg is putting that to the test. Can the White House be bought?
以前就有富裕的美國人花費巨資競選公職。麥克•彭博(Michael Bloomberg)已經讓他們相形見絀。布隆伯格已在電視廣告上花費了1億美元,他比歷史上任何一位白宮角逐者都更多地動用了自己的財富。這一切發生在他宣佈競選的頭五週內。以這種速度,他花的錢可能會比現有記錄多出20倍到30倍。他們說金錢買不到選舉(或愛)。布隆伯格正在檢驗這一點。白宮能被買下嗎?