Sen Sanders spent $9 per vote in New York. Trump? About 13 cents.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) faltered in New York despite outspending front-runner Hillary Clinton on the television and radio airwaves. Sen Sanders won about 750,000 votes in New York — or 42 percent — while spending more than $6.8 million on TV and radio ads, according to election, according to data from The Tracking Firm, a nonpartisan media tracking company. Sen Sanders’ spending spree amounted to about $9.03 per vote. Clinton, meanwhile, bagged more than 1 million votes while spending about $3.8 million on TV and radio ads — about $3.62 per vote.
Clinton’s victory added to her delegate lead in the Democratic primary, in which she has now won about 25 percent more pledged delegates than Sen Sanders. Including superdelegates — free agents who may choose to back any candidate — Clinton is now roughly 450 delegates away from clinching the Democratic Party nomination. Sen Sanders would need to secure nearly 1,200 delegates to win the party’s presidential nomination. Trump, who has benefited from widespread media coverage, spent a mere $67,000 on radio ads during the state’s primary election — the equivalent of about 13 cents per vote.
Sen Sanders spent $9 per vote in New York. Trump? About 13 cents.