December 10, 2005

Hawkins wins on dollars spent per vote

Saturday's Quiz

Post-Standard Editorial


1.Vice President Dick Cheney used the occasion of a visit to Fort Drum to:

a) Denounce torture.

b) Announce a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within one year.

c) Apologize for flawed intelligence that led to the war.

d) Welcome home members of the Army National Guard, present two Purple Hearts and give encouragement to 10th Mountain Division soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan in February or March.

Answer to 1. d.

2. Final spending reports showed that the mayoral campaign of Howie Hawkins spent about $1.45 for every vote the candidate received. How much did the campaign of the winning candidate, Matthew Driscoll, spend per vote? Show your work.

a) $2.49.

b) $7.99.

c) $15.99.

d) $32.10.

Answer to 2: d. $528,749 spent over four years divided by 16,470 votes equals $32.10.

Posted by syracusegreens at December 10, 2005 02:38 AM