Romney Spent $18.50 Per Vote For the GOP Nomination

Romney Spent $18.50 Per Vote For the GOP Nomination

Rick Santorum dropped out of the race a few weeks ago. Newt Gingrich half-dropped out today (and word is that he'll make it more formal next week). Ron Paul soldiers on, but aside from his hardcore (and very vocal) supporters, he has no shot.

What kind of cost did the protracted, sometimes-ugly primary take on both voters and candidates? It's difficult to discern the electoral consequences, but we can look at the financial toll taken.

CNN Money has, and Mitt Romney spent a king's ransom to capture the GOP nod.

Romney spent a...