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FBN’s Gerri Willis on which Republican candidates have so far spent their campaign finances most wisely.
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Stay ten states.
And get this ten point six million dollars in ad spending and gets -- We are no closer today than we were last Friday in taking a Republican presidential candidate.
Feels a little bit like we're spinning our wheels and hear the numbers here.
And even as voters told exit -- is about their frustrations with the economy and their worries about jobs.
The money was flying in this campaign again total ad spending it's already up -- 75 million dollars.
What I wanted to know is which candidates spend their money most wisely who -- the best bang for their buck in the answers here may surprise you.
First off Mitt Romney and his super pac called restore our future spent over seven million in total.
On Super Tuesday with most of the money seeing the markets -- felt most competitive that makes sense right.
Take a look at says here the numbers broken down.
Romney's seven million dollars earned him 119.
Delegates which equals more than 59000.
Dollars a delegate 59000 remember that.
Take a look though at Santorum he wants 77 delegates last night.
But only spent a total of about one and a half million dollars or under 21000 dollars a delegate.
And finally Gingrich spent two million dollars to capture 69 delegates for the bargain price of twenty at 29000 dollars each.
I think some people know the value shoe leather.
The take away is this CN torment particular and Gingrich.
Both men who know how to spend -- dollar.
It is entirely true that the two have less money to spend than say Mitt Romney but for every dollar contributed say Rick santorum's campaign.
Well with pretty far.
Now what's interesting about this is that while Republican contenders have been beach -- up on the campaign trail.
And in twenty debates the president has been quietly and effectively raising money for the general election.
So far Obama has netted about a 137 million dollars for his campaign.
More than the combined fund raising of the four major Republican candidates.
And with a clear path to the nomination he won't have to spend much on campaign ads.
According to the Wall Street Journal obamas spent nearly six times more on TV ads in January 2000 -- When he -- Hillary Clinton compared with January 2012 what a difference for years makes.
With the present trends in place the presumptive Republican nominee may be an exhausted spent penniless candidate.
Hardly prepared to go another few rounds this fall what the president.
It's going to be and long long summer.
